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HylianFox
10/26/23 3:20:35 AM
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A Republican who doesn't like queer folks? Now that's a shocker!

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/politics/mike-johnson-gay-sex-criminalization-kfile/index.html

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a history of harsh anti-gay language from his time as an attorney for a socially conservative legal group in the mid-2000s.

In editorials that ran in his local Shreveport, Louisiana, paper, The Times, Johnson called homosexuality a inherently unnatural and dangerous lifestyle that would lead to legalized pedophilia and possibly even destroy the entire democratic system.

And, in another editorial, he wrote, Your race, creed, and sex are what you are, while homosexuality and cross-dressing are things you do, he wrote. This is a free country, but we dont give special protections for every persons bizarre choices.

At the time, Johnson was an attorney and spokesman for Alliance Defense Fund, known today as Alliance Defending Freedom, where he also authored his opposition to the Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas which overturned state laws that criminalized homosexual activity between consenting adults.

ADF wrote an amicus brief in the case which supported maintaining criminalization.

States have many legitimate grounds to proscribe same-sex deviate sexual intercourse, Johnson wrote in a July 2003 op-ed, calling it a public health concern.

By closing these bedroom doors, they have opened a Pandoras box, he added.

Now, Johnson is the speaker of the House at a time when a majority of Americans are strongly supportive of gay rights.

In the House Republican Conferences voting for their speaker nominee, Tom Emmer, who initially beat out Johnson, came under fire from conservatives for voting to codify same-sex marriage in 2022.

Johnson, according to Punchbowl News, reportedly made an issue of Emmers vote. Johnson voted against the bill. In 2022, Johnson also introduced a bill that some describe as a national version of what critics have called Floridas Dont Say Gay bill.

In the mid-2000s, Johnsons anti-gay rhetoric was harsh. In September 2004, Johnson wrote in support of a Louisiana amendment banning same-sex marriage saying it could lead to people marrying their pets.

Homosexual relationships are inherently unnatural and, the studies clearly show, are ultimately harmful and costly for everyone, he wrote. Society cannot give its stamp of approval to such a dangerous lifestyle. If we change marriage for this tiny, modern minority, we will have to do it for every deviant group. Polygamists, polyamorists, pedophiles, and others will be next in line to claim equal protection. They already are. There will be no legal basis to deny a bisexual the right to marry a partner of each sex, or a person to marry his pet.

Johnson added that allowing same-sex marriage could be the downfall of the democratic system.

The state and its citizens have a compelling interest in preserving the integrity of the marital union by making opposite-sex marriage the exclusive form of family relationship endorsed by the government, he wrote. Loss of this status will de-emphasize the importance of traditional marriage to society, weaken it, and place our entire democratic system in jeopardy by eroding its foundation.

In another 2004 column, Johnson again predicted same-sex marriage could doom America.

If you were shocked by the moral lapses at the Super Bowl you aint seen nothin yet, Johnson wrote. Experts project that homosexual marriage is the dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy that could doom even the strongest republic.

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Zikten
10/26/23 3:24:06 AM
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What a prude
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HylianFox
10/26/23 3:25:48 AM
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https://www.queerty.com/the-gop-elected-a-new-speaker-of-the-house-hes-already-an-unmitigated-disaster-20231025

If you didnt think it was possible for House Republicans to become more odious, think again! After three embarrassing weeks of inner-party chaos, the GOP finally elected their next speaker Wednesday.

Meet Mike Johnson, an extreme far-right, anti-abortion representative from Louisiana who doesnt just want to stop at banning same-sex marriage.

He wants to criminalize gay sex altogether!

Thats right: the Speaker of the House is pro-sodomy laws. It looks like the GOP is taking us allllll the way back to the early 20th century.

Yippee!

Johnsons homophobia is no joke. In newspaper editorials, the 51-year-old has called homosexuality an inherently unnatural and dangerous lifestyle that would lead to legalized pedophilia and possibly even destroy the entire democratic system.

In another, he railed against anti-discrimination laws, saying we dont give special protections for every persons bizarre choices.

Hmmdoes he mean bizarre choices like entering a convenant marriage? A hardcore evangelical Christian, Johnson and his wife can only get divorced on a small set of grounds, such as adultery, if one partner commits a felony or faces imprisonment, or physical or sexual abuse.

Personal freedom, baby!

Unsurprisingly, Johnson has also championed a national version of Floridas Dont Say Gay legislation. He says the Democrat Party and their cultural allies are on a misguided crusade to immerse young children in sexual imagery and radical gender ideology.

Back in the mid-2000s, he argued that gay marriage is the dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy that could doom even the strongest republic.

While same-sex marriage hasnt done that, Johnsons ascension to Speaker just might! The hard right-winger was a key player in Donald Trumps attempts to subvert the 2020 election, leading an amicus brief seeking to overturn the results in four key swing states.

He also wanted to charge Nancy Pelosi with a felony for ripping up Trumps State of the Union speech.

And yall thought Jim Jordan was the worst choice imaginable? Hah!

House Democrats made their fervent opposition to Johnson clear on Wednesday. The most powerful display of resistance came from lesbian Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN), who shouted out her wife when she voted for Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries.

For a split second, it looked like Republicans were set to nominate one of their few remaining sane members, Rep. Tom Emmer, to the Speaker position. But his bid was torpedoed over his vote last year to codify same-sex marriage into law.

Emmer, who wants to ban trans athletes from competing in school sports, is far from an LGBTQ+ activist. But he doesnt want to legislate LGBTQ+ folx out of existence; and thus, apparently isnt conservative enough.

When Johnson emerged as the Republicans nominee Tuesday night, his grotesquely anti-gay colleagues were defiant.

For those wondering, the older woman yelling shut up! is North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx, whos Chairwoman of the Education Committee.

Our kids are doomed, just like Congress!

The one saving grace is that Republicans only have a four-vote majority, meaning there may still be juuust enough guardrails to keep Johnson from trying to enact his full theocratic agenda.

Or at least, were praying thats the case.

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SiO4
10/26/23 3:27:28 AM
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Does Mike Johnson also have a wide stance?

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ai123
10/26/23 3:28:19 AM
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'We're a free country. Unless you dont conform to our narrow definition of normality, in which case all bets are off'.

That's quite the flexible concept of 'freedom'.


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Thermador446
10/26/23 3:31:34 AM
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Zikten posted...
What a prude

He sounds like a biggoty bitch

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MICHALECOLE
10/26/23 3:34:26 AM
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Hes for sure in Grindr
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berlyman101
10/26/23 3:35:26 AM
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Experts project that homosexual marriage is the dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy that could doom even the strongest republic.

wtf I wanna be gay now

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UnholyMudcrab
10/26/23 3:39:56 AM
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HylianFox posted...
If you were shocked by the moral lapses at the Super Bowl you aint seen nothin yet, Johnson wrote. Experts project that homosexual marriage is the dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy that could doom even the strongest republic.
They're just so fucking bad at not making the things they oppose seem like the coolest shit ever

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Kai_Laguna
10/26/23 3:42:25 AM
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So, in other words, he's probably not going to get McCarthy'd anytime soon?
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HylianFox
10/26/23 3:43:26 AM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
They're just so fucking bad at making the things they oppose not seem like the coolest shit ever

Every conservative parent I knew made Harry Potter and D&D sound so much more badass than they actually are
>_>

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ai123
10/26/23 3:43:33 AM
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So when you get anti abortion legislation, and anti trans legislation, and people respond by saying that gay rights will be next, the right says 'stop the silly fearmongering! That's settled. We're all cool with gay people now'.

Then Republicans elect a man to a position of power who is a rabid homophobe. Who believes they need to stamp out homosexual practice in order to prevent the collapse of society.

Makes you wonder.

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Cassie
10/26/23 4:09:26 AM
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Dude for sure takes it in the can.

those that scream the loudest and all that.

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BlueTigerLion
10/26/23 4:15:29 PM
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So how did this guy even get elected? Let alone be the House Speaker. All this dirt on him and Dems just let him get elected in his district.

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meatlesshotdogz
10/26/23 4:17:17 PM
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This dude is definitely in the closet based off of how anti gay he is lmao
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ScazarMeltex
10/26/23 4:17:44 PM
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ai123 posted...
So when you get anti abortion legislation, and anti trans legislation, and people respond by saying that gay rights will be next, the right says 'stop the silly fearmongering! That's settled. We're all cool with gay people now'.

Then Republicans elect a man to a position of power who is a rabid homophobe. Who believes they need to stamp out homosexual practice in order to prevent the collapse of society.

Makes you wonder.
Almost like you shouldn't believe a word any Republican says about anything, ever.

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Heineken14
10/26/23 4:18:13 PM
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BlueTigerLion posted...
So how did this guy even get elected? Let alone be the House Speaker. All this dirt on him and Dems just let him get elected in his district.


Yes! Those fucking democrats!

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Strider102
10/26/23 4:18:19 PM
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What is it with Republicans that "if you're gay it means you're going to become a pedo"?

That shit is nowhere in the same spectrum, it's unbelievably stupid.

And how is being gay threatening to destroy our democracy system?

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creativerealms
10/26/23 4:18:27 PM
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BlueTigerLion posted...
So how did this guy even get elected? Let alone be the House Speaker. All this dirt on him and Dems just let him get elected in his district.
Democrats influence in Louisiana is limited. Very limited.

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meatlesshotdogz
10/26/23 4:18:40 PM
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Strider102 posted...
What is it with Republicans that "if you're gay it means you're going to become a pedo"?

That shit is nowhere in the same spectrum, it's unbelievably stupid.
theyre projecting

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mystic_belmont
10/26/23 4:19:04 PM
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If he doesn't like gay sex than he shouldn't have gay sex.

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StormSignal
10/26/23 4:22:02 PM
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mystic_belmont posted...
If he doesn't like gay sex than he shouldn't have gay sex.
yeah he really doesn't have to have any if he doesn't want to

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Umbreon
10/26/23 4:23:34 PM
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"Gay rights aren't in any danger, you're being paranoid!"


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KitKats
10/26/23 4:24:19 PM
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Every single Republican in the House voted for this guy to be their speaker

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yusiko
10/26/23 4:35:12 PM
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Umbreon posted...
"Gay rights aren't in any danger, you're being paranoid!"


People who say that know they are lying they just want the left to become complacent and less likely to vote when it really matters

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brestugo
10/26/23 4:46:36 PM
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If you were shocked by the moral lapses at the Super Bowl you aint seen nothin yet, Johnson wrote.

The officiating was questionable sometimes, but this just sounds like whining. /s

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K181
10/26/23 4:47:54 PM
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Member of a party that wants to destroy democracy previously warned that gays would lead to an end of democracy.

It's literally always projection.

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Scintillant
10/26/23 4:50:54 PM
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some people can also just be homophobic

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mercurydude
10/26/23 4:55:44 PM
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K181 posted...
Member of a party that wants to destroy democracy previously warned that gays would lead to an end of democracy.

It's literally always projection.

Yes. They like to say these things about Rome, when Rome didn't fall until nutcases like Mike Johnson got in charge and declared homosexuality to be a crime. And they say it about Sodom and Gomorrah, so if we humor them and say these places were real...

Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen. - Ezekiel 16:49-50

Whaddya know... the exact reasons given and nary a mention of gay people, yet once again we find people like Mike Johnson were to blame. That describes him and people like him to a T.

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sfcalimari
10/26/23 4:59:03 PM
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"you can just move"

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darkace77450
10/26/23 5:00:44 PM
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Experts project that homosexual marriage is the dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy that could doom even the strongest republic.

Citation needed.
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MICHALECOLE
10/26/23 5:24:49 PM
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darkace77450 posted...
Citation needed.
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citation is right there

experts
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Strider102
10/26/23 5:30:01 PM
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KitKats posted...
Every single Republican in the House voted for this guy to be their speaker

And every Republican who voted for them is just as responsible.

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Guide
10/27/23 11:17:24 PM
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I'd give the benefit of the doubt to someone to change in ~20 years, but he doesn't seem to have changed at all.

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Jiek_Fafn
10/27/23 11:19:55 PM
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The nicest thing I can say is that I am fully convinced these are his beliefs. He's not just playing to his crowd or anything. These are his actual thoughts.

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MrCokeacola
10/27/23 11:22:18 PM
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Thanks for the American politics update.

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ForsakenHermit
10/27/23 11:23:42 PM
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At this rate Daniel Carver will be speaker of the house before he dies.

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darkace77450
10/28/23 3:09:13 AM
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Guide posted...
I'd give the benefit of the doubt to someone to change in ~20 years, but he doesn't seem to have changed at all.

He led an effort to overturn a free and fair election less than three years ago.
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dioxxys
10/28/23 3:12:13 AM
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Good thing no one's making him have gay sex
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kingdrake2
10/28/23 3:14:03 AM
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Jiek_Fafn posted...
These are his actual thoughts.


every single day he's coming up with dumb remarks (MAGA speaker Mike).

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darkace77450
10/28/23 12:07:19 PM
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/mike-johnsons-wife-runs-counseling-221107245.html

The wife of newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) runs a counseling business that advocates the belief that homosexuality is comparable to bestiality and incest, according to its operating documents.

The homophobia is the point, but that doesn't mean they can't profit from it too.

We believe and the Bible teaches that any form of sexual immorality, such as adultery, fornication, homosexuality, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, pornography or any attempt to change ones sex, or disagreement with ones biological sex, is sinful and offensive to God, says the eight-page business document.

Conservatives conflating gender and sexuality? I am shocked, shocked I say! And gender dysphoria is a healthcare issue. God should no more oppose "disagreeing with one's biological sex" than he should oppose cancer treatment or LASIK surgery.

This agreement also refers to pre-born babies and says the company is committed to defending and protecting all human life, from conception through natural death.

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess her husband supports the death penalty.
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Takuya_Lee
10/28/23 12:16:42 PM
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dioxxys posted...
Good thing no one's making him have gay sex

Yeah. He can choose to do that with his own free will.

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Torgo
10/28/23 12:18:54 PM
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Christian Nationalist Authoritarian... Not surprised.

I heard this guy is a young earth creationist, so he believes all sorts of absurd nonsense.

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gamerofNS
10/28/23 12:20:55 PM
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Sounds like projection to me.
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Hexenherz
10/28/23 12:21:06 PM
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I like this write-up about how dangerous Mike Johnson is - https://www.thedailybeast.com/heres-why-mike-johnson-is-more-dangerous-than-donald-trump

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hockeybub89
10/28/23 12:21:13 PM
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darkace77450 posted...
God should no more oppose "disagreeing with one's biological sex" than he should oppose cancer treatment or LASIK surgery.
You see, God is allowed to make mistakes sometimes. You can get rid of your tumor and fix your eyesight, but if you get physical and mental help for your gender identity issues, suddenly you're doubting God and practicing immoral sex fetishes!

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