Post by Logan on Jan 25, 2016 17:56:05 GMT -6
Montana Governor Hopeful Greg Gianforte’s Support For Extreme Anti-Gay Groups Exposed
Greg Gianforte, the front-runner in the race for Montana governor, is one of the state’s leading financial backers for anti-gay organizations including Family Research Council, Focus on the Family and Alliance Defending Freedom.
Public records show that entrepreneur Gianforte has supported a block on a LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance, claiming it could drive away business. When the ordinance appeared likely to pass, he submitted new versions in order to allow certain religious employers to turn away LGBT job applicants, according to Buzzfeed‘s Dominic Holden.
Said Kim Abbot, co-director of the Montana Human Rights Network:
Robert Saldin, a political science professor at the University of Montana, said Gianforte could face problems in his campaign because “people are out to take him down as an out-of-touch evangelical guy who is going to take away your rights.”
Continued at www.towleroad.com/2016/01/montana-governor-hopeful-greg-gianfortes-support-extreme-anti-gay-groups-exposed/ .
Greg Gianforte, the front-runner in the race for Montana governor, is one of the state’s leading financial backers for anti-gay organizations including Family Research Council, Focus on the Family and Alliance Defending Freedom.
Public records show that entrepreneur Gianforte has supported a block on a LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance, claiming it could drive away business. When the ordinance appeared likely to pass, he submitted new versions in order to allow certain religious employers to turn away LGBT job applicants, according to Buzzfeed‘s Dominic Holden.
Said Kim Abbot, co-director of the Montana Human Rights Network:
“[Gianforte is] an activist. He’s been putting money into these issues for years. I think gay people in Montana have to assume that if Gianforte were elected governor, there would be a rollback of protections under his authority. I think he politically flew under the radar.”
Robert Saldin, a political science professor at the University of Montana, said Gianforte could face problems in his campaign because “people are out to take him down as an out-of-touch evangelical guy who is going to take away your rights.”
Continued at www.towleroad.com/2016/01/montana-governor-hopeful-greg-gianfortes-support-extreme-anti-gay-groups-exposed/ .