Is GOP Activist David Leatherwood Now the 'Diva Whisperer'?
While there is no official person or website that determines whom the LGBTQ community considers a "diva," look no further than Log Republican activist David Leatherwood to take the role of the "Diva Whisperer."
He appears to take the role after posting a story on the GOP gay group's OUTSpoken website headlined "Christina Pushaw is a gay icon."
"Serving as Press Secretary for America's favorite Governor, Daddy DeSantis, Pushaw has cemented herself as a gay icon overnight and we are here for all of it," he writes.
Pushaw is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's press secretary who last week tried to change the optics of "Don't Say Gay" bill, which is waiting for DeSantis's expected signature, by tweeting, "The bill that liberals inaccurately call 'Don't Say Gay' would be more accurately described as an Anti-Grooming Bill."
But he doesn't stop there. He also takes away the "diva" status of Cher, Bette Midler, and Barbra Streisand, whom he labels "former gay icons."
He writes they "have become an unholy trinity of full blown political activism. Their mental instability and grasping for attention is now on full display for the world to see. Every time one of these once-beloved crooners posts something new and unhinged on the Internet, they fade further from our hearts and into irrelevancy. We all wish we could turn back time to when our favorite entertainers stuck to doing just that—entertaining. But, alas, that's no longer the world we live in."
And cites some new gay icons: "Gay culture has always been counter culture. Fashion icons like�First Lady Melania Trump, or real life Elle Woods, Kayleigh McEnany, captured our hearts by embodying the rebel spirit that our community was founded on. And now we have a new one."
After receiving pushback, Leatherwood says Pushaw doubled down.
"When leftist keyboard warriors swarmed Disney for its silence over the bill, threatening a boycott that would never actually happen, Disney caved and expressed regret over Florida's push for parental rights in education. Christina wasn't having that either. She reminded the boycott bullies that while The Mouse might be a large employer in the Orlando area, Florida's economy is massive and extremely diverse. Aside from tourism, agriculture, and information technology, "Literally Florida has a 'Space Coast,'" she added on Twitter."
Leatherwood also retweeted conservative Chadwick Moore's offensive tweet that was cited by Pushaw. In his tweet, Moore writes: "Wait didn't China ban "sissy men" from TV? Waiting on that condemnation from @Disney employees."
But Leatherwood takes no offense by the quoted term "sissy men," instead repeats the offensive term "groomers" and cites a number of other conservative activists:
"Pushaw's unapologetic attitude and fierce offensive game proves this woman has big balls. In the fight against the rise of the groomers, Pushaw has allied with outspoken conservatives such as Arielle Scarcella, Brandon Straka,�Christian Walker, Scott Presler,�Tammy Bruce,�Chad Felix Greene,�and Log Cabin Republican leaders across the country to solidify her support of normal, sane gays—those who understand the Left's agenda to sexualize our children and want to stop it dead in its tracks."