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Republicans are also trying to remove her husband from his leadership role in the party.

The co-founder of the anti-LGBTQ+ extremist group Moms for Liberty seems to have resigned from her most recent position in the wake of rape allegations against her husband and her own involvement in a same-sex sex scandal.

Since August 2022, Bridget Ziegler has served as the director of the School Board Leadership Program at the Leadership Institute, an organization that trains conservative activists. Ziegler is no longer listed in the role on the website, and someone new appears to have been named in her place. Bridget Ziegler is also facing calls for her to resign from the Sarasota School Board.

At the same time, the Florida GOP appears to be working to expel or censure Bridget Ziegler’s husband, Christian Ziegler, from his role as chairman of the state’s Republican party. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has called on Christian Ziegler to resign, but he has refused, maintaining that the rape allegations against him are false.

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[–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 69 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you mean to tell me that a conservative was actually projecting their own self hatred onto others as a means of coping with their own identity crisis?

Well I for one am shocked.

[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago

These closet LGBTQ+ conservatives do make for some interesting mental gymnastics when caught.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 43 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

So strange that this lady has 3 jobs, all that pay well into the six figures, all 3 either given to her directly by a politician, or directly funded by politcal donors. Even her elected position was funded to the nines by dark money groups.

Grifting via hate sure is profitable.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 15 points 11 months ago

Why do you think Trump is so desperate to get reelected? Not only is it a get rich quick with no effort- it’s a get out of jail free pass.

[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Moms for Liberty, Sexual Assault and Polygamy

[–] Newguy@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

That is a hilarious chant they use

[–] kellyaster@kbin.social 34 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm just trying to process this. Do I have this right? Bridget Ziegler, one three founders of Moms for Liberty (a right wing extremist group trying to erase all references about queer people, discrimination, and racism from public schools), has consensual sex with women and her husband rapes them?

I mean, wow. Is she running for president or something?

[–] IanSomnia@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

I believe that is what is alleged. Thank you for the break down. It can be confusing to parse out.

[–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 17 points 11 months ago

Just more evidence of how much projection goes on in that group.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Every accusation- a concession.

[–] Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Did you mean 'confession'?

[–] Newguy@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Aleric@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'll take two chili dogs and a statutory rape flavored slushie.

[–] crypticthree@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's just a normal grape slushy with lean and ghb added

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Wkyk grapist intensifies

[–] xenu@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

We should throw her a welcome to the club party. She's officially queer now and forever. No backsies!

[–] quinkin@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

They forgot the golden rule for conservatives. Don't get caught.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Maybe she can attend one of those homoerotic conversion therapy boot camps her club is so keen on.