“Weird” has become the political insult of the moment, but now Republicans are using it against LGBTQ people. Chelsea Stahl / NBC News; Getty Images; AP. Aug. 3, 2024, 8:09 AM EDT.

Weirdly, the word of the moment in American political discourse is “weird.” In the presidential race, Democrats supporting their presumptive nominee Kamala Harris have seized on the word to ...

In a quip that launched a million memes, Minnesota Governor-turned-VP-candidate Tim Walz referred to his right-wing political opposition as “weird people” in a July 23, 2024, interview on ...