The GOP congresswoman has accused trans people and drag queens of “grooming” and “sexualiz[ing]” children

The GOP congresswoman has accused trans people and drag queens of “grooming” and “sexualiz[ing]” children

Rep. Lauren Boebert has been outspoken about her disapproval of drag queens, but that didn’t stop the Colorado congresswoman from spending hundreds of campaign dollars at a bar that hosts drag shows.

According to Politico, which cited her latest Federal Election Commission filings, Boebert’s campaign spent $317.48 in July for “event catering” at Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar in Aspen, Co., which is owned by Boebert’s former boyfriend, Quinn Gallagher. Boebert and Gallagher were booted from a performance of Beetlejuice last month for disruptive conduct, including vaping, loud singing and fondling each other at the family-friendly production. Boebert later said she and Gallagher, a Democrat, had broken up. “All future date nights have been canceled. I learned to check party affiliations before you go on a date,” Boebert told TMZ.

  • thejml@lemm.eeEnglish
    162·
    2 years ago

    I learned to check party affiliations before going on a date

    Yeah, that was definitely the Problem. Not the vaping, fondling, obnoxious behavior… Sure.

    • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      797·
      2 years ago

      Don’t forget the tits out for Harambe too. She exposed herself in the presence of children—a tried and true Republican tradition at this point.

        • buddhabound@lemmy.worldEnglish
          144·
          2 years ago

          It happened. Her boyfriend was playing with her boobs, and she was giving him an over the pants rub in the theater. There are night vision shots of it that were published at the time. I’m not googling it for you, but try “Boebert Beetlejuice fondling” and that should find it.

        • Wilibus@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 years ago

          He wasn’t her husband when he sexually exposed himself to minors in a bowling alley. The fact he ended up marrying one of them doesn’t make him any less a paedophile.