LGTBQ+权益是当前美国政坛激烈斗争中的主战场之一，这在本次中期选举中对加州第41选区（CA-41）的国会众议员席位争夺中表现得尤为突出。在本选区，共和党候选人是保守派政客Ken Calvert，此人在LGTBQ+权益方面可谓劣迹斑斑：早在1994年的一次选举中，Calvert的同僚恶意爆出当时与Calvert对垒的民主党政客Mark Takano的同性恋身份——彼时后者尚未自行出柜，而Calvert则更加恶毒地向选民发送用粉红色和薰衣草色（二者均为LGTBQ+的代表颜色）信封封装的信件，暗示民主党人有“秘密计划”并无端质疑Takano到底是代表他所在的Riverside郡还是旧金山。在这之后的二十余年间，此人先后对Matthew Shepard仇恨犯罪法案、平等法案（Equality Act）等旨在保护包括LGTBQ+在内的弱势群体免受歧视的法案投下反对票。 @进步灯塔

Create: 2022-10-05 Update: 2024-04-20 04:53:12

LGTBQ+权益是当前美国政坛激烈斗争中的主战场之一，这在本次中期选举中对加州第41选区（CA-41）的国会众议员席位争夺中表现得尤为突出。在本选区，共和党候选人是保守派政客Ken Calvert，此人在LGTBQ+权益方面可谓劣迹斑斑：早在1994年的一次选举中，Calvert的同僚恶意爆出当时与Calvert对垒的民主党政客Mark Takano的同性恋身份——彼时后者尚未自行出柜，而Calvert则更加恶毒地向选民发送用粉红色和薰衣草色（二者均为LGTBQ+的代表颜色）信封封装的信件，暗示民主党人有“秘密计划”并无端质疑Takano到底是代表他所在的Riverside郡还是旧金山。在这之后的二十余年间，此人先后对Matthew Shepard仇恨犯罪法案、平等法案（Equality Act）等旨在保护包括LGTBQ+在内的弱势群体免受歧视的法案投下反对票。

在本次中期选举中，与Calvert针锋相对的是民主党籍前联邦检察官Will Rollins. 与Calvert恰恰相反，Rollins是一位公开出柜的同性恋者，在他的同性伴侣Paolo的全力支持下，Rollins在此次中期选举中明确表示支持平等法案、捍卫正遭受极右最高法院威胁的同性婚姻、支持增加针对HIV和艾滋病防治的投入、支持在联邦层面上采取系统性措施打击针对跨性别者的歧视、反对基于个人宗教信仰原因在公共领域对LGBTQ+的歧视（ https://willrollinsforcongress.com/on-the-issues/strengthen-our-economy-and-our-military-by-protecting-lgbtq-rights/ ），这对于CA-41乃至全美广大LGTBQ+群体都是福音。

Rollins和Calvert的区别不仅在于LGTBQ+权益问题上，还在于他们对腐败和黑金政治的态度上。Calvert自己就是一个极为腐败的政客，早在2000年代中期，Calvert就和其商业伙伴以55万美元的价格购置了一处地产，并利用职务之便投入了950万美元之多的公共资金改善该处地产附近的交通和商业环境，这使得其得以以100万美元的高价转手卖出该处地产，从中谋取暴利（ https://prospect.org/politics/swing-seat-candidate-runs-against-corporate-power/?is_rec=true&topic_id=2022-midterms&source=article ）。除此之外，为了避免其大资本家金主的肮脏利益受损，Calvert竭力反对包括打击哄抬油气价格、平价胰岛素在内的一系列惠民政策——这些政策在通胀严重、物价高起的当下对保障广大民众生活质量尤为重要。而与Calvert正相反，Rollins明确支持打击黑金政治、禁止国会议员进行股票交易并要求民选官员将资产交由全权信托保管、加大力度打击国会议员和民选官员的内幕交易行为、制定宪法修正案以遏止Citizens United一案对大资本家染指政治大开绿灯的恶劣影响（ https://willrollinsforcongress.com/on-the-issues/campaign-finance-reform/ ）。明眼人一眼便知，美国民主如今遭受的严重危机，其根源之一正是资本与腐败政客的勾结，而Rollins所支持的这些措施对于捍卫自由民主、保障民众福祉，显得尤为重要。

除了在LGTBQ+权益和反腐问题上的天壤之别，Rollins和Calvert在其他诸多议题上也泾渭分明：Calvert无耻地支持对提供堕胎服务的医务工作者提起刑事诉讼，支持儿童性侵犯起诉其受害者以禁止后者堕胎，而Rollins坚决支持法典化Roe v. Wade, 要求联邦政府必须普及药物堕胎服务，要求食品药品监督管理局（FDA）立刻放松对药物堕胎的管制，要求司法部切实保护跨州寻求堕胎服务者免于被在本州被起诉（ https://willrollinsforcongress.com/on-the-issues/protecting-freedom-of-choice/ ）；Calvert曾投票否认2020大选结果，而Rollins参选国会众议员的动因之一正是一月六日暴动。在美国民主与民权面临极右势力空前威胁的当下，我们必须坚决反对Calvert这样的极右爪牙，坚决支持Rollins这样的民主与民权卫士。我们呼吁CA-41的各位选民，在即将到来的中期选举中为Will Rollins投下神圣的一票，有能力的朋友请至https://secure.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/122279 为Rollins捐款助威，Rollins需要你的支持，CA-41需要你的支持，LGBTQ+群体需要你的支持，美国民主需要你的支持！

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