RELIGIOUS HYPOCRISY
Senator Who Blocked LGBT Woman’s Nomination Mocked for Saying Equality Act Is Unnecessary and ‘Divides Our Nation’

Authored Special ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill to ‘Defend’ Christians From Same-Sex Marriage
A U.S. Senator is speaking out in opposition after the House of Representatives Friday afternoon passed the historic Equality Act. The legislation expands existing civil rights laws to protect LGBTQ people in areas including employment, housing, banking and credit, education, public accommodations, federally-funded programs, and jury service.
Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, who won his seat as the Tea Party movement rose to power, took time Friday to attack the passage of the Equality Act, which won just eight Republican votes in the House.
And he’s getting scorched, mocked, and slammed for remarks.
Lee in December blocked the renomination of a lesbian to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and said her views on marriage were “radical.”
Today he says the legislation, which heads to the Senate but has little chance of being brought to the floor for a vote, is unnecessary – that LGBT people don’t need protection because Americans are becoming more “tolerant.”
Americans are becoming more tolerant every day, which is why the Equality Act is so counterproductive. It unnecessarily pits communities against each other and divides our nation when patience and understanding are so sorely needed.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 17, 2019
Lee, a religious extremist, thinks legislation protecting certain groups of people is “counterproductive” and divisive. Yet the Supreme Court was getting ready to rule that same-sex couples have the right to marry, he authored a bill providing special religious rights to people of faith to allow them to discriminate against LGBT people, and especially same-sex couples.
Lee’s sweeping First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) would have allowed employers to deny spousal and parental rights, including those given under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. It would also allow non-profits and even government contractors the right to discriminate against anyone who is LGBT.
Senator Lee, who once was rumored to be on President Donald Trump’s list of possible Supreme Court nominees, opposes same-sex marriage. He’s said so very clearly: “I do not support gay marriage.”
Here’s how some are responding to Senator Lee’s remarks on the Equality Act:
“Americans are becoming tolerant so if you libs try to pass a bill that would protect LGBT people, Americans will become intolerant.” https://t.co/Gj5nPW1LA7
— Todd (@todd_econ) May 17, 2019
“Please be tolerant and patient and understanding of my need to deny you a job, a house, a loan, medical care, public assistance….” https://t.co/NWpGUZ7v6O
— Joan McCarter (@joanmccarter) May 17, 2019
🚨 orwellian doublespeak 🚨
be on the lookout for liar-bigot @senMikelee who is pressing forward with his campaign of propaganda doublespeak against all that is decent in this world https://t.co/P7kWhuhVaY— #JulianCastro2020 (@notUnitePink) May 17, 2019
“How can the democrats says such hurtful, divisive things as ‘Treat people equally'” https://t.co/XcyGNOKUUH
— 11mm Chris (@pacanukeha) May 17, 2019
So oblivious of his own privilege that he doesn’t see the need to provide legal protections to discriminated minorities. https://t.co/kNhwVTAx66
— Reggie Santiago (@reggie_lee1) May 17, 2019
The worst hottest take I’ve seen on this hell site today https://t.co/enJfQYDvFF
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) May 17, 2019
Nobody *wants* an abortion, so these new state laws are so counterproductive. They unnecessarily pit communities against each other… How’s that work for you, @SenMikeLee ? https://t.co/GGCx08jCC8
— Jon Becker (@jonbecker) May 17, 2019
Tell this to the random bros that called me and a friend fags as we waited outside a gay bar.
Or the Uber driver that tried to kick me and my friends out of the car on a busy street. https://t.co/ieMNJ0CNzz
— Michael (@MDNay) May 17, 2019
Dumbass saying shit just to say it. https://t.co/FV79IzVaSi
— Jeff 📎🇺🇸 (@jjhparker) May 17, 2019
The president Mike Lee unflinchingly supports wanted to ban Muslims from the country, regularly demeans migrants as rapists and criminals, and banned trans people from the military https://t.co/G60CzIDX0g
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 17, 2019
Wow. Senator Mike Lee comes out publicly against equality. Come on, Utah, you’re better than this. https://t.co/gtIt7OpPxU
— Professor Chaos (@akaProfessorCha) May 17, 2019
soooo…. you’re telling me that we shouldn’t ban employment and housing discrimination because it just doesn’t happen as often as it used to? riiiiiiiight https://t.co/oqBhzpigaD
— turner (@tgcowles) May 17, 2019
This tweet is so white it was just invited to pledge Kappa Alpha https://t.co/W7Czv0jta1
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) May 17, 2019
Isn’t this the same asshole that blocked a confirmation of a woman because she was gay??? https://t.co/lkC3mMyGvH
— Jason P. (@JasonP_YYC) May 17, 2019
Well, now that we have input from the “born with every possible advantage and never discriminated against in their lives” crowd… https://t.co/A0XNtgBNcu
— (((TheFaust))) (@FaustMN) May 17, 2019
Scumbag republican hypocrite @gop dude is the same scumbag republican @gop dude who expressed his “more tolerance every day” by voting FOR a Muslim ban and AGAINST transgender in military. https://t.co/wvWnvNQowy
— Marsha (@RabidBadger) May 17, 2019
Mike is basically blaming people that are pro equality for upsetting bigots… https://t.co/oGeCpy5LE7
— Wilhelm Von Stupid (@rinaldopurisimo) May 17, 2019
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