I am a member of the LGBT community. I grew up in an openly gay household in the 1980s. I volunteered in the AIDS vaccine trials from 1998–2002. I am bisexual. I am also a United States Army veteran and a public policy analyst. I do not define myself by any single one of those facts — but none of them are negotiable parts of who I am. Because of that lived experience, I want to be clear about why I hold the positions I do. My issue is not with equal protection under the law. I have consistently supported equal treatment. What I object to — and what I have directly witnessed and experienced — is the political co-opting of the challenges facing LGBT people as a means of redefining us around a warped and reductionist version of our sexuality. Identity politics, as it is practiced by the hard left, collapses a whole human being into one characteristic and then weaponizes that characteristic against political opponents. It redefines us not as full individuals — veterans, parents, professionals, people of faith, people of none, conservatives, liberals, independents — but as a voting bloc and a tactical instrument. I have personally experienced the consequences of rejecting that framework. I have been harassed, ostracized, and labeled for disagreeing with the prevailing narrative. I have watched members of my own community be treated as traitors simply for holding center-right or religious liberty positions. That is not inclusion. That is ideological enforcement. There is also a cost to this weaponization that the hard left rarely acknowledges. When LGBT identity is used as a political cudgel, it deepens polarization and social mistrust. It reinforces the perception that we are not citizens seeking equal protection, but activists seeking to compel cultural submission. That perception harms the very people it claims to protect. Equally troubling is the lefts selective application of "moral outrage". We see the radical lefts relentless activism domestically against religious bakers, small businesses, or cultural conservatives. Yet there is near silence from many of these same radical leftists regarding the execution, imprisonment, and brutalization of LGBT individuals by Islamic fundamentalist terrorist organizations and by regimes such as the Iranian mullah regime that governs Iran. In direct contradiction to the false narrative pushed by the radical left criticizing those Islamic terrorist and their rogue regime patrons' is not the same as "condemning all Muslims."

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I recently went on Ynet News, one of the largest news outlets in Israel, to discuss the escalating protests across Iran and the reality of the Iranian people's fight against the Islamic Republic. Western leaders constantly fear the political cost of putting boots on the ground in the Middle East, but the reality I shared with the Israeli public is this: The boots are already there. The Iranian people are the greatest army ready to topple this regime, and they are already marching in the streets. They do not need foreign ground troops. What they need is for the West and Israel to take out the head of the snake. If the IRGC, Khamenei, and the oppressive command structure are neutralized by strategic strikes, the Iranian people will finish the job and reclaim their country. The window of opportunity is open right now. We cannot ignore the bravery of the people on the ground who are ready to take their country back once the regime's leadership is crippled. Watch the full segment to hear my complete analysis on why neutralizing the top command is the only step the international community needs to take.

Live Update From the Liveblog of Thursday, February 26, 2026. By Emanuel Fabian, 6:35 pm The Israeli Air Force struck eight military compounds belonging to Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force in eastern Lebanon a short while ago, the military says. According to the IDF, the sites in the Beqaa Valley were used by Hezbollah to store numerous weapons, including rockets, as well as for training by the Radwan Force for planned attacks against Israel. Hezbollah’s activity at the sites and attempts by the terror group to re-arm “constitute a violation of the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon, and pose a threat to the State of Israel,” the IDF says. In recent weeks, the Israeli military has stepped up airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, with assessments indicating that the Iran-backed terror group may join Tehran in a new conflict against Israel. A Hezbollah official told AFP yesterday, though, that the group would not intervene on Iran’s behalf if the US carries out a limited strike against the Islamic Republic. https://x.com/idfonline/status/2027081295033954777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2027081295033954777%7Ctwgr%5E8e62717083bcd41620cd030e44f1575c543700e2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesofisrael.com%2Fliveblog_entry%2Fidf-says-its-east-lebanon-strikes-hit-8-compounds-belonging-to-hezbollahs-elite-radwan-force%2F