Republicans are weaponizing a backlash against marriage equality (opens in new tab)

renaming June to celebrate the heterosexual family—as if it’s not celebrated every day in American life.The homophobic MAGA GOP Congressman Andy Ogles of Tennessee—one of the aforementioned red states—this week posted on X that “homosexuality has no place in America,” wishing his followers a “Happy Nuclear Family Month.” After much outrage he deleted it, blaming it on a “staffer,” though we’ve heard no news of the staffer facing dismissal or any punishment. Ogles, let’s not forget, is a hardc...