Meet Republican LGBT Rights Activist Margaret Hoover

Margaret Hoover doesn’t buy the liberal media hype that Vice President Mike Pence is an anti-gay, apocalyptic bigot. Hoover is far more qualified to make that assessment than random Internet trolls who easily dismiss the former Indiana governor as a hateful homophobe. After all, she knows Pence and has worked with him on gay rights issues. A Republican activist and a great-granddaughter of Herbert Hoover, America’s 31st President, Hoover is president of American Unity Fund (AUF), a non-profit organization for conservatives advancing LGBTQ rights. AUF was instrumental in helping pass gay marriage in states like New York and were visible proponents for the 2015 Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriage. AUF also hosted an event with Caitlyn Jenner, a high-profile transgender activist, at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. “I don’t subscribe to this idea that Mike Pence is Darth Vader in the White House for the LGBT community,” Hoover said in an interview with Bold. “I think we can work with Mike Pence.” While governor of Indiana, Pence came under fire for signing SB 101, a bill meant to protect religious freedom that many said went too far by allowing discrimination against LGBT people. “He signed a really…
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