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riversedge

(70,983 posts)
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 03:13 AM Oct 2023

New speaker of the House Mike Johnson once wrote in support of the criminalization of gay sex

Source: cnn


Published 2:20 PM EDT, Wed October 25, 2023


Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a history of harsh anti-gay language from his time as an attorney for a socially conservative legal group in the mid-2000s.

In editorials that ran in his local Shreveport, Louisiana, paper, The Times, Johnson called homosexuality a “inherently unnatural” and “dangerous lifestyle” that would lead to legalized pedophilia and possibly even destroy “the entire democratic system.”

And, in another editorial, he wrote, “Your race, creed, and sex are what you are, while homosexuality and cross-dressing are things you do,” he wrote. “This is a free country, but we don’t give special protections for every person’s bizarre choices.”


At the time, Johnson was an attorney and spokesman for Alliance Defense Fund, known today as Alliance Defending Freedom, where he also authored his opposition to the Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas – which overturned state laws that criminalized homosexual activity between consenting adults.

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/politics/mike-johnson-gay-sex-criminalization-kfile/index.html








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Rep. Mike Johnson speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on October 24, in Washington, DC.
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New speaker of the House Mike Johnson once wrote in support of the criminalization of gay sex (Original Post) riversedge Oct 2023 OP
So- he's bi? mahina Oct 2023 #1
He really is trying so so hard to appear hetro. Not sure if it's fooling anybody. TheBlackAdder Oct 2023 #19
Eat my ass Johnson vercetti2021 Oct 2023 #2
"...destroy "the entire democratic system." ????? rpannier Oct 2023 #3
So much "winning" with this one. Ugh! electric_blue68 Oct 2023 #4
He's just as bad as Gym Jordan swong19104 Oct 2023 #5
' without the baggage of ignoring sexual molestation' speak easy Oct 2023 #8
I stand corrected! swong19104 Oct 2023 #20
Agree, thats why the Jordan holdouts voted for him onetexan Oct 2023 #17
Mid 2000s was a while back canetoad Oct 2023 #6
But then that Old Bag from North Carolina will just yell shut up if they ask SouthernDem4ever Oct 2023 #13
"this is a free country" he says Skittles Oct 2023 #7
It's clear he is letting his personal beliefs intrude on the 1st Amendment. Layzeebeaver Oct 2023 #9
Mike Johnson has a singular obsession with sexual activities, sexual organs and sexual relationships dalton99a Oct 2023 #10
Did he attend the same coke-fueled orgies... Mawspam2 Oct 2023 #11
Why do I get the feeling that this guy was a very well planned plant? tavernier Oct 2023 #12
A plant by the christian dominionist, our version of the Taliban. nt Hotler Oct 2023 #14
"Ah, there is our UNANIMOUS choice! Where have you been hiding, Mike?" dalton99a Oct 2023 #15
Criminalizing private behavior. Aristus Oct 2023 #16
Fuck all GQP Chi67 Oct 2023 #18

vercetti2021

(10,167 posts)
2. Eat my ass Johnson
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 03:30 AM
Oct 2023

only people that wanted to destroy the democratic system is you and you freaks alone. come get me assholes really come and get me.

swong19104

(314 posts)
5. He's just as bad as Gym Jordan
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 04:03 AM
Oct 2023

but without the baggage of ignoring sexual molestation of college athletes while being an assistant coach.

And, I guess, he looks better with his navy blue blazer than Jordan's no-jacket attire.

swong19104

(314 posts)
20. I stand corrected!
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:59 PM
Oct 2023

Let's see what comes out soon enough. Certainly, we didn't know of Dennis Hastert's prior actions. Perhaps this Johnson also has some such prior incidents.

onetexan

(13,143 posts)
17. Agree, thats why the Jordan holdouts voted for him
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 12:43 PM
Oct 2023

They made every excuse to hold their noses & cast their ballots...bc he wasn't as controversial as the Krazy 8s, bc he is well spoken and mild mannered. I recall some serial killers were that way.

canetoad

(17,306 posts)
6. Mid 2000s was a while back
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 04:29 AM
Oct 2023

What's needed is a journalist to ask if his views have altered since then. If not, why not.

Skittles

(153,963 posts)
7. "this is a free country" he says
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 04:36 AM
Oct 2023

while wanting to dictate the sex lives of consenting adults

you cannot make this shit up

Layzeebeaver

(1,719 posts)
9. It's clear he is letting his personal beliefs intrude on the 1st Amendment.
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 04:37 AM
Oct 2023

That is the only bellwether we need to attend to. Using beliefs to destroy individual self-expression.

OH, forgot... it's highly likely although not for certain (based on the known history of people in power advocating against something they are themselves) that he's also a closet crossdresser, biisexual, Gay or a pedophile as well. (Just my gut opinion).

My personal experience is the people who go all in on religion, and also advocate strongly against "something", are usually "into" the "something" while they use their exposed religious values as camouflage. "Virtual Crossdressing" when you think about it.

Edit:To be clear, I've known some of those bigots and thankfully also a few gay friends, one Bi-sex woman and also a fellow who cross-dressed (he looked pretty good by the way, and was a really decent chap!) We should all be so lucky to have a rainbow of souls within our life's arc, where everyone accepts who they are and how they express the various aspects of their life and style.

dalton99a

(82,125 posts)
10. Mike Johnson has a singular obsession with sexual activities, sexual organs and sexual relationships
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 05:24 AM
Oct 2023

Basically your typical GOP pervert psychopath

tavernier

(12,518 posts)
12. Why do I get the feeling that this guy was a very well planned plant?
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 08:34 AM
Oct 2023

The other nominations and unsuccessful candidates and weeks of zombie-like behavior from the Republican side of the House was just smoke and mirrors. I’m thinking that they knew all along this was the biggest clown in the clown car, the true Stephen King Clown. They were just biding their time until the country was screaming at them to elect SOMEONE. And then, oddly enough, they were all suddenly in lockstep.

Aristus

(66,859 posts)
16. Criminalizing private behavior.
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 11:25 AM
Oct 2023

All part of that 'smaller, less-intrusive government' they're always bleating about...

Chi67

(1,096 posts)
18. Fuck all GQP
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 01:01 PM
Oct 2023

Fucking asshole, being gay is something you are. Am I only gay when I have sex? WTF is wrong with these people?

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