When Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus took to X this week, she made a familiar move: turning a routine roundtable into a partisan talking point.
The LGBTQ+ community is a central part of Southern Nevada. Today, I was proud to join a roundtable discussion with @HRC_President, Rep. Steven Horsford, and local leaders about ways we can support our LGBTQ+ friends during this era of rising hateful rhetoric. We must stand… pic.twitter.com/zqmvH32fGN
— Dina Titus (@repdinatitus) August 25, 2025
Titus said she was “proud” to join fellow Democrat Rep. Steven Horsford, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, and others to “support our LGBTQ+ friends during this era of rising hateful rhetoric.”
It sounds dramatic, but is it true? Or is it more about politics than reality?
Let’s take a closer look.
First, Titus claimed the LGBTQ community is a “central part” of Southern Nevada.
Of course, no one denies that LGBTQ Nevadans are part of our diverse population. But calling one group “central” is a stretch.
Southern Nevada is made up of veterans, working families, small business owners, Hispanic and Asian communities, faith groups, retirees, and more.
To single out one group as the “center” is just another example of Democrats picking favorites to score political points.
According to Gallup polling from 2023, about 7% of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ.
That’s a noticeable minority, but it hardly makes the group more “central” than the millions of Nevadans who identify with other communities.
Conservatives would say every Nevadan matters – not just the groups Democrats highlight during election season.
The most loaded part of Titus’s post is her claim that we’re living in an “era of rising hateful rhetoric” against LGBTQ people.
This is where conservatives push back the hardest.
Where’s the proof? Public opinion surveys actually show the opposite trend.
In 2004, only about 30% of Americans supported same-sex marriage. By 2023, Pew Research found 67% did. That’s a massive cultural shift toward acceptance, not hate.
So what’s really happening?
Titus and her allies often lump in any disagreement on policy – like parental rights in schools, banning drag shows for kids, or stopping taxpayer funding of gender surgeries for minors – as “hate.”
But those are policy debates, not personal attacks.
Conservatives argue that it’s dishonest to label parents or faith leaders “hateful” simply because they disagree with Titus’s agenda.
Events like the roundtable she attended are usually framed as “community discussions.”
But look at the guest list: Titus, Horsford, and the Human Rights Campaign. All are reliable Democrat allies.
This isn’t a bipartisan effort to bring Nevadans together – it’s a carefully staged event designed to reinforce a political narrative.
And let’s not forget, the Human Rights Campaign is a powerful national group that spends heavily to elect Democrats.
So when Titus joins them for a photo-op, it looks less like community building and more like campaign strategy.
Another problem is how one-sided these conversations are.
Titus warns about “hateful rhetoric” against LGBTQ folks, but where is her concern about hateful rhetoric aimed at conservatives, Christians, or parents who simply want a say in their children’s education?
When a Nevada parent is labeled a “bigot” for opposing radical gender policies in schools, isn’t that also hateful? Titus never talks about that side of the story.
Here in Nevada, Las Vegas is one of the most welcoming cities in the country.
Our tourism industry thrives on being inclusive. Pride events happen openly. Businesses fly rainbow flags during June.
If anything, the culture has shifted toward mainstream celebration of LGBTQ identity. To call this an “era of rising hate” doesn’t line up with reality on the ground.
Rep. Dina Titus’s X post is less about protecting Nevadans and more about playing politics.
By exaggerating claims of “rising hate,” she tries to smear conservatives who simply hold different views on policy.
Instead of promoting unity, Titus divides us into groups, picking winners and losers based on her party’s agenda.
Nevadans deserve better than partisan propaganda. We need leaders who respect all communities without weaponizing fear for political gain.
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