Folks,

Like many, my partner Paolo and I came of age at a time when being gay was still considered a crime in many states.

I often reflect back to when I was 17 years old in the wake of 9/11. I had a deep sense of duty to serve the country, but policies like “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” discouraged me from joining the military.

Thanks to the brave LGBTQ+ Americans who came before me and had the courage to come out, I eventually got the chance to work openly in law enforcement and counterterrorism.

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Paolo and I recently at Palm Springs Pride.

Despite the strides we've taken toward equality, the recent election of Speaker Mike Johnson proves the GOP is hell-bent on turning back the clock on LGBTQ+ rights.

Johnson’s record reads like something out of an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group’s wish list. Aside from voting against marriage equality just last year, he:

*
Is
on
record
supporting
the
criminalization
of
sexual
acts
between
consenting
LGBTQ+
adults,

*
Previously
worked
with
an
organization
that
pushed
so-called
conversion
therapy,

*
Claimed
that
a
‘homosexual
agenda’
will
destroy
society
and
likened
being
LGBTQ+
to
pedophilia
and
bestiality.
Really.

The fact that the Speaker of the House doesn’t respect Paolo's and my right to love is shocking -- especially in 2023. And the fact that Ken Calvert and the entire Republican Party handed him the Speaker’s gavel is even more horrifying.

We can send a clear message that rejects Johnson’s hateful agenda by turning the House blue next year. That starts by flipping CA-41.

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