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Tulsi Gabbard apologizes to LGBTQ community over past rhetoric, stances: 'I said and believed things that were wrong'
Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is already facing the first controversy of her 2020 campaign for president, and it comes less than a week after her ambitions of closure up the White Home were made public.
Gabbard on Thursday released a video apologizing for her past rhetoric and stances toward the LGBTQ community.
The Hawaii congresswoman said, "In my past I said and believed things that were wrong, and worse, hurtful to people in the LGBTQ community and their loved ones."
"Many years ago, I apologized for my words and, more importantly, for the negative impact that they had. I sincerely repeat my apology today," Gabbard added. "I'm deeply sorry for having said them. My views have changed significantly since then, and my write down in Congress over the last 6 years reflects what is in my heart: A strong and ongoing commitment to fighting for LGBTQ rights."
Since Gabbard announced she's running for president, her past statements and legislative behavior toward the LGBTQ community have swiftly come back to haunt her as many acquire expressed
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s positions on same-sex marriage and LGBT rights have shifted dramatically, from working for her father’s anti-gay marriage organization in the early 2000s to joining the Congressional Linear Caucus as a U.S. House member.
The Hawaii Democrat announced Friday that she will seek the Democratic party nomination for president in 2020. She has already received criticism for her past anti-gay activism.
In a statement, Gabbard said she regrets her elderly views on gay marriage and touted her legislative record supporting LGBT rights.
“First, let me say I regret the positions I took in the past, and the things I said. I’m grateful for those in the Gay community who have joint their aloha with me throughout my personal journey,” she said.
“Over the past six years in Congress, I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to help operate toward passing legislation that ensures equal rights and protections on LGBTQ+ issues,” she added, listing six bills pertaining to queer rights. “Much work remains to ensure equality and civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans and if elected President, I will continue to fight for equal rights for all.”
CNN’s KFile detai
In her waning days in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is again making headlines.
On Thursday the Hawaii Democrat and unsuccessful U.S. presidential candidate introduced a bill her office said will “ensure Title IX protections for women and girls in sports.”
According to a press release, “Given the average difference in abilities conferred by biological sex, this bill would clarify Title IX protections for female athletes is based on biological sex.”
Title IX is the landmark legislation that was championed by the late Patsy Mink, the Democrat whose seat Gabbard now holds. Among other things, it provides equal opportunity for women and girls in lofty school and college sports.
But the Protect Women’s Sports Act, co-introduced by Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, is being described by critics as anti-transgender.
“Tulsi Gabbard is now introducing a blatantly transphobic piece of legislation aimed at trans and non-binary fresh people,” civil rights activist Charlotte Clymer wrote on Twitter of the bill, HuffPost reported Thursday.
“Remember when Tulsi Gabbard tried to convince us she was an LGBTQ ally? We knew she was a lia
Hawaii Congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard's past is coming back to haunt her.
According to CNN, the Democrat previously worked with her father, Mike Gabbard, on Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in her home state and on the federal level, including an attempt to go by a constitutional amendment that would specify marriage as entity between a male and a woman.
Gabbard announced her candidacy for the 2020 presidential election on Friday and, shortly after, critics were quick to gesture out her previous record against the LGBTQ+ community, including an initial notify from CNN.
After CNN published the story, Gabbard issued a statement to the network, saying in part:
"First, let me say I repent the positions I took in the past, and the things I said. I'm grateful for those in the LGBTQ+ community who have shared their aloha with me throughout my personal journey. ... Much work remains to ensure equality and civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans and if elected President, I will continue to struggle for equal rights for all."
Gabbard began her political career at the age of 21 when she was elected to Hawaii's mention legislature. For a portion of her career, her fath
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's past anti-LGBT efforts plague 2020 presidential campaign roll out
Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who announced over the weekend that she is running for president in 2020, is facing renewed scrutiny over her past comments on LGBT issues and a controversial gathering with Syrian public figure Bashar Al-Assad.
Gabbard, a major in the Army National Guard who was first elected to Congress in 2012, told CNN's Van Jones in an interview on Saturday that she will be making a formal announcement of her candidacy "within the next week."
But within days of her decision, Gabbard is now facing questions over her labor in the initial 2000's for an anti-gay organization dash by her father, Mike Gabbard.
A review of Gabbard's past political engagements published by CNN's KFile found that while Gabbard was running for the declare legislature at the age of 21, she touted perform she did alongside her father to help pass a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Hawaii.
"Working with my father, Mike Gabbard, and others to pass a constitutional amendment to protect traditional marriage, I learned that real leaders are willing to ma