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Larry Elder
Talk Show Host
GOP Presidential Candidate
- Updated: June 27, 2023
- Supports same-sex marriage, and same-sex couples’ right to adopt.
- Opposes transgender athletes participating in sports on teams aligning with their gender identity.
- Misgendered Caitlyn Jenner in a tweet: “How many from the #LGBT community did #BruceJenner lose when he came out–as republican?!”
How many from the #LGBT community did #BruceJenner lose when he came out–as republican?!
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) April 25, 2015
- Tweeted about Playboy’s first-ever transgender playmate, “.@Playboy to feature its first “transgender” Playmate?!? Jeez!!! If Hef weren’t dead, this would have killed him.”
.@Playboy to feature its first "transgender" Playmate?!? Jeez!!! If Hef weren't dead, this would have killed him.
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) October 20, 2017
- Tweeted about the deadly Pulse massacre, “If the #Orlando terrorist was gay, does that disqualify the massacre from being a hate crime?”
If the #Orlando terrorist was gay, does that disqualify the massacre from being a hate crime?
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) June 15, 2016
- Complained in a tweet about LGBTQ representation in media writing, “Any roles for men not gay / transsexual / transgender / transvestite / cross dressers / bi-sexual or unsure? #GoldenGlobes”
Any roles for men not gay/transsexual/transgender/transvestite/cross dressers/bi-sexual or unsure?#GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/9btR3AbpnT
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) January 11, 2016
The GLAAD Accountability Project catalogs anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and discriminatory actions of politicians, commentators, organization heads, religious leaders, and legal figures, who have used their platforms, influence and power to spread misinformation and harm LGBTQ people.
- Regions: National
- Tags: Politics, Transphobia
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