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Op-eds Praise Collins’ Gay Record, Ignore Trans Issues

7/5/2026

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Two op-eds by the Log Cabin Republicans president and a Democratic consulting-firm president were published June 20 and June 27 praising Sen. Susan Collins’ gay-and-lesbian rights record.
Both pieces omitted any discussion of Collins’ bisexual, transgender, or queer record.
The writer says Collins still backs the Republican Party, whose agenda restricts LGBTQ discussion in schools.

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Story summary

Two op-eds by the Log Cabin Republicans president and a Democratic consulting-firm president were published June 20 and June 27 praising Sen. Susan Collins’ gay-and-lesbian rights record.
Both pieces omitted any discussion of Collins’ bisexual, transgender, or queer record.
The writer says Collins still backs the Republican Party, whose agenda restricts LGBTQ discussion in schools.