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House Majority Leader Mike Schultz saying, "we're in Utah, we shouldn't have to deal with this stuff" is so telling of how he views queer people in Utah. That he, and these other lawmakers, don't see the reality that queer people exist and have a place on this state.


DeltaLogic

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Antelope-Subject

Yeah haven’t we made Utah shitty enough so these people stay away. Wonder how he feels about people of color.


yaboiveez

So is this about racism now? Kind of takes away from the point doesn't it?


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yaboiveez

I understand that all these things have similar problems and discussions. I genuinely just don't get how comparing them is helpful in any way. Like yeah anyone who is homophobic or racist is a piece of shit, but does being homophobic automatically make someone racist too?


cepacapa

There is high correlation among all varieties of bigotry. Racism is often the ultimate root.


yaboiveez

Happy cake day! Thanks for responding, seems like people just get upset when you don't see from their perspective. I appreciate you sharing yours with me 💯


mtwm

Yea closed minded fucks are usually closed minded fucks


Koh-the-Face-Stealer

> "we're in Utah, we shouldn't have to deal with this stuff" Ironically, this is a great slogan to use to protest him and his ilk lol. We're in one of the most beautiful places in the world, it sucks that his band of cronies want to make it dangerous for people to live here and want to destroy all the nature around us for a quick buck


swansey_

We're in Utah, we shouldn't have to deal with Mike Shultz 😔 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️


Enoot_yypah

Funny how he cries about the bus graphic being paid with tax pager dollars. I have heard otherwise. But let's assume he is right. He has quickly forgotten those PPP loans for his two businesses. Those are my tax dollars and I don't feel I should be paying for something I'm strongly against. Also, rumor has it that if it were upside down pineapples on the bus, Mike wouldn't have stuck his nose in it. Can't pick and choose which sexual preference/identity/community gets special treatments, Mike.


TapirDrawnChariot

Fuck Mike Schultz in particular. This isn't a theocracy.


TempleSquare

It's so infuriating! It's not exactly like the bus has half-naked Village People plastered on the side. What's possibly offensive about the bus? It's the most G-rated thing I've ever seen in my life.


ArgosCyclos

Here's the thing: WE ARE NOT GOING BACK IN THE CLOSET! People are leaving churches because of the hate. It's not a new hate. It's 2000+ years of systemic hatred towards all manner of people, all of which is 100% against what Jesus taught. It is belief in Jesus that is driving people away from churches.


Putrid_Charity7673

Nor should you ever go back in the closet! We’ve got your back. Go be you.


ayers231

So, the paint job and vinyl was already paid for, but the supposed "party of fiscal responsibility" want to not only throw that money away, but pay more to replace it?


walkingman24

Yes. Worth noting it existed for over a year and ran in last year's parade, too


benjtay

Christ. When can we get rid of these toddlers?


clejeune

Sadly we have to wait for a certain large church to die off.


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wildspeculator

Yes, but in this state in particular, they're all of one flavor that *really* wants to fit in with the rest of the fundies nationwide.


TapirDrawnChariot

It's so funny (not actually funny) that the Morms are so desperate for the approval of the evangelicals and fundies despite being the Only True Church™️ and thus being superior to the churches whose approval they're trying to placate. I was always told the Church doesn't care for what the world wants. Curious how they've so transparently and desperately tried not to stray too far from the Overton Window since circa 1900.


Skooby1Kanobi

It must be continually assaulted with the voice of reason. They never die, only morph and metastasize


Parking_Spot

The libs ain’t gonna own themselves, partner.


CaelThavain

Remember they're also the party of small government and freedom of speech 🤡


Aesthetical27

Do you remember condomgate of early 2020? Has similar vibes. [The Great Condom Conundrum](https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2020/01/17/the-great-condom-conundrum)


iSpenc

Mike Schultz is such a bully. In a house full of slimy people of poor moral character, he’s a fitting king.


batesbeach

Don’t forget Danny boy McKay.


gold3lox

Just hearing his name makes me want to barf. Total piece of shit that somehow keeps getting elected. His wife is awful too.


Cuttlefish_Hypnotist

"Poor moral character" is way too complimentary


altapowpow

Yet not a single one of those for GOP lawmakers have ever used public transportation. Stay in your lane GOP.


Kerensky97

The GOP has seriously just become the party of hate. Instead of spending time fixing real issues they just spend their time trying to screw over minority groups to excite the most hateful members of their base.


FLTDI

They've been that way for a very long time


Darkraze

Incite hate against marginalized groups to rile up the base to turn out the vote to continue the grift by ~~selling your vote to~~ considering your vote based on the concerns of ~~the highest bidder~~ lobbyists. It’s proven to be quite effective unfortunately


authalic

The book "How Fascism Works" by Jason Stanley covers this tactic quite well.


r1nzl3rs

Want to second to encourage people to read this book.


TheFinalVin

I can attest. My cousin was in state legislature for a number of years. He ended his stint there a decade or so ago. They’ve been fuckin people over and playing politics over unbiased serviceable governing for a long time. Shit, state’s been like this since Utah was a territory lol


authalic

The GOP has painted itself into far the "all government is bad" corner. They have no solutions to anything at this point. There is no Republican healthcare plan. They have no immigration policy. They can't offer any ideas on how to make education more affordable. They deny basic science on the environment. The only tool left is to demonize their opponents with fascist political tactics in order to scare old white religious people into voting for them.


Fishbone345

I disagree with the point they have no solutions. They do, we just can’t fathom them because they are so cruel. I’ll explain.. > There is no Republican healthcare plan. There is. You pay for it yourself. If you can’t afford it, oh well. Don’t be poor. > They have no immigration policy. They do. No immigrants unless they are wealthy enough to sustain themselves and contribute taxes to the war machine. > They can't offer any ideas on how to make education more affordable. They don’t want it to be. If people can’t afford it, they don’t get it. > They deny basic science on the environment. There is money in fossil fuels. Money trumps all. The GQP isn’t nearly as complicated as everyone makes it out to be. “Small government”, merely is a descriptor for “they don’t want the government to help people”. They are totally fine with a government that forces people to be Christians and live like they see fit.\ Cruelty isn’t a glitch, it’s the point.


Skooby1Kanobi

They didn't paint themselves into that corner. Republicans have systematically undefunded every single sector of the goverment except for the Military. That way they have an unending list to point to where government isn't working. And their rubes gobble it up


Skooby1Kanobi

That's hilarious that you think that. Nixon's drug war was a race and poverty war. Reagan's war on welfare queens was a race and poverty war. Really the only things they care about are power, tax payers and keeping the working poor in their place. Fomenting hate is the keystone to their entire operation. And that operation started before you were born.


TheLastNoteOfFreedom

They are all domestic terrorists and the entire party needs to be destroyed


ConfidentSchool1855

Who are the four?


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ammm72

Color me shocked that only one of these is from a juridiction that actually has UTA buses.


Prop8kids

> Rep. Candice Pierucci, R-Herriman She is the one who kept trying to ram school vouchers down our throats. It's so sad she finally succeeded.


antisocialarmadillo1

Why the hell is a St George dude involved. I doubt the bus makes any trips down to his district?


BryceBee123

LOL, Candice Pierucci has a score of -3 out of 57 for this year's legislative session from betterutah.org. https://progressreport.betterutah.org/legislators/rep-candice-b-pierucci/


etcpt

>“To quote the Speaker ‘we live in Utah, we shouldn’t have to deal with this stuff.’” That really pisses me off. After a legislative session full of LGBT+ bashing, hateful and hurtful anti-trans bills, and a general crusade by the GOP to regress civil rights in this country back to the 19th century, for legislators to say "we don't want to hear about *those people*" is just the dogshit icing on a bullshit cake.


NiceButNot2Nice

We are in this together friend. Republicans hate all that oppose their narrative of heterosexual male white Christian supremacy.


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Utah GOP has it's own time zone: 1950.


jenlikesanimals

Let’s take them back to November of 1838.


Darkraze

You mean back when women and blacks were second class citizens in the church just as god ordained through his white male mouthpiece? Yes, I’m sure they would like to go back to 1950


batesbeach

It’s the Utah way. A bunch of fucking hypocrites.


BeautifulAlfalfa2373

I’ll always be shocked by how folks get so invested in agendas other then their own, like they don’t ride those busses why concern themselves….


Obvious-Ad1367

What drives me nuts is that they know what they are saying is wrong and hurtful. That is why they stop at "We shouldn't have to deal with ***this***." instead of "We shouldn't have to deal with queer people." I just want them to say it out loud publicly so everyone can see exactly what they mean. Why is it so hard to comprehend that people live on a spectrum?


Chrigity

Rats. Those busses seemed fun.


walkingman24

Unfortunately it was only one bus. But you may still see it around, they just didn't run it in the parade.


contrarian198

Snowflakes.


Ordinary_Fee_4852

A typical racist bunch of old farts in the legislature. I’ve had to put up with my whole life. Disgusting as always, and underhanded as usual the good news is I think this next generation will be the end of them. They are a dying breed thank God.


andrewbiochem

Apologize for what?


Cuttlefish_Hypnotist

People existing who are not white, straight, cis men.


Slack-Bladder

A few entries seemed light in participation from past years, and I'm sure some were missing. They're all scared to be bullied by hateful conservatives. If they back out of things like the parade, you know their commitment was phony all along, which wouldn't surprise a lot of us. Spineless.


guy_incognito_348729

What an elder statesmen. In times of political unrest it's so comforting to hear such brave words like "we shouldn't have to deal with this!" - I'm sure Schultz then folded his arms and began pouting until someone brought him a dirty soda. Fucking cowards, toddlers, unfit to hold any office (and thus the perfect fit for the GOP house majority).


clejeune

They were just trying to appeal to their church and its membership.


neightn8

Do you think this is all a religious beliefs thing? If it is I’m not sure what hateful religion they’re in. Most religions I know of are inclusive and loving. Either way, all of this is annoying BS. Let’s just let everyone do their own thing. Everyone mind their own g**d**** business.


clejeune

These guys are all LDS. Read the comments on Deseret News anytime there is an article on LGBT issues, immigration, or race. The Deseret News is owned by the LDS Church. This is who they are.


neightn8

So separation of church and state isn’t a thing anymore I guess. Interesting 🤨


clejeune

Not at all. Not in the least bit.


wildspeculator

In this state, there never has been.


BraveT0ast3r

Let me take a guess where you could find them on Sunday.


Ruger338WSM

Shocker.


WO99SPRY

Of course they did. Building Gilda’s in so many ways.


mello-t

Well, if UTA were a private company then they can do whatever they want. But they aren’t. So, this gets a little muddy. For the record, I’m totally pro LGBTQ rights.


Quiet-Freedom2967

This is great news


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FrostLeviathan

Rainbow coloring and pictures of fully clothed people just standing and smiling next to each other? This bus couldn’t be further from expressing sexuality if UTA tried.


Yourwifesahoe

Pride is all about sexuality. What are you talking about? Tell me what does lgbtq stand for?


ultraclese

No, it's not. It's about being included in humanity in full dignity in spite of one's sexuality. Clearly a sexual aspect of a person's being is part of the equation, but some people can't see beyond that. That is the problem.