US EditionNew speaker of the House Mike Johnson once wrote in support of the criminalization of gay sex
- Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a history of making anti-gay statements, including calling homosexuality an "inherently unnatural" and "dangerous lifestyle" that could lead to legalized pedophilia and the downfall of the democratic system.
- Johnson introduced a bill similar to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, which critics argue is discriminatory towards the LGBTQ+ community.
- Johnson's anti-gay language and stance on same-sex marriage have received criticism, especially at a time when a majority of Americans are supportive of gay rights.
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New GOP Speaker Advocated For Criminalizing Gay Sex and Claimed Same-Sex Marriage Would Lead Someone to ‘Marry His Pet’
AP Photo/Alex Brandon CNN’s K-File reported Wednesday on the many anti-LGBTQ editorials and statements made in the past by newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). “Johnson’s past includes harsh anti-gay statements, including support for criminalizing gay sex. In the mid-2000s, he called homosexuality ‘inherently unnatural’ and a ‘dangerous lifestyle,’ and said it could destroy America,” wrote Andrew Kaczynski in his reporting. Kaczynski…
New House speaker once argued for criminalizing gay sex
By Andrew Kaczynski and Allison Gordan | CNN 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 democra…
Mike Johnson Wanted to Criminalize Gay Sex
“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,” CNN reports. “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 anothe…
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