‘What is a crotch harness?’ Republican grills Smithsonian official over LGBT exhibit

Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) asked Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig to explain a past LGBT exhibit with a “crotch harness” in a tense Wednesday hearing on Capitol Hill. Miller chimed in with other GOP lawmakers criticizing the Smithsonian museums’ administration by displaying images of sexually explicit exhibits, including “Illegal to be…