Proving once again that they’ve never seen a boneheaded conspiracy theory they didn’t like, the folks over at QAnon have joined with a Muslim cleric and Jewish rabbi in making the baseless claim that the COVID-19 vaccine will turn people gay.
We wish.
Reporter Shayan Sardarizadeh combed the social media website Telegram to uncover new claims by QAnon theorists that people are not actually born gay, but are “turned” gay through vaccination. (Tell that to the millions of LGBTQ historical figures who lived before the days of inoculation.)
Sardarizadeh shared screenshots of the claims on Twitter.
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Two of the biggest QAnon channels on Telegram, with 180,000 and 56,000 subscribers respectively, have endorsed the baseless conspiracy theory that vaccinating children increases the probablity of them identifying as homosexual or transgender at a later stage. pic.twitter.com/42O62TFTjm
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) February 10, 2021
“Let’s assume [being queer is] genetic for a minute. Since homosexuals by and large don’t procreate their own children, their own genetics typically are not passed forward,” one poster wrote. “Since that is against the continuation of life, then homosexuality can’t be a dominant gene, it must be recessive.”
“I have many homosexual friends that have said they have known they were different SINCE THEY WERE LITTLE KIDS,” the post continues. “When is your earliest memory? 4 years old? You’ve already received 50 vaccines by then in 2020. Truly if it were genetic then the rate should be decreasing, but it’s increasing, indicating something in their environment is pushing it that direction.”
Related: Orthodox rabbi warns COVID-19 vaccine will make you gay
The poster in question apparently doesn’t realize that a 50-year-old gay person who claims to have known he was gay his entire life would have had nowhere near that many vaccines at a young age. He also doesn’t seem to realize that countless LGBTQ people have biological children, and have throughout history. Being gay is not “against the continuation of life.” But nevermind.
Another post shared by Sardarizadeh endorses the claims of Abbas Tabrizian, the aforementioned Iran-based Muslim cleric spreading theories linking the COVID vaccine to homosexuality.
“IMO he’s not far off,” a QAnon poster said, sharing a link to Tabrizian’s claims. “This is why we have gender confusion among our youth. Research how they put in hormones and alter DNA with their vaccines. Then pump our kids full of 50+ vaccines from birth!”
According to Sardarizadeh, the two Telegram “channels” he cites in his post have more than 180,000 followers, and 56,000 followers.
Experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, continue to cite a combination of preventative methods including mass vaccination and masks as the only way to end the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, just under 45 million people have been vaccinated so far. To reach herd immunity–the point where the pandemic would officially end–80% of the nation’s population will need the vaccine, which translates to roughly 261 million people.
Aranos
If only…
Terrycloth
If that was true we will have millions of gays and people scrambling for an antidote
Phillip
Nothing surprises with these people, we are dealing with very low-information folks who love to make up conspiracy theories at the drop of a hat. They are afraid of their own shadows as well. Is it any wonder they are sheep easily lead?
Mack
They’re mentally defective and won’t seek help.
cubcmh
Welcome, newbies!!
Lightbulb
Nothing to see here…The Gays have been blamed for everything for decades…Just ask the EvanEVILS….like Falwell, Robertson, Falwell Jr.,
Essie
“. . . Since homosexuals by and large don’t procreate their own children, their own genetics typically are not passed forward,” one poster wrote. “Since that is against the continuation of life, then homosexuality can’t be a dominant gene, it must be recessive.”
So, has this person been living under a rock? He actually writes like he knows what he’s talking about. Gays have been having their own biological children forever. It’s only recently that having your own children has been out in the open but people have been doing it forever. It’s in all the papers. Does this person read anything but conspiracy theories?
renzinthewoods
SMH. Far too many people only understand the concept of evolution from the viewpoint of the individual and not the species. As a species we may have it programmed into our biology to have a percentage of the species potentially removed from procreation and geared towards community survival. There are studies that suggest sexual orientation may be toggled based on number of children or stress during pregnancy. There’s so much more to a biological understanding of same gender attraction than simple gene theory.
dadhc
Face it, conservatives are afraid of everything that isn’t like them, hence, the religious right, and all large groups that accept the lower-intellects of the human race in order to manipulate them. Thank God for my life, and for the stripes I’ve earned through the years; I am my own person and I think for myself.
Blue.Jacket
Sun Tzu said “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”
LGBTQAnon. L-iving G-OP B-ut T-otally Q-ueer-Anon.
They’ll be carrying Rainbow Confederate flags singing YMCA!
barryaksarben
The worst part of this insane bullshit is that vaccines have promoted civilization itself and has stopped so much suffering. These anti-science morons will scare some people from protecting their children, families and communities with this type of dumbassery
butchqueen
Intellectually lazy and wilfully ignorant.
stan2015
Good let them die.
bridyyc
I kinda like it. The new dating strategy – the vaccine clinic. Hang out, see a handsome man, “Scuse me, Sir….have you just been vaccinated? Yes? well, pleased to meet you, Bob’s the name”
Invader7
@stan2015: Exactly. Let the dim bulbs die off and thin the herd. That way civilization ( the sane , thinking , WELL informed Intelligent segment ) won’t have to deal with those dim wits. They can all go to QAnon HELL !!!
Cam
If this were true nobody would be wasting it on converting QAnon folks.
But seriously, let them keep up with this, so many of their followers are beyond help, but some have to look at stuff like this, realize how crazy these folks are and maybe snap out of it.
o.codone
Wait, it *is* genetic, right? It has to be. All those kids, including myself who knew about same gender attraction before they could put it into words cannot be wrong.
dougie
I keep getting the feeling that Q – whoever that is – is just sitting back and scheming “What crazy-ass shit can I post out there for people to believe.” And no matter what Q puts out, the idiots actually do believe it, wrap it into their crazy conspiracy theories and pass it on. How do people get to be SO stupid?
Atreyu
Well this explains why I am pissing rainbows 8===D~ – ~-~ and shitting out rainbow glitter. After my 1st shot. God only knows what I well get on my 2nd shot. I am hoping that I cum out skittles.
radiooutmike
They’re getting this from that Iranian iman.