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Ana Navarrois showing her support for the LGBTQ+ community.
While enjoying a drag brunch in South Beach, Miami,The Viewco-host gave an impromptu speech, seemingly lashing out at the recent wave ofanti-LGBTQ+ legislationthat hasdemonized drag queensand queer people around the nation.
“Listen, I live in Florida, and I hate that drag queens are being made a political issue … a manufactured, made-up cultural issue,” Navarro,a Miami resident, said to a cheering crowd over the weekend.
She continued, “No drag queen ever killed a little kid. You know what kills little kids? Guns kill little kids. If you care about children and their safety then go after guns and leave the f—ing drag queens alone!”
FellowViewco-hostSara Hainesalso appeared at the brunch, after which the venue acknowledged them for their support.
“Thank you@theviewabcco host@ananavarroflfor your words, and both you and@sarahainesfor being allies 💜,” the barwrote on Instagramalongside a video of Navarro’s remarks.
The drag brunch outburst was not the first time Navarro, 51, has voiced concern over anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. Discussing the “Don’t Say Gay” bill on her ABC talk show before it was enacted last year, the Republican commentator said it sends a “chilling” message.
“I’m very upset about this. First, I think it’s not a necessary bill,” shesaid on the showlast February. “First-graders are not having a curriculum that teaches sexuality. I also think that the message it sends is a very chilling one for LGBTQ families. You know, we are — the Republican Party is the party of family values…”
She added, “The message is, ‘You are not welcome here.'”
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Navarro has relished sharing her opinions onThe View, where she was named a permanent co-host last August after contributing to the show for nearly a decade.
Being offered the gig as a permanent co-host was an honor, she told PEOPLE last year.
“The platform thatThe Viewaffords is unparalleled,” Navarro explained. “And for me, representation is something that guides my life. I know how much it means to me — as a young Nicaraguan immigrant who came here as a refugee — to see a Latino woman like me on television every day, speaking her mind.”
She added, “This show,The View, is a place for diverse opinions, diverse life experiences. Having different women from different walks of life and different life experiences is very important. So when given the opportunity, how could I not accept it?”
source: people.com
