Del. Glenn Davis – Photo: Facebook.
A Republican running to be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor has filed a lawsuit to find out who sent a homophobic robotext referring to him as “a gay Democrat” to delegates ahead of the Virginia GOP’s nominating convention on Saturday, May 8.
The lawsuit, filed by Del. Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach) in Norfolk Circuit court, seeks $100,000 in nominal and compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages against an unknown defendant, labeled “Jane Doe,” for defamation.
The lawsuit also identifies the registered user of the phone number from which the text was sent, a Minnesota-based telecommunications company called Onvoy, and asks the court to force Onvoy to reveal who paid for the robotexts.
Virginia Republican lieutenant governor candidate attacked with homophobic mailers and text messages
Mailers and text messages attack Del. Glenn Davis support of LGBTQ rights in appeal to Republican base voters.
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Screenshot of the anti-Glenn Davis attack on transgender rights – Photo: Glenn Davis, via Twitter.
A Republican candidate for Virginia lieutenant governor is being subjected to homophobic attacks casting him as a “gay Democrat” for voting for Medicaid expansion and supporting pro-LGBTQ measures.
Del. Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach) took to Twitter last week to accuse former Del. Tim Hugo (R-Clifton) of sending around a mailer with a photo of Davis wearing a colorful, striped shirt at a PrideFest event in Hampton Roads. The caption of the photo reads: “Don’t be fooled. Glenn Davis is no Republican.”