Anti-Gay Arkansas Senator Hospitalized with COVID-19 After Railing Against ‘Draconian’ Mask Mandate

Arkansas Republican state Sen. Jason Rapert, who earlier this year proposed defunding PBS in response to gay actor Billy Porter’s appearance on Sesame Street, has been hospitalized with COVID-19. Rapert, a Christian Nationalist who introduced a bill calling for a federal anti-gay marriage amendment in 2017 — two years after Obergefell — recently appeared at … Continue reading Anti-Gay Arkansas Senator Hospitalized with COVID-19 After Railing Against ‘Draconian’ Mask Mandate