article_snippet.sent: Republican lawmaker from North Dakota, Randy Boehning, has an over 10-year history of voting against gay rights.
article_snippet.sent: Smith told Forum on Monday that Smith first recognized Boehning, who Smith knew by Grindr handle Top Man!, while reading an April 2 article that pictured all the state's House of Representatives members who voted down an anti-discrimination bill. '
article_snippet.sent: Forum ran their story on Monday, in which Boehning both came out and accused an employee at an employee workplace for exposing an employee after an employee exposed an employee. '
article_snippet.sent: Boehning both told Forum. '
article_snippet.sent: Boehning both went on to claim that, prior to Boehning both April 2 vote against the anti-discrimination bill, a capitol employee warned Boehning both that a fellow lawmaker who supported the anti-discrimination bill vowed Boehning both would become a target for retaliation should Boehning both vote no.
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile, the only openly gay lawmaker in the state's legislature, Rep. Josh Boschee of Fargo, said the only openly gay lawmaker in the state's legislature, Rep. Josh Boschee of Fargo never spoke to Boehning both about the vote.
article_snippet.sent: Boschee claims Boschee's been told of a Republican staffer who's been in contact with Boehning both via Grindr since Boschee was last elected and who warned Boehning both 'there could be consequences for the hypocrisy of [Boschee] vote.'
article_snippet.sent: As for Boschee coming out, Boehning, who says Boschee's also attracted to women, seemed somewhat relieved. '
article_snippet.sent: Boehning both claims Boehning both was blackmailed by a Capitol employee just before Boehning both most recent vote against a gay rights bill.
article_snippet.sent: Weeks later, Boehning both was outed .
highlights_snippet.sent: Smith realized that user was staunch state conservative Randy Boehning after reading of the lawmaker's vote against a gay rights bill this month .
  