{"id":2447533,"date":"2025-06-15T12:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T16:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grenell-says-us-has-achieved-lgbt-equality-left-knows-it-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T12:19:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T16:19:45","slug":"grenell-says-us-has-achieved-lgbt-equality-left-knows-it-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grenell-says-us-has-achieved-lgbt-equality-left-knows-it-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenell says US has achieved LGBT equality: \u2018Left knows it\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrenell-says-us-has-achieved-lgbt-equality-left-knows-it-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447533&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Richard Grenell, the President of the Kennedy Center and a former U.S. ambassador, stated in a recent interview that the gay and lesbian community in the United States has largely achieved equality. He suggested that the &#8220;gay left&#8221; is now focusing on &#8220;fringe&#8221; issues to maintain power within the Democratic party and fundraising efforts. Grenell expressed a controversial belief that normal, everyday members of the LGBT community do not resonate with the more radical demands of some activists, notably those calling for extreme changes regarding children&#8217;s rights to gender transition.<\/p>\n<p>In his comments, Grenell also criticized pride parades as being excessively sexual and suggested a need for self-critique in the community. Notably, Grenell has been recognized as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >meaningful openly gay figure<\/a> in the Trump administration, advocating for LGBT outreach. His remarks come amidst celebrations of Pride Month, contrasting with state legislative efforts in places like Montana and Utah to limit the display of LGBT flags on government properties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Grenell says US has achieved LGBT equality: &lsquo;Left knows it&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2145955\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Kennedy Center President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-grenell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Richard&nbsp;Grenell<\/a> claimed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3436790\/predictable-decline-pride-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"gay and lesbian community\">gay and lesbian community<\/a> has &ldquo;largely achieved equality in this country&rdquo; amid this most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3436790\/predictable-decline-pride-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pride month\">Pride Month<\/a> of June.<\/p>\n<p>Grenell gave his first media interview since President Donald Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3439275\/trump-booed-cheered-kennedy-centers-les-miserables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"booed and cheered\">booed and cheered<\/a> during the Kennedy Center&rsquo;s opening night of the Tony-winning musical <em>Les Mis&eacute;rables<\/em> last week. According to Grenell, he noted on Saturday&rsquo;s episode of Politico&rsquo;s <em>The Conversation with Dasha Burns<\/em>, the gay and lesbian community has only &ldquo;fringe stuff&rdquo; to file complaints about against the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3442282\/israel-death-toll-iran-missile-strikes-idf-defense-tehran\/\">Israeli death toll climbs to 13 in Iranian missile strikes as IDF targets defense HQ in Tehran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3442267\/trump-us-nothing-to-do-with-recent-strikes-iran\/\">Trump says US had &#8216;nothing to do&#8217; with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-wants-sanctions-on-iran-backed-terror-group-targeted-in-biden-airstrike\/\" title=\"GOP Wants Sanctions on Iran-Backed Terror Group Targeted in Biden Airstrike\">recent strikes<\/a> on Iran, warns &#8216;full strength&#8217; response if attacked<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3434176\/trump-maha-make-america-healthy-again-agenda-rfk-jr\/\">Is MAHA a movement or a grift? Experts still can&#8217;t quite decide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Now I think, and this is an extremely controversial statement, but I believe it wholeheartedly,&rdquo; Grenell said. &ldquo;I think that we have largely achieved equality in this country for gays and lesbians. I think that the gay left knows that, and so therefore, they&rsquo;re coming up with new gimmicks and fringe stuff to keep the money flowing and to keep the power going within the Democratic Party. If you are within the Democratic Party as a gay person, what you&rsquo;ve brought to the table is organizing efforts, money, and votes in the past that&rsquo;s all fallen apart. You see normal gays voting for Donald Trump, for Republicans, that&rsquo;s been happening for years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;You go to a Pride parade and it&rsquo;s embarrassing! It&rsquo;s real fringe and it&rsquo;s too sexual. And I think that we have to start critiquing ourselves.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&#127919; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichardGrenell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RichardGrenell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Vl3hn2ymk\">pic.twitter.com\/8Vl3hn2ymk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Leatherwood &#127482;&#127480; (@brokebackUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brokebackUSA\/status\/1933911588055978269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the interview, Burns asked Grenell to elaborate on what a &ldquo;normal gay&rdquo; was. Grenell explained this is &ldquo;not a radical gay that says that six-year-olds should have their boobs cut off or get hormone replacement therapy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, you go to a Pride parade and it&rsquo;s embarrassing to be honest,&rdquo; Grenell said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s real fringe, and it&rsquo;s too sexual. I think that we have to start critiquing ourselves. By the way, this is extremely popular with normal gays.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Grenell was regarded as the most prominent openly gay member of the first Trump administration when he served as the U.S. ambassador to Germany. He later went on to become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2603337\/trump-is-the-most-pro-gay-president-in-american-history-grenell-ad-goes-viral-as-he-touts-trumps-support-for-gay-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"senior advisor\">senior adviser<\/a> to the Republican National Committee with a focus on LGBT outreach.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, I think the reality is, is that we have to have normality. That&rsquo;s what we were fighting for in 1993. We kept saying we&rsquo;re normal, we&rsquo;re just like you. We just love somebody of the same sex,&rdquo; Grenell went on.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the Hawaii State Capitol raised its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3428236\/state-capitol-hawaii-pride-flag-lgbt-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"first&nbsp;rainbow flag\">first&nbsp;rainbow flag<\/a>&nbsp;in Honolulu in early June to commemorate Pride Month. Hawaii followed Wisconsin, which also flew an LGBT flag over its Capitol, as it has done for the past six years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3439262\/grenell-urges-tolerance-trump-run-kennedy-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GRENELL URGES &lsquo;TOLERANCE&rsquo; AMID BOYCOTT QUESTIONS AT TRUMP-RUN KENNEDY CENTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, other states like Montana, Arizona, Utah, and Idaho have passed recent legislation to keep rainbow flags and other flags outside of state and federal flags on their government buildings.<\/p>\n<p>In Utah, the Salt Lake City Council unanimously passed an ordinance establishing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/3403844\/salt-lake-city-council-lgbt-flags-law-loophole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">versions of&nbsp;LGBT&nbsp;flags<\/a>&nbsp;as &ldquo;official&rdquo; city flags to circumvent&nbsp;the state&lsquo;s new law restricting them in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-joins-wisconsin-in-raising-lgbt-flag-to-ring-in-pride-month\/\" title=\"... joins Wisconsin in raising ... to ring in ...\">government-sanctioned spaces<\/a>.&nbsp;Boise, Idaho, Mayor Lauren McLean, a Democrat, similarly issued a proclamation designating the Pride flag as an official flag of the city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2145955\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2145955\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grenell claims LGBT equality is largely achieved in the US<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2447534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ric-Grenell-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6483,57202,32515,32076],"class_list":["post-2447533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-grenell","tag-lgbt-equality","tag-us-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ric-Grenell-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447533"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447537,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447533\/revisions\/2447537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}