Dumb or Dangerous Rhetoric
1992
1992-01-01 The anti-gay propaganda film “The Gay Agenda” was produced by Christian right-wing fundamentalist group Springs of Life Ministries.
https://mubi.com/en/us/films/the-gay-agenda
2003
2003-01-01 Janet Porter founded the conservative Christian ministry Faith 2 Action, which was classified as a hate group in 2018. She authored HB493 Ohio “Heartbeat Bill”, claimed gay marriage caused Noah’s floods, and was the director of the Center for Reclaiming America which is a far-right organization bent on returning society to a “biblical worldview”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Porter
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/religious-right-hurls-false-accusations-splc/
https://time.com/4671800/hate-groups-on-the-rise/
2012
2012-04-01 Rick Santorum campaigned on anti-gay rhetoric and abortion misinformation. He claimed there was nothing in America before white colonizers arrived and that Native Americans had not contributed to American culture, marriage equality would lead to sibling marriages or man on dog marriages, and gay rights prevented God from blessing America.
https://www.harrywalker.com/speakers/rick-santorum
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/candidates/rick-santorum/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Santorum
https://www.dignityusa.org/articles/dignityusa-responds-to-comments-by-senator-rick-santorum
EXCELLENT ARTICLE https://glaad.org/gap/rick-santorum/
EXCELLENT ARTICLE https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/post/cpac-2019-a-lot-like-a-trump-campaign-event
CNN CUT TIES WITH HIM https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-santorum-cnn-native-americans_n_60a92fa6e4b0313547978140
SANTORUM OPINION ON MLK JR https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/post/martin-luther-king-jr-according-to-the-right
SANTORUM ON GAY MARRIAGE https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/post/santorum-allowing-gay-marriage-like-changing-the-chemical-equation-for-water
SANTORUM ON NATIVE AMERICANS https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-santorum-native-american-culture_n_6086ddb7e4b05af50db9656b?or
2015
2015-06-26 In response to the Obergefell v. Hodges same-sex marriage case Justice Samuel Alito wrote “I assume that those who cling to old beliefs will be able to whisper their thoughts in the recesses of their homes, but if they repeat those views in public, they will risk being labeled as bigots and treated as such by governments, employers, and schools”. He repeated what he wrote in 2020 in an address to the Federalist Society. (law.cornell.edu)
https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/justice-alito-warns-seminarians-religious-liberty-is-in-danger
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/opinion/religion-supreme-court-alito.html
https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1410063
2015-07-01 Doug Wilson claimed same-sex marriage was a more serious problem than supporting slavery.
2017
2017-02-22 Conservative writer Rod Dreher wrote, “LGBT activism is the tip of the spear at our throats in the culture war”.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/benedict-option-good-for-the-gays/
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/rod-dreher-blog-weird-american-conservative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtRPLCso0Sw
2019
2019-02-28 Fox News published an article claiming that the Trump administration spearheaded an initiative to end criminalization of homosexuality worldwide. They also claimed in that article that LGBTQ+ groups called it a stunt and were skeptical. https://www.foxnews.com/world/lgbtq-groups-condemn-trump-administrations-campaign-to-end-criminalization-of-homosexuality-worldwide-as-stunt
2023
2023-01-16 Conservatives claimed the green M&M is gay.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/01/conservatives-losing-minds-lesbian-female-mms-marketing/
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/23/1150844961/tucker-carlsons-war-on-m-ms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KoD_78cOVA
2023-03-03 In the same news story, Ken Peters of Patriot Church in Tennessee admonished planned parenthood and transgender people but praised the Proud Boys.
2023-03-06 The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles stated that “transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely – the whole preposterous ideology, at every level”.
https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/we-are-all-transgender-now-on-resisting-tyranny/
2024
2024-04-01 Charlie Kirk said, “We need to have a Nuremberg-style trial for every gender-affirming clinic doctor. We need it immediately.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/charlie-kirk-quotes-beliefs
2024-07-01 According to a BBC investigation, a social media post made false claims that a trade pact between the EU and Nigeria contained a clause forcing Nigeria to legalize same-sex relationships. A 2024 investigation by Deutsche Welle showed that American far-right Christian groups have been influencing and fueling anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Africa, including Nigeria, for decades - pushing homophobic misinformation and lobbying for anti-gay legislation.
https://www.dw.com/en/lgbtq-in-africa-how-the-us-far-right-whips-up-homophobia/a-68562333
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/africa-us-christian-right-50m/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/24/evangelical-christians-homophobia-africa
https://disinfo.africa/anti-lgbtq-disinfo-clouds-nigeria-eu-agreement-34f86ef9a2c3
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqv53ej2d33o
https://www.europeaninterest.eu/false-claims-about-nigeria-eu-pact-fuels-lgbt-controversy/
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.363K7N2
2024-09-07 At a Wisconsin rally, Trump falsely claimed children were going to school and coming home with sex changes.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/26/politics/fact-check-trump-rogan-children-gender-affirming-surgeries
2024-09-20 Trump launched an anti-gay ad campaign “Kamala is for they/them - Trump is for you”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_is_for_they/them
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/19/g-s1-28932/donald-trump-transgender-ads-kamala-harris
2024-09-26 Daily Wire host Michael Knowles commented frequently that same sex marriage and same sex parents were unfit and horrifying.
https://www.advocate.com/news/michael-knowles-targets-lgbtq-familes
2025 April
2025-04-22 In Mahmood v. Montgomery county, plaintiffs argued that parents should have the right to opt their children out of curriculum that conflicts with their religious beliefs. During the arguments Justice Samuel Alito cited the book Uncle Bobby’s Wedding and his opinion about its moral message.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-297_4f14.pdf
2025 September
2025-09-10 Jason Chaffetz publicly speculated the Charlie Kirk shooter was transgender.
https://www.notus.org/us-news/former-rep-jason-chaffetz-charlie-kirk-shooting-eyewitness
2025-09-10 Fox host Jesse Watters proclaimed the Democrats were “at war” while he simultaneously attacked transgender people.
2025-09-13 Laura Loomer posted on X, “This is President Trump’s chance to rid America of the trans movement. He can shut these people down and take away their funding and make sure none of these freaks are able to benefit from a 501c3 status”.
https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/1967042152585719867
2025-09-13 Laura Loomer posted, “How much you want to bet we are going to find out there is a Trans terror cell that groomed Tyler Robinson and possibly even provided him with the gun to kill Charlie? It seems like this was very pre-meditated”. On the same day in a separate post, Loomer responded to News Wire “It’s time to designate the transgender movement as a terrorist movement.” The next day the Scoop sent out a Poll “Should we ban transgenders from purchasing firearms?”
https://pridesource.com/article/trump-falsely-links-trans-people-to-terrorism
https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/metro/kirk-murder-suspect-lived-with-trans-partner-utah-governor/
2025-09-16 Ronny Jackson falsely claimed while on Newsmax that trans people have psychiatric illnesses and gender dysphoria.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/18/ronny-jackson-trans-comments-disgusting/
2025 December
2025-12-11 Joel Webbon said, “Homosexuality is degenerate. It is bad for the populace. It’s bad for society. It’s been incredibly harmful. We’ve seen a full fullcourt press against our own children as the sacrificial lamb in order to appease older gay men and make them feel better about themselves. It’s wicked, it’s predatory, and I think – yeah – it is appropriate for us to be able to call it what it is and say ‘Wait a second, this is perverse, it’s wicked, it’s faggotry”. This person also allegedly claimed women should not vote and Dr. Martin Luther King Junior is in hell.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/hate-preacher-demands-christians-start-calling-gay-men-fats/
2025 May
2025-05-07 The DOJ Civil Rights Division was placed under leadership of Harmeet Dhillon. During an interview on The Signal Sitdown she stated, “Someone asked me what I think is one of the, or, the most critical civil rights issue of our time that’s on a daily basis. And I said I think it is – it’s not even in the Bill of Rights. It’s the fact that Americans feel like they have to lie every day to get through the day. They have to lie about pronouns. They have to lie about, um, the person in the cubicle next to them being qualified if they aren’t. They have to pretend to laugh at and like certain types of jokes – late night comedians – when they don’t agree with them”.
TIMESTAMP 19:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUPuhlJ3IuE
https://civilrights.org/2026/04/07/harmeet-dhillon/
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/harmeet-dhillon-is-no-civil-rights-enforcer-cfd4f5b1
2026 March
2026-03-17 Fox News peddled a gay conspiracy about the new Iranian ayatollah
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5786266-new-iranian-leader-intelligence-reports/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWCPHU1AiqN/?hl=af
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC1NnYeQda8
2026-03-25 Joel Webbon claimed during a podcast that gender equality is a “Jewish plot” to “eradicate white people” and then went on to say Marxism was, “baked into the fabric of Judaism, which I believe is the root of communism. It is the root of transgenderism, it is the root of Marxism, it is the root of all bitter, baseless envy that just seeks to destroy the world”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McvQOXwhuq0&list=WL&index=5
https://www.hatecomestomainstreet.com/p/women-vote-for-being-raped-should
2026 April
2026-04-01 The Chicago Bulls cut ties with Jaden Ivey for expressing anti-LGBTQ views. After Ivey’s separation, TreVeyon Henderson posted, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 5:10.
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/jaden-ivey-nba-religious-discrimination/
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/tag/religious-discrimination/