‘Rolling Stone’ Writer: No, Nancy Pelosi ‘Did Not Come Out to Me’

In a new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, in response to a charge that some critics consider her to be “too liberal,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi responded, “I’m LGBTQ, I support those issues. I’m proud to. But they use that—they go into these districts and they say, ‘Too liberal.’” After that assertion raised some eyebrows from readers, the writer of the piece, Tim Dickinson clarified on Twitter. “I hate to burst your bubble, y’all, but Nancy Pelosi did not come out to me in this interview. She was just saying she supports LGBTQ issues,” he wrote, adding, “lolomg.” The text of the quote has since been updated on Rolling Stone’s website to read, “I’m [pro-] LGBTQ.” A spokesperson for Pelosi further clarified her comments to TheWrap, saying, “She means she’s pro-LGBTQ. As Leader and Speaker, Nancy Pelosi has, according to the Advocate, ‘driven LGBT causes further than any other person in Washington.’ The Leader is very clearly referring to her longstanding work in this regard in this interview.”