Family Research Council, the anti-LGBTQ hate group Pompeo has professional ties to, is holding an event called “Opportunities for Mike Pompeo” at the same time as the swearing in.
GLAAD President: "President Trump and his anti-LGBTQ cabinet continuously underestimate the resilience of the LGBTQ community who will stand strong in our fight for safety, equality, and acceptance at home and abroad -- with or without the support of the U.S. State Department."
"The fact that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved someone with ties to an anti-LGBTQ hate group that supported Uganda's efforts to punish and execute LGBTQ people to serve as our nation’s top diplomat is sickening,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD.
It is the Secretary’s mission to promote democracy and protect human rights globally. But Pompeo has a long record of discriminating against people like me. I believe words and actions must go hand-in-hand when it comes to politics and policy. Pompeo fails both tests.
Mike Pompeo has personal ties to anti-LGBTQ hate and extremism that make him wholly unqualified to serve as Secretary of State. Find out where your senators stand and help us push to block Trump latest anti-LGBTQ nomination.
