Lindsey Graham Denies He’s Gay In Response To Chelsea Handler’s ‘National Coming Out Day’ Tweet
Senator Lindsey Graham addressed any speculation that might be lingering about his sexuality, on Friday, October 12, insisting once and for all in a TMZ interview that he is in fact not gay — in spite of whatever impression he may have given off to lead Chelsea Handler to believe otherwise.
Handler has drawn a firestorm of criticism from Sen. Graham’s supporters and members of the LGBTQ community alike, for using a tweet that she put out in commemoration of National Coming Out Day to simultaneously shade closeted Republicans who might have been celebrating the occasion on the down low. A good share of her 8.41 million followers recognized the message to be a critique of the party’s repression and history of members being outed as bisexual, lesbian or gay, in spite of anti-LGBTQ voting records. But many others found the tweet to be offensive and counterproductive, irregardless of the 43-year-old comedienne’s recognition as an ally of the community.
