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People Will Talk: The Gastro, Grundles and GOP Edition


By Nancy Ford

“We believe in self-sufficient families, founded on the traditional marriage of a natural man and a natural woman … the official position of the Texas schools with respect to transgenderism is that there are only two genders: male and female…. We oppose all efforts to validate transgender identity…. We believe there should be no granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for homosexual behavior, regardless of state of origin, and we oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose homosexuality out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values.… Transgendered persons should not serve in the military as a special class; no special considerations or medical treatment shall be required or offered.… We affirm God’s biblical design for marriage and sexual behavior between one biological man and one biological woman, which has proven to be the foundation for all great nations in Western civilization. We oppose homosexual marriage, regardless of state of origin. We urge the Texas Legislature to pass religious liberty protections for individuals, businesses, and government officials who believe marriage is between one man and one woman. We oppose the granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for homosexual behavior, regardless of state of origin. We oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose homosexuality out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values. We support the definition of marriage as a God-ordained, legal, and moral commitment only between one natural man and one natural woman. We believe this (Supreme Court of the United States) decision, overturning the Texas law prohibiting same-sex marriage in Texas, has no basis in the Constitution and should be reversed, returning jurisdiction over the definition of marriage to the states. The Governor and other elected officials of the State of Texas should assert our Tenth Amendment right and reject the Supreme Court ruling.â€

—2018 Platform of the Republican Party of Texas. Via TexasGOP.org

“I know a lot of people are still perplexed — why are Christians so supportive of Donald Trump? Well, it’s really not that hard to figure out when you realize he is the most pro-life, pro-religious liberty, pro-conservative judiciary in history and that includes either Bush or Ronald Reagan. I think that is why evangelicals remain committed to this president and they are not going to turn away from him soon.â€

—Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, who characterizes homosexuality as perverse, and a “degradation of a person’s mind.†Via Fox.com

“You talk to some of these people that have had grundles of sex partners and the self-loathing and basically the unhappiness and the self-hatred level is tremendously high. The gay community really needs to start having some conversations within their community, saying how is our lifestyle affecting our mental health.â€

—Salt Lake County Republican Party communication director (and gay man) Dave Robinson. Robinson says he knows people within the LGBTQ community who have had “over 2,000 sex partners,†and feels that this high number of partners may lead to “some of the self-loathing to the point of suicide†within the community. Via LGBTQNation.com
 

“My son was nervous to tell me he was gay. He told me at 9. I was driving, I looked back at him and said, ‘I still love you, son.’ He is my sunshine. He is my baby.â€

—Leia Pierce, mother of a Colorado boy who had just begun fourth grade, who killed himself. Pierce said her son was bullied for coming out as gay. Via ABCNews.com

“This is a tremendous victory for Marsha. She, just like all people living in rental housing, whether LGBT or not, should be assured that they will at least be safe from discriminatory harassment in their own homes. What happened to Marsha was illegal and unconscionable, and the court has now put all landlords on notice that they have an obligation to take action to stop known harassment.â€

—Karen Loewy of Lambda Legal, which represents Marsha Wetzel who sued the retirement home she lived in for 15 months, the Glen St. Andrew Living Community (GSALC) in Illinois, for failing to do anything about anti-lesbian harassment and violence perpetrated against her by fellow residents. Via Advocate.com

 

“Actually, do you mind if we don’t? I have a lot of queer and Mexican fans, and I don’t want them to think that I support your views.â€

—Singer/songwriter Sia to Donald Trump, who refused to have her photo taken with Trump when they both appeared in an 2015 episode of Saturday Night Live. Sia reported having a bout of “crazy diarrhea†following the encounter. Via DailyMail.co.uk

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