Washington, DC – Today Mayor Annise Parker, President & CEO of LGBTQ Victory Fund, condemned Sandra Crenshaw’s attack against fellow Texas state House candidate Venton Jones.
“Crenshaw’s uninformed remarks—rooted in her own ignorance and homophobia—reveal a candidate shamefully unaware of priorities in this district and clearly unfit for the challenges of the office. She, astonishingly, attacks Venton Jones for not revealing his sexual orientation and HIV status by referencing his remarks in the Dallas Morning News discussing exactly those things. Thinly veiled anti-gay and transphobic insults reveal the character of this perennial candidate.
“Politicizing someone’s sexual orientation and HIV status is unacceptable, particularly from a person who wants to be a public official. Crenshaw should immediately apologize.”
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LGBTQ Victory Fund
LGBTQ Victory Fund works to achieve and sustain equality by increasing the number of openly LGBTQ elected officials at all levels of government while ensuring they reflect the diversity of those they serve.
