Posted on Advocate.com October 12, 2011 08:45:16 PM ET
NOM Blames Trans Son for Republican Backing Repeal
By Lucas Grindley

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/10/12/NOM_Blames_Trans_Son_for_Florida_Republican_s_Support_of_DOMA_Repeal/

The National Organization for Marriage has a theory on why a Republican would support repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act.

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who had voted in favor of the law in 1996, became the first Republican cosponsor of the repeal bill in an announcement last month. Her move followed a history of pro-gay stances that include votes in favor of repealing "don't ask, don't tell" both in 2005 and last year, opposition to a bill to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage in 2006, and vocal opposition to a ban in her home state in 2008.

Despite that track record, Brian Brown, NOM's president, tried to explain away her opposition to DOMA in a tweet this morning that noted Ros-Lehtinen has a transgender son named Rodrigo (even though Brown referred to Rodrigo as the congresswoman's daughter).