Ross Hemminger
ON THE RECORD · 14 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“their view of the gay community is based on today’s radical transgender activists.”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger suggested public perceptions of gay people are being shaped by transgender activists.
“open to all conservatives”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger emphasized that the group remains open to all conservative allies.
“They push schools to teach radical gender ideology; they want biological men in women’s sports regardless of the consequences; perhaps most offensively, they support gender reassignment treatments for minors, often without the knowledge or consent of the parents, knowing full well these treatments are mostly irreversible,”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger detailed grievances regarding transgender advocacy regarding minors and sports.
“add the 'T' under the umbrella of our mission,”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger noted the group's 2015 decision to expand its mission to include transgender advocacy.
“From the start, Log Cabin Republicans grounded its advocacy in constitutional principles — equal protection, limited government, and individual freedom.”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger noted that Log Cabin Republicans grounded its advocacy in constitutional principles.
“They align directly with the Republican commitment to limited government and equal protection under the law.”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger asserted that sexual orientation issues align with core Republican values.
“gay men and women are losing public support across the country, and support for gay marriage and other once-widely accepted rights is eroding,”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger lamented declining public support for gay rights across the country.
“When we remain focused on those principles, we win,”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger urged adherence to founding constitutional principles.
“Fifty years ago next year, Log Cabin Republicans was founded on a simple conviction: that gay Americans who believe in limited government, individual liberty, and equality deserve equal protection under the law and a voice inside the Republican Party,”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger wrote an op-ed outlining the founding principles of the Log Cabin Republicans.
“weren't alive or cognizant”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger commented on voters who did not experience past fights for gay rights.
“The transgender movement has ceased focusing on adults at all — nearly all of their efforts and those of their aligned special interest groups focus on minors.”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger criticized the modern focus of the transgender movement.
“At the time, we did not believe that we would find ourselves where we are today,”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger reflected on how circumstances have changed since the group's 2015 decision.
“Issues of sexual orientation — marriage, adoption, military service, nondiscrimination rooted in equal treatment, and religious liberty protections applied fairly — are grounded in constitutional clarity,”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger argued that sexual orientation issues have constitutional clarity.
“That is why, after significant discussion with our membership, our Board of Directors voted to refine Log Cabin Republicans’ national advocacy focus to concentrate specifically on issues of sexual orientation and conservative values — in other words, we are an LGB advocacy organization, as our founders envisioned and as our moral center calls us to be,”
Ross Hemminger · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-22
Hemminger explained the board's vote to refocus strictly on LGB advocacy.