Florida State Senate candidate targeted by anti-gay robotexts wins Democratic primary
metroweekly.comMiami Herald about Jones, a survivor of COVID-19, being unable to donate his antibody-rich plasma to assist others suffering from the disease.
Jones, who is openly gay, was rejected after he disclosed that he had engaged in sexual contact with another man in the past three months — a violation of the FDA’s current three-month deferral period for sexually active gay or bisexual men.Jones denounced the robotexts, which told voters in the district “Shevrin Jones was discriminated against for recent homosexual contact,” and linked to a webpage unaffiliated with Jones’ campaign — ShevJones.com — with the full Herald article.At least two of Jones’ primary asopponents had a history of anti-LGBTQ statements or votes, and a local radio host attacked.
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