Network throughout much of the 2000s. In 2003, Bruce was appointed to serve on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's transition team after his successful recall election against Gray Davis. In 2009, after President Barack Obama and his family had moved into the White House, Bruce said, "we've got trash in the White House." Bruce returned to Talk Radio Network in November 2012 as a guest host during the move of The Laura Ingraham Show from TRN to Courtside Entertainment Group.. In 2014, Bruce created a short video for the conservative YouTube channel Prager University in which she summarized her criticisms of the contemporary feminist movement. Bruce was the subject of controversy in May 2017, when appearing as a guest on Fox News show Tucker Carlson Tonight. She criticized an autistic child for asking Vice President Mike Pence for an apology when he accidentally brushed the young boy in the face. She later apologized on air. In December 2018, Bruce appeared on Fox News to criticize the decision of one Scottish coffee shop to call "gingerbread men" "gingerbread people". Bruce said, "obviously, they're men". She characterized the decision by the coffee shop as "the tipping point" in policing free speech. Bruce is a Fox News contributor. In 2019, she became the host of Get Tammy Bruce, which airs on the Fox Nation streaming service. Personal life In a 2006 interview with C-SPAN, Bruce stated she was bisexual, and that for her, identifying as a lesbian was a choice. In an earlier speech, she identified herself as a pro-choice lesbian. At the age of 17, Bruce became lovers with 34-year-old Brenda Benet. Later, Bruce and Benet lived together for nearly a year before Bruce moved out. On April 7, 1982, two years after they had first met and two weeks after Bruce moved out, Benet committed suicide at her home during a lunch date with Bruce. Books Films Bruce made her film debut in the short feature film 2081, an independent film based on Kurt Vonnegut's short story "Harrison Bergeron." Bruce plays the role of Diana Moon Glampers, the United States Handicapper General in a technologically advanced, totalitarian-egalitarian state. Bruce also starred in a supporting role in the 2011 documentary The Undefeated. References External links Living people American columnists American women columnists American feminist writers American political commentators American political writers American abortion-rights activists American conservative talk radio hosts American women radio presenters American