White House Aide Said Pence Isn’t ‘Anti-Gay’ Because He Had Lunch With The Irish Prime-Minister, Who Is Gay

A senior White House aide has suggested that Vice President Pence’s lunch with the prime minister of Ireland and his same-sex partner is an indication that Pence is not ‘anti-gay’.

“For all of you who think our @VP is anti-gay, I point you to his and the @SecondLady’s schedule tomorrow where they will join Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar and his partner Dr. Matthew Barrett for lunch in Ireland,” deputy White House press secretary Judd Deere tweeted.

Vice President Pence with Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar

This comment was mocked by LBGT+ community advocates who said that one meal with a gay couple does not change the vice president’s record of speaking and working against gay rights.

“We can’t believe we have to say this but simply meeting with a gay person doesn’t erase Pence’s long history of attacking LGBTQ people through policy, legislation, and rhetoric,” the LGBT advocacy organization GLAAD tweeted. “Nice try though.”

The Human Rights Campaign said in a statement, “it’s important to remember this lunch has nothing to do with LGBTS rights it’s literally just with an LGBTQ person.”

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