Ted Cruz can’t seem to decide whether he supports LGBTQ+ people or thinks they’re all a bunch of “sadistic Marxists” who want to do irreparable harm to children.
OK, let’s unpack this…
It all started on Monday when the proudly “unwoke” Texas Senator got into a Twitter spat with Florida pastor/noted homophobe Tom Ascol over Uganda’s new law that imposes the death penalty on people for being gay.
Ascol reshared a tweet Cruz had posted days earlier calling the law “horrific” and “wrong” then quoted Leviticus and asked, “Was this law God gave to His old covenant people ‘horrific and wrong’?”
Tell it to God, Ted.
"If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them." —Leviticus 20:13
Was this law God gave to His old covenant people "horrific and wrong"? https://t.co/FZi2JolvQK
Cruz responded to by telling Ascol his “biblical analysis is in error.”
“We are talking the laws of man, not the Old Testament laws of God,” Cruz tweeted. “Do you really believe that the US govt should execute every person who is gay??”
1/x Pastor, I don’t know you, but I honor your ministry.
Your biblical analysis is in error. Jesus told us to “render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
We are talking the laws of man, not the Old Testament laws of God.
Given the senator’s abysmal record on LGBTQ+ issues–he opposes same-sex marriage and nondiscrimination protections for queer people, thinks being gay is a choice, and hates Pride parades–a lot of people were surprised by his sudden change of heart towards a community he’s spent so many years denigrating.
Cue the whiplash.
Because just a few hours later, Cruz was back to trashing the LGBTQ+ community, specifically trans kids and their parents.
“My view is simple—we should protect children,” he tweeted. “No child, no eight, nine, or ten-year-old, has the emotional maturity to make a decision that is life-altering. It is abhorrent & wrong for a bunch of sadistic Marxists to sterilize & mutilate our children.”
My view is simple—we should protect children. No child, no eight, nine, or ten-year-old, has the emotional maturity to make a decision that is life-altering.
It is abhorrent & wrong for a bunch of sadistic Marxists to sterilize & mutilate our children. https://t.co/VxzqoskZlP
He followed that up with another tweet claiming most Republicans are “terrified” to talk about “transgender ideology” which, by our calculation, is wholly inaccurate. It seems like the only things Republicans want to talk about these days are transgender people, corporations that support transgender people, and drag queens, who they believe are some sort of rainbow gateway to transgenderism.
“The dirty little secret is most Republican officeholders are terrified to talk about the radical left’s transgender ideology,” he wrote.
The dirty little secret is most Republican officeholders are terrified to talk about the radical left's transgender ideology.
That’s why, after extensive medical and psychological assessments it’s a decision made by professionals and parents, not by religious zealots and political opportunists like Ted Cruz. How low are they to try to score political points on the backs of these struggling children.?
— debbie does moderna (@debbiemac603) June 6, 2023
If you’re so frightened to talk about it, why is it the number 1 thing y’all are talking about? There is no “transgender agenda.” Just a minority of ordinary, marginalized citizens, wanting to be left alone to live their lives. Something unacceptable to Republicans.
Earlier this year, Cruz announced he is seeking a third term in the U.S. Senate while simultaneously pushing for legislation that would impose term limits on senators, allowing them to serve no more than two six-year terms.
Later this year, he will publish “Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America”, a 256-page manifesto “against the woke takeover of education, big business, the media, and Hollywood.”
It looks like Ted Cruz is going to be in a real battle to hold onto his Senate seat in 2024.
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In Texas the state legislature failed to pass property tax relief, but they did make it illegal to provide gender affirming care to minors.
The two big things the right supposedly believe in are lower taxes and keeping government out of people’s lives. In Texas they failed and they have brought shame on Republicans and Texas.
It is time to vote the fascists out of office in every election and elect leaders who care about people and have principles.
I don’t understand this “all or nothing” type of thinking. If people don’t like everything everyone under the alphabet-mafia does, then they’re anti-LGBTQ. Is it shocking that someone can not be the best “ally” but still not want gay people to die? He obviously supports gay people’s right to exist.
Just not to be trusted…I wish he would go back where he came from, namely, Canada.
I do not like that Senator Cruz
I do not like his far right views
I do not like his stupid chin
I do not like his smarmy grin
I do not like him with a beard
I do not like him freshly sheared
I do not like what he just said
I do not like his boxy head
I do not like him wearing glasses
I do not like him greeting kids in classes
I do not like his stupid suits
I do not like his cowboy boots
I do not like him when he sneezes
I do not like him eating cheeses
I do not like him in the leaves
I do not like him when he feeds
I do not like him by a wall
I do not like his tattoo at all
I do not like him in a room
I do not like him in Cancun
I do not like him playing ball
I do not like his face at all
From John Oliver
He’s such a phony. Much of what he says publicly counters what he really believes. He also does zilch for the state of Texas. Please, Texans, vote his @ss out in 2024!
In his place, you can elect a real politician who cares about your well-being, who’s a vet, who’s a Texas native, and who isn’t oscillating like a sprinkler. His name is Colin Allred and he’s the real deal. Vote him into the US Senate in 2024, please!
When someone shows who they are the first time, they are showing who they really are. Cancun cruz is as homophobic as abbott, patrick and most of the republicans in Texas. cruz seeks only one thing and that is power and that makes him quite dangerous to everyone. Once he gets what he wants, he will destroy everyone. I have never voted for him and never will vote for him or anyone on a republican ticket. Remember, republicans and the far right wanted to march all of the gays to concentration camps in the 1980’s to protect themselves from AIDS. Vote for Democrats like your life depends on it, because it does.
“No child, no eight, nine, or ten-year-old, has the emotional maturity to make a decision that is life-altering.”
The premise here is a lie. The drugs being used by trans youth to delay puberty are the same ones given to cis youth already. When a 7-yr. girl begins to menstruate, she’s allowed to take this medicine — only if she’s cisgender. A 7-yr. old transgender girl is forced to continue menstruating. Some of the other drugs are used to treat acne — but again, only if the person with acne is cisgender. A trans person is prohibited.
This isn’t about “life-altering” “decisions.” Republicans are lying about the biology. Just like they lie about evolution, climate change, sea level rise, the coronavirus, vaccines, etc. Republicans are constantly lying about science.
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Mister P
In Texas the state legislature failed to pass property tax relief, but they did make it illegal to provide gender affirming care to minors.
The two big things the right supposedly believe in are lower taxes and keeping government out of people’s lives. In Texas they failed and they have brought shame on Republicans and Texas.
It is time to vote the fascists out of office in every election and elect leaders who care about people and have principles.
jcool
well, it seems they started with their attorney general.
dbmcvey
The Florida law was ruled unconstitutional. This will be interesting.
jcool
according to my close friend donny j trump sr, ted’s wife is not super pretty. but ted loves donny more than her. gay?
DBMC
And his father killed JFK!
dbmcvey
Cancun Cruz is a spineless opportunist and traitor.
ShaverC
I don’t understand this “all or nothing” type of thinking. If people don’t like everything everyone under the alphabet-mafia does, then they’re anti-LGBTQ. Is it shocking that someone can not be the best “ally” but still not want gay people to die? He obviously supports gay people’s right to exist.
DBMC
Ted Cruz is not an ally in any way. He is anti-gay.
Fahd
Just not to be trusted…I wish he would go back where he came from, namely, Canada.
I do not like that Senator Cruz
I do not like his far right views
I do not like his stupid chin
I do not like his smarmy grin
I do not like him with a beard
I do not like him freshly sheared
I do not like what he just said
I do not like his boxy head
I do not like him wearing glasses
I do not like him greeting kids in classes
I do not like his stupid suits
I do not like his cowboy boots
I do not like him when he sneezes
I do not like him eating cheeses
I do not like him in the leaves
I do not like him when he feeds
I do not like him by a wall
I do not like his tattoo at all
I do not like him in a room
I do not like him in Cancun
I do not like him playing ball
I do not like his face at all
From John Oliver
GayEGO
Cruzy Woozy is just a bunch of nonsense!
Kangol2
He’s such a phony. Much of what he says publicly counters what he really believes. He also does zilch for the state of Texas. Please, Texans, vote his @ss out in 2024!
In his place, you can elect a real politician who cares about your well-being, who’s a vet, who’s a Texas native, and who isn’t oscillating like a sprinkler. His name is Colin Allred and he’s the real deal. Vote him into the US Senate in 2024, please!
dwgandy
When someone shows who they are the first time, they are showing who they really are. Cancun cruz is as homophobic as abbott, patrick and most of the republicans in Texas. cruz seeks only one thing and that is power and that makes him quite dangerous to everyone. Once he gets what he wants, he will destroy everyone. I have never voted for him and never will vote for him or anyone on a republican ticket. Remember, republicans and the far right wanted to march all of the gays to concentration camps in the 1980’s to protect themselves from AIDS. Vote for Democrats like your life depends on it, because it does.
Brian
“No child, no eight, nine, or ten-year-old, has the emotional maturity to make a decision that is life-altering.”
The premise here is a lie. The drugs being used by trans youth to delay puberty are the same ones given to cis youth already. When a 7-yr. girl begins to menstruate, she’s allowed to take this medicine — only if she’s cisgender. A 7-yr. old transgender girl is forced to continue menstruating. Some of the other drugs are used to treat acne — but again, only if the person with acne is cisgender. A trans person is prohibited.
This isn’t about “life-altering” “decisions.” Republicans are lying about the biology. Just like they lie about evolution, climate change, sea level rise, the coronavirus, vaccines, etc. Republicans are constantly lying about science.