{"id":986068,"date":"2021-11-08T17:30:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T22:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=986068"},"modified":"2021-11-08T17:30:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T22:30:27","slug":"republican-national-committee-announces-first-rnc-pride-coalition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-national-committee-announces-first-rnc-pride-coalition\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican National Committee Announces First \u2018RNC Pride Coalition\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Frepublican-national-committee-announces-first-rnc-pride-coalition%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=986068&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 class=\"p1\">The Republican National Committee announced its first \u201cRNC Pride Coalition\u201d this past weekend in a partnership with the Log Cabin Republicans to garner support in advance of the 2022 midterm elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The partnership was announced during the Log Cabin Republicans\u2019 \u201cSpirit of Lincoln Gala\u201d at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rnc-announces-pride-coalition-partnership-with-log-cabin-republicans-ahead-of-midterms\">Fox News<\/a>, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said she was \u201ccommitted\u201d to working with the group as a \u201cpartner\u201d in the fight to save the \u201ccountry\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cConservatives in Log Cabin don\u2019t just share our vision for a free, secure and prosperous America \u2014 they enrich it by adding unique perspectives to our party and recruiting even more diverse candidates and supporters to join our cause,\u201d McDaniel said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cThe RNC is launching our first-ever RNC Pride Coalition,\u201d she added, noting that RNC Pride will \u201cwork alongside our other coalition groups to invest in communities and mobilize support for the upcoming midterms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Charles Moran, the president of Log Cabin Republicans, said the group participated in the New Jersey and Virginia governor\u2019s races that took place last week, and intends to \u201cplay an even bigger role on the ground in the midterm elections next year helping Republicans win back the House and Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cWhen LGBT conservatives are included in Republican campaigns, we win,\u201d Moran told Fox News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">The Log Cabin Republicans define the group on its <a href=\"https:\/\/logcabin.org\/\">website<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Log Cabin Republicans is the nation\u2019s largest Republican organization dedicated to representing LGBT conservatives and allies. For more than 40 years, we have promoted the fight for equality through our state and local chapters, our full-time office in Washington, DC, and our federal and state political action committees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Democrats have criticized McDaniel for showing support to the LGBT members of the Republican Party in the past, Democrats including Chasten Buttigieg, husband to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In June, McDaniel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPChairwoman\/status\/1400212885595426824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">tweeted<\/a>, \u201cHappy #PrideMonth! @GOP is proud to have doubled our LGBTQ support over the last 4 years, and we will continue to grow our big tent by supporting measures that promote fairness and balance protections for LGBTQ Americans and those with deeply held religious beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrideMonth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PrideMonth<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOP<\/a> is proud to have doubled our LGBTQ support over the last 4 years, and we will continue to grow our big tent by supporting measures that promote fairness and balance protections for LGBTQ Americans and those with deeply held religious beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPChairwoman\/status\/1400212885595426824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Chasten Buttigieg <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chasten\/status\/1400573134076628993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">responded<\/a> to McDaniel\u2019s tweet, saying, \u201cThose with \u2018deeply held religious beliefs\u2019 are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican National Committee announced its first \u201cRNC Pride Coalition\u201d this past weekend in a partnership with the Log Cabin Republicans to garner support in advance of the 2022 midterm elections.\u00a0The partnership was announced during the Log Cabin Republicans\u2019 \u201cSpirit of Lincoln Gala\u201d at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. According to Fox News, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said she was \u201ccommitted\u201d to working with the group as a \u201cpartner\u201d in the fight to save the \u201ccountry\u2019s future.\u201d\u201cConservatives in Log Cabin don\u2019t just share our vision for a free, secure and prosperous America \u2014 they enrich it by adding unique perspectives to our party and recruiting even more diverse candidates and supporters to join our cause,\u201d McDaniel said.\u201cThe RNC is launching our first-ever RNC Pride Coalition,\u201d she added, noting that RNC Pride will \u201cwork alongside our other coalition groups to invest in communities and mobilize support for the upcoming midterms.\u201dCharles Moran, the president of Log Cabin Republicans, said the group participated in the New Jersey and Virginia governor\u2019s races that took place last week, and intends to \u201cplay an even bigger role on the ground in the midterm elections next year helping Republicans win back the House and Senate.\u201d\u201cWhen LGBT conservatives are included in Republican campaigns, we win,\u201d Moran told Fox News.The Log Cabin Republicans define the group on its website:\u00a0Log Cabin Republicans is the nation\u2019s largest Republican organization dedicated to representing LGBT conservatives and allies. For more than 40 years, we have promoted the fight for equality through our state and local chapters, our full-time office in Washington, DC, and our federal and state political action committees.Democrats have criticized McDaniel for showing support to the LGBT members of the Republican Party in the past, Democrats including Chasten Buttigieg, husband to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.In June, McDaniel tweeted, \u201cHappy #PrideMonth! @GOP is proud to have doubled our LGBTQ support over the last 4 years, and we will continue to grow our big tent by supporting measures that promote fairness and balance protections for LGBTQ Americans and those with deeply held religious beliefs.\u201dHappy #PrideMonth!@GOP is proud to have doubled our LGBTQ support over the last 4 years, and we will continue to grow our big tent by supporting measures that promote fairness and balance protections for LGBTQ Americans and those with deeply held religious beliefs.\u2014 Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) June 2, 2021Chasten Buttigieg responded to McDaniel\u2019s tweet, saying, \u201cThose with \u2018deeply held religious beliefs\u2019 are often the parents who force their LGBTQ children out of the home and onto the street. I\u2019ve met with those kids. 40% of homeless youth in this country are LGBTQ. Re-visit your party\u2019s platform before you open your mouth about #pride.\u201dThose with &#8220;deeply held religious beliefs&#8221; are often the parents who force their LGBTQ children out of the home and onto the street. I&#8217;ve met with those kids. 40% of homeless youth in this country are LGBTQ. Re-visit your party&#8217;s platform before you open your mouth about #pride. https:\/\/t.co\/z36BuFrQsO\u2014 Chasten Buttigieg (@Chasten) June 3, 2021Chasten Buttigieg then appeared on CNN and discussed his criticism of McDaniel, stating that the issue is not religion, but saying \u201cher language is divisive and it\u2019s dangerous and it\u2019s making space for people in their party who seek to harm LGBTQ Americans.\u201d\u00a0He added, \u201cIt\u2019s making space for people like Ron DeSantis, who used the first day of Pride to sign anti-trans legislation. \u2026 I do not believe that is the party of inclusion or acceptance for LGBTQ Americans.\u201dHe also said, \u201cit hurts deeply when I know that she is purposefully hurting millions of vulnerable kids in this country.\u201dAn RNC spokesperson said at the time, \u201cRepublicans believe in freedom and opportunity for all Americans,\u201d adding, \u201cWhile Democrats are focused on demonizing half the country, we are fighting to show that there is room in our party for everyone.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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