Kennedy Center Fires Vice President Floyd Brown for Past Anti-LGBT Comments; Brown Blames CNN
By Francisco SalazarThe Kennedy Center’s vice President, Floyd Brown, has been fired due to past anti-gay comments.
Brown, whom President Trump hired, was fired hours after CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski uncovered past anti-LGBT comments.
Brown called homosexuality a “punishment” upon America and said same-sex marriage is “godless” and a “hoax.” He also promoted conspiracies about former President Barack Obama’s birth and religion.
Brown responded to his firing on X and said, “I was fired yesterday by Richard Grenell from the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. One month ago, I was recruited to join the Kennedy Center as a Vice President. My firing came approximately two hours after CNN sent an email asking me to comment on my past writings and statements about traditional marriage and homosexual influence in the GOP.”
He added that he sent a comment to CNN stating, “It is an honor to work at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and with the many amazing people who are employed here. Comments rooted in my personal Christian views, which I have made in the past, have no impact upon my work here at the Kennedy Center nor do they impinge on my interactions with colleagues who do incredible work for the patrons of the Center. As a Christian I am called to work with others of different beliefs and worldviews. I am honored to work for President of the Kennedy Center, Ambassador Richard Grenell and Chairman of the Kennedy Center, President Donald Trump. I am united with them in their mission to bring wholesome entertainment showcasing the best of performing arts and music to America. It was truly not my intention to offend anyone with my comments. I have never intended to attack or demean any person in my statements, and have always shared the mission of Jesus, striving to love others unconditionally. The amazing beauty of the MAGA movement is we have people of many different beliefs inside our tent. We are all working together in unity to Make America Great Again.”
He added that when he asked for an explanation for his firing, “the only explanation is the one given to me at the time of my firing. ‘Floyd, you must recant your belief in traditional marriage and your past statements on the topic, or you will be fired.” Needless to say, I refused to recant and was shown the door. My beliefs are much more common to Biblical Christianity.’ My only conclusion is Richard Grenell was intimidated by a CNN story, which hasn’t been aired or published, so he preemptively fired me for my Christian beliefs on marriage.”
Brown’s past comments date back many years. He has also been a conservative activist who founded Citizens United and has served as an executive for Young America’s Foundation.
Grenell, who is gay, has not responded formally to Brown’s claims. He has instead accused the former Kennedy Center president, Deborah Rutter, of fraud and said that he discovered $26 million in fake revenue in the 2024 and 2025 budgets of the Kennedy Center and will begin an investigation with DA Pam Bondi.
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