Активисты обвинили штаб шерифа штата Вермонт в использовании трансфобных лозунгов против оппонента

Представители ЛГБТК+-сообщества в Вермонте заявили, что сторонники кандидата на пост шерифа Дана Гамелина использовали оскорбительные высказывания в адрес его соперника Кевина Блума. В то время как сам шериф отрицает причастность своей кампании к инциденту, оппонент обвинил его в молчании, несмотря на то, что Гамелин якобы знал о скандальных постах своего брата более месяца.

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Group accuses Chittenden County sheriff’s campaign of transphobic speech against primary opponent BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - An LGBTQ+ group is accusing Chittenden County Sheriff Dan Gamelin’s supporters of using transphobic speech against his primary opponent. “To be fair, not the candidate himself, but supporters and members of the campaign, volunteers of the campaign, made some — used a slur against the non-binary trans opponent, Kevin Bloom,” said Debbie Ingram of the LGBTQI+ Caucus of the Vermont Democratic Party. The caucus points to a now-deleted Facebook comment they say was made by Sheriff Gamelin’s brother, Francis. They claim it is transphobic and say the post spurred other comments from Gamelin supporters that were violent in nature. “What we’re most concerned about is the larger picture of how trans people are being portrayed in the media these days, and all the different things that have led up to them being really persecuted members of society,” Ingram said. They say Gamelin’s brother is a part of the sheriff’s campaign because he handed out campaign signs to other supporters. “I find it hard to believe that organizing and delivering lawn signs does not fall within the reality of a campaign team,” said Bloom, who added that they reached out to Gamelin to address the matter before going public. “I offered him multiple times the opportunity to be the one to speak out and disavow this support. He has known about this for over a month, and he’s chosen to stay silent.” Sheriff Gamelin says his brother has conflicting political views and is not on his campaign team. He said the only thing his brother has done is help hand out a few signs. “None of this has anything to do with my campaign. That’s not who I am. So, having those accusations is totally false, a hundred percent false,” Gamelin said. Gamelin said he told his brother to delete the posts, and his brother has not posted anything campaign-related since. “I immediately called Kevin Bloom and told him, I apologize for my brother’s response in the comments that he made, and I had my brother remove it,” Gamelin said. Gamelin said the caucus did not come to him beforehand, and emphasized that his brother’s comments do not represent his campaign. The primary is August 11. Copyright 2026 WCAX. All rights reserved.