LGBTQ people urge Democrats to forcefully reject GOP attacks


              Councilperson Daniella Fernandez talks to a crowd of people gathered along York Street in Nevada City, Calif., to witness the raising of the Pride flag above City Hall on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Democratic political candidates who otherwise support the civil rights, safety and visibility of LGBTQ adults and children are finding it difficult to respond to a Republican vote-getting offensive targeting such people. The Republicans' use of LGBTQ people as a “wedge issue” seeks to appeal to the general public’s emotions and misunderstandings about transgender people in particular. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
            
              FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, left, stands next to 16-year-old Aspen Morris at the Rainbow Pride flag raising Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. Democratic political candidates who otherwise support the civil rights, safety and visibility of LGBTQ adults and children are finding it difficult to respond to a Republican vote-getting offensive targeting such people. The Republicans' use of LGBTQ people as a “wedge issue” seeks to appeal to the general public’s emotions and misunderstandings about transgender people in particular. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP File)
LGBTQ people urge Democrats to forcefully reject GOP attacks