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Marco Rubio to appeal to conservative base with speech for anti-gay group [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Marco Rubio to appeal to conservative base with speech for anti-gay group
Dominic Rushe in New York
theguardian.com, Thursday 14 November 2013 16.11 GMT
Senator Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican seen as a viable presidential candidate in 2016, is to be the headline speaker at a conference organised by prominent anti-gay activists this weekend, in a move that will burnish his conservative credentials at a time of fierce debate about the party’s future direction.
Rubio will speak on Saturday at the Florida Family Policy Council’s (FFPC) annual awards dinner, “making headlines and news with a major policy speech you will not want to miss,” according to the council’s description of the event.
The FFPC is led by John Stemberger, an anti-gay activist who has campaigned vociferously against LGBT children being allowed to join the Boy Scouts of America. He said gay members were a threat to the “safety and security of our children”.
The fundraiser will also honor another prominent anti-gay activist, lawyer Mat Staver. Staver is head of the Liberty Counsel, an evangelical legal group. Staver recently sued New Jersey governor Chris Christie, another presidential contender and a man who has urged the Republican party to take less dogmatic approach to gay rights, in an attempt to overturn the state’s ban on gay conversion therapy.
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Dominic Rushe in New York
theguardian.com, Thursday 14 November 2013 16.11 GMT
Senator Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican seen as a viable presidential candidate in 2016, is to be the headline speaker at a conference organised by prominent anti-gay activists this weekend, in a move that will burnish his conservative credentials at a time of fierce debate about the party’s future direction.
Rubio will speak on Saturday at the Florida Family Policy Council’s (FFPC) annual awards dinner, “making headlines and news with a major policy speech you will not want to miss,” according to the council’s description of the event.
The FFPC is led by John Stemberger, an anti-gay activist who has campaigned vociferously against LGBT children being allowed to join the Boy Scouts of America. He said gay members were a threat to the “safety and security of our children”.
The fundraiser will also honor another prominent anti-gay activist, lawyer Mat Staver. Staver is head of the Liberty Counsel, an evangelical legal group. Staver recently sued New Jersey governor Chris Christie, another presidential contender and a man who has urged the Republican party to take less dogmatic approach to gay rights, in an attempt to overturn the state’s ban on gay conversion therapy.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/14/marco-rubio-conservative-anti-gay
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