"Chuck Norris, panned for past antigay remarks, dies at 86
The former action star died in Hawaii on Thursday morning, according to his family.
Though widely known for his roles in The Delta Force, Missing in Action, and the television series Walker, Texas Ranger, Norris’s later public life became increasingly defined by his political activism, particularly his opposition to LGBTQ+ rights.
Before supporting Donald Trump in 2016, Norris drew backlash in 2012 after arguing that the Boy Scouts of America should not admit gay members, aligning himself with efforts to preserve the group’s exclusionary policies at a moment of rapid cultural change. Five years later, Norris endorsed Roy Moore for U.S. Senate, praising a candidate with a long record of opposing LGBTQ+ rights."








