Kevin McCarthy has gone woke. Shhh, don't tell him
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Kevin McCarthy Kicks Off Pride Month By Hailing Famed Lesbian Author
It's unclear if the anti-LGBTQ House speaker knew that Willa Cather, who just got a statue in the U.S. Capitol, was in a 40-year relationship with a woman.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made it one of his priorities as speaker to push through anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in March. He also opposed last year’s historic bill to codify same-sex marriage protections into law. But in a delightful change of tune ― and likely with no idea he was doing this ― he kicked off Pride Month on Wednesday with a celebration hailing “one of the country’s most beloved authors,” lesbian Willa Cather.
“As one of America’s greatest novelists, Willa Cather is a fitting addition to this gallery of great Americans,” McCarthy raved at a statue unveiling ceremony for Cather in the U.S. Capitol. Cather, a Pulitzer Prize winner who died in 1947, was chosen by Nebraska leaders to be the subject of one of its two statues in Washington that represents the state.
“Nebraskans are lucky to call Cather one of their own,” McCarthy told the audience gathered in Statuary Hall, which included congressional leaders and Nebraska’s top elected officials. “But ultimately her work belongs here. Because it is American to the core. Her authenticity, emotion, artistry, it spoke of Americans’ fundamental values.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-mccarthy-willa-cather-lesbian-statue_n_6480d614e4b048eb910c91c0
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