A day that for so many will be remembered as an affirmation of love, respect and equality will for others go down as a blight on our downward-spiraling society. And who are these sticks in the mud?
Namely, social conservative Republicans and other bee-in-their-bonnet antigay activists.
When the inevitable DLB penned, Gus Van Sant directed (or some similar combination) Oscar-winning film chronicling the journey to American marriage equality is produced, these are the people who will cringe when they’re cast as the villains.
But hey, maybe it’ll be a period piece in 100 years and they’ll never have to deal with it.
How about we take this to the next level?
Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
Either way, they’ve secured their spots on the wrong side of history:
Mike Huckabee just couldn’t contain himself:
#SCOTUS has spoken with a very divided voice on something only the Supreme Being can do – redefine marriage. http://t.co/3qcnV7Dz9C
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 26, 2015
This irrational, unconstitutional decision threatens religious liberty – the heart of 1st Amendt. Congress must act. http://t.co/riQTyCl1Nl
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 26, 2015
The Supreme Court can no more repeal the laws of nature and nature’s God on marriage than it can the laws of gravity.
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 26, 2015
Five lawyers on #SCOTUS can no more repeal the laws of nature and nature’s God on marriage than they can the laws of gravity.
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 26, 2015
#SCOTUS #OneManOneWoman http://t.co/OBkGoPwi0U pic.twitter.com/UXbO0Q7byW
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 26, 2015
We must resist and reject judicial tyranny, not retreat. http://t.co/mlzIBw4VoZ
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 26, 2015
Tony Perkins went on a similar tirade — maybe he and Huckabee should just cut through the tension and go on a date:
#SCOTUS #marriage ruling is shocking abuse of power, and will never be accepted http://t.co/OM0ZgyP1gw
— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) June 26, 2015
No court can overturn natural law. Nature & Nature’s God cannot be usurped by the edict of a court, even #SCOTUS
— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) June 26, 2015
It’s folly for #SCOTUS to think it resolved #marriage issue. By disenfranchising 50 million Americans SCOTUS has supercharged it.
— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) June 26, 2015
#SCOTUS has set our govt on a collision course w/our cherished #religiousfreedom, explicitly guaranteed in 1st Amendment.
— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) June 26, 2015
Americans will not stop standing for transcendent truth and never accept the legitimacy of this decision. #SCOTUS #marriage
— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) June 26, 2015
We’ll keep speaking uncompromisingly about what #marriage is, has been, and always will be: the union of one man & one woman. #SCOTUS
— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) June 26, 2015
Rick Santorum offered his expected brand of close-mindedness:
Today, 5 unelected judges redefined the foundational unit of society. Now it is the people’s turn to speak #Marriage
— Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) June 26, 2015
The Court is 1 of 3 coequal branches of government & they have an imperfect record. Stakes are too high to cede marriage to unelected judges
— Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) June 26, 2015
The Court has ruled but now the People must speak. Join me & fight for marriage https://t.co/M79BOMyBgo #RICK2016
— Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) June 26, 2015
Bobby Jindal weaseled out these thoughts:
Marriage between a man and a woman was established by God, and no earthly court can alter that. http://t.co/1Kfw9l0KMG
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) June 26, 2015
I will never stop fighting for religious liberty and I hope our leaders in D.C. join me. http://t.co/1Kfw9l0KMG
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) June 26, 2015
Talking to reporters in Urbandale, IA about the Supreme Court’s disturbing ruling. #IAPolitics pic.twitter.com/GnTBt3cu33
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) June 26, 2015
Scott Walker thinks he knows best:
I believe SCOTUS’ decision is a grave mistake. 5 unelected judges have taken it upon themselves to redefine the institution of marriage.-SKW
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) June 26, 2015
And then there are the Republicans clinging to the states’ rights argument as if it weren’t a thinly veiled way of saying “screw you, gays”:
Statement on the Supreme Court’s decision on marriage: http://t.co/ZzggeRMQiR pic.twitter.com/qT0nA9LndY
— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) June 26, 2015
Jeb Bush:
“Guided by my faith, I believe in traditional marriage. I believe the Supreme Court should have allowed the states to make this decision. I also believe that we should love our neighbor and respect others, including those making lifetime commitments. In a country as diverse as ours, good people who have opposing views should be able to live side by side. It is now crucial that as a country we protect religious freedom and the right of conscience and also not discriminate.”
My statement on today’s #SCOTUS ruling pic.twitter.com/UalM0QnBuF
— Carly Fiorina (@CarlyFiorina) June 26, 2015
Here’s our response to all of the above:
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Thomas R. Dorsey-Payton
We all knew these nuts would come out of the woodwork
Alexis Barros
Republicans are ALWAYS on the wrong side of history. What can anyone honestly say they contributed to America that’s a positive thing?
Mortimer Spreng
Shadenfreude feels SO GOOD!
AtticusBennett
http://www.gaypatriot.net
gay republicans are joining in. they’re very upset about this win. i mean, it must suck to know that the people you have to hate in order for your sh**ty republican families to tolerate you are the ones responsible for any freedoms you will ever have.
oh well. not a liberal problem 😀
Jim Cothran
has he learned to speak english yet?
Masc Pride
I DON’T WANT TO LIKE YOU ON FACEBOOK, QUEERTY!
These video ads (always Marie Callenders?) and rollovers are getting really irritating.
Stephen Meeks
Screw them, Screw their concept of God, and Screw their erroneous views of how our government is set up. Maybe they’ll all die this weekend of shock
darian
@AtticusBennett: I’m hoping today gay Republicans will have the seats we’ve been offering them for a long time and think about their choices.
Cam
On the bright side, the Log Cabin Republicans have a full day running around to all of the conservative office apologizing for being gay, apologizing that they were not able to stop marriage from being legalized, and asking if they can please come to any GOP events if they promise to use the servants entrance.
David Red
Irrelevant idiots!
Ron King
Unfit to serve the people of this great country……hate & bigotry are so yesterday!
Creig Stearne
Stephen Meeks
I am extending a personal, sincere, and heartfelt invitation for each and every republican presidential candidate, as well as Justices Scalia and Thomas, to kindly pucker up and kiss my ass.
Transiteer
Defense of Religion is code for Defense of Hate and Bigotry needed mostly by damaged, stupid people.
Madelaine Bencivengo
close minded people always do
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
These lunatics are like the Japanese soldiers who hid in the jungles for decades after WWII, they refused to acknowledge the war is over, they got their asses beaten really bad and simply continued to live in a fantasy world………..
Rick Holtz
It makes no difference what these Republiturds think; SCOTUS has ruled and NOTHING can “undo” this. Move on, haters…
Tom Hughsted
Ooops. I forgot that Jindal was a candidate for the Presidency. I think many others have too. LOL
Doughosier
@Cam: LOL!
1EqualityUSA
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS, i love your comment.
CAM, brilliant.
Avery Alvarez
None of the have even the slimmest shot at becoming President.
Craig Marker
Figures….
Craig Marker
They never met a corporation they didn’t like.
Giancarlo85
They sound a lot like George Wallace and Orval Faubus. Where are all the gay republicans? Oh that’s right. No fucking where to be found once again.
David Harlem
What I find surprising is the gay republicans who still stand by their party. I would like to have one of them tell me WHY. Just why? What motivates a gay person or person of color or latino to align themselves with a political party that isn’t shy about wearing their hate for us on their sleeves. Will they take advantage of the ruling and do the hypocritical thing and get married? Inquiring minds want to know or at least I do.
sgregg
@Stephen Meeks: amen
jason smeds
These Republicans are all such party poopers. All they do is say “no, no, no”.
thinkagain
@AtticusBennett: Sigh. We get it. Your parents have always been accepting of your sexuality. I’m really happy for you that you didn’t have to go through what I went through. On the other hand I think you need to take a seat and stop mouthing off about people’s parents for precisely that reason. People having loving parents doesn’t make them any better than anyone else which you have implied over and over again in your comments. While I think the gay Republicans’ actions are depressingly self-loathing and unacceptable, there are many better ways to discredit them than making unnecessary comments about family. You of all people should know how touchy family is in the LGBT community. For someone who feels as connected as you do with your identity, you’re doing a really poor job of recognizing one of the fundamental struggles that LGBT people have faced for decades.
jimh
I think Republicans are very happy that this ruling came down when it did. Don’t pay any mind to the Santorums and Huckabees and other loonies of the party. Pay attention to what the well-funded candidates say in the coming months.
Marriage equality was always a losing proposition for them. They knew public opinion favored equality, but they had to talk tough to appease their brain-dead base. Now, the issue has effectively been removed from the 2016 campaign. As we move closer to the general election, Republicans can artfully triangulate: “I disagree with the way the Court usurped the democratic process, but we must follow the law.” And if you’re thinking a constitutional amendment will revive the issue, think again. Serious Republican contenders won’t board that train, and they won’t have to. They can simply say that a constitutional amendment would be “too divisive” and/or “too impractical” to pursue.
Now, it’s conceivable that removing gay marriage from the agenda will also remove a powerful catalyst that drives the right-wing base to the polls. But I’m not convinced that that effect will dominate. Right wingers are DYING for a regime change. This will be one of the most contentious elections ever. Will they really forget to show up and vote?
Giancarlo85
The well funded candidates are the fundamentalists. Look at the top dogs… Jeb Bush… he says much of the same thing.
Dakotahgeo
Excellent Streisand!!! To the Republican/TEApublican christian pissoffs, a hale, hearty… FUCK OFF!
AtticusBennett
@thinkagain: barely any of my gay friends and acquaintances had parents even remotely comparable to mine. and yet, NONE of them have gone on in life to become the self-hating, gay-bashing, right-leaning suckup cowards like the worthless wimps over at gaypatriot.net
i’m calling out that Fundamental Struggle – sucking up to and catering to the right-wing bigotries of your parents, family and conservative community will not make your life better. so do what practically all of my friends have done as adults – call it out, and stop grovelling before it.
that they’re spending time in this glorious moment for human equality in America parroting their family’s bigotry. because that’s its root. gay men don’t just naturally hate “other gay men” and “liberal stereotypical gays” – it’s a learned thing. and we all know who taught it to them.
none of my buds who came from bigoted republican families are doing what the gaypatriot losers are doing. it’s that simple – you can’t choose your family, but you can choose what to do with your life as an adult, and you can work to make things better, or you can waste your life trying to get blood from a stone by parroting their inane prejudices.
happy Pride 😀
Ditamo
@Alexis Barros: Well to be fair, they did end slavery in the US.
1EqualityUSA
jimh, This next election will be most contentious. I wouldn’t be surprised if Republicans are currently cheating and setting themselves up to win by deceptive measures. There will be some seats being vacated on the Supreme Court. The next majority will have an impact on this. If the Democrats could get a majority, Ginsburg may step off of the ride. We cannot get another Scaliasaurus. Getting a Democratic majority will be difficult with all of the help the corrupt conservatives on the Supreme Court have given to the GOP. Citizens United, gutting the Voting Rights Act, and Hobby-Lobby are the gifts that keep on giving. Huge money will be donated to smear and tear Democrats at every turn. Big business wants middle-America to take the hit on their retirement accounts. People are easier to control when they are over a barrel financially. Fear tends to whip up faster when people are made to feel vulnerable. Perfect for the fear-mongering Republicans to drum up the masses. Hopefully Americans are waking up and realizing just how fiscally devastating this party’s policies can be. Go ask any hippy.
Dakotahgeo
@1EqualityUSA: Well said and to the point! THANK YOU!
tusgold
I jusst love Trump bringing it on, theres 15 of them. Diod Mitt acually say he was going to run. I live 20 minute from where Rick Santorum lived when he had a house in PA.. The big joke in Pittsburgh media was to see who could make Riicl the prck lose it