Ryan Murphy Launches Initiative to Vote Out Anti-LGBTQ Politicians

Variety reports that Ryan Murphy will ride the blue wave.

"In 2020, I'm going to create and fund, with CORPORATE sponsorship, a multi million dollar organization that targets anti LGBTQ candidates running for office," Murphy announced on Sunday while attending a Trevor Project Gala. "Senate and congressional candidates who think they can get votes hurting and discriminating against us - well, we can get votes too."

"Pose Gives Back," Murphy's initiative, will financially support candidates running against anti-LGBTQ ones. "We are going to send a message which says you cannot make discrimination against us a political virtue anymore. You can't keep killing our vulnerable young people by promoting and nationalizing your rural, close-minded anti-constitutional viewpoints," Murphy said.

"It was the midterms this year that gave me hope," Murphy said. "One after one, anti LGBTQ candidates who made hate speech and ideology part of their legacy fell, disgraced and eliminated by Democratic candidates - who were largely boosted by victory by young and female voters, by the way. The number was astounding to me - over 20 anti LGBTQ right wing politicians and their horrifying views gone."

Murphy named some politicians who oppose his agenda. "Dana Rohrabacher. Mia Love. Jason Lewis. Pete Sessions - bigots, all of them," he continued. "And all replaced by our Democratic allies... new politicians who won't spread harmful and wrong rhetoric that can lead a young LGBTQ person to actually believing they are not good enough or worthy enough to stay on this earth anymore."

"Pose" actor Ryan Jamaal Swain made similar critical comments about the current administration's recent attempts to strip LGBTQ (specifically trans) individuals of their rights. "F- that administration to be quite honest. We have to realize, when you are disenfranchising someone's being...that's a problem," Swain said. "What 'Pose' does is, it takes a very specific story and gives you a universal truth...you see yourselves in all of these people no matter if you decide to identify with the LGBTQIA+ community. That is the revolution that is being televised."

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