QBurgh on Mythryl: “Fifty years of fighting for LGBTQ+ equality. Three Republican…”

Fifty years of fighting for LGBTQ+ equality. Three Republican leaders standing in the way. Mark Segal examines how Mike Johnson, John Thune, and Kim Ward shape the fight for civil rights and why the 2026 midterms matter.

qburgh.comThree Republicans and the 50-Year Wait for LGBTQ+ EqualityThree Republican leaders occupy positions of power that can determine whether LGBTQ+ equality legislation moves forward or remains stalled. They are Mike Johnson, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; John Thune, majority leader of the U.S. Senate; and, in my own state of Pennsylvania, Kim Ward, president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate. Their positions matter because introducing legislation is only the beginning.

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