Posted on 05/15/2022 7:35:56 PM PDT by massmike
Across the country, the LGBT movement is pushing aggressive homosexual propaganda and transgender “counseling” in elementary schools, graphic sexual children’s books in libraries, and militant “gay pride” policies in businesses and government. Families are frightened and distraught, and looking to their political leaders for help.
In Florida, the Republican Governor is confronting that agenda. But in Massachusetts, the leading Republican Governor hopeful is doing the opposite – he’s arrogantly made it clear that he supports it.
Former State Rep. Geoff Diehl is the leading GOP candidate for Governor in the fall elections. He has successfully courted conservative GOP activists to support him in the state GOP convention later this month and in the Republican primary in September. They obviously haven’t been paying close attention to his core beliefs.
The “Log Cabin Republicans” are a national LGBT organization with state chapters across the country. Their focus is aggressively pushing the LGBT agenda into the Republican Party – and into society in general, often using lawsuits and intense lobbying. One of their tactics is to publicly demonize any Republican who disagrees with their goals.
On Feb. 14, 2022, Diehl spoke before the Log Cabin Republicans of Greater Boston. Recently, he posted the video of his speech on his campaign’s official YouTube channel.
At the meeting, Diehl was introduced by Alex Hagerty, a young openly homosexual Abington selectman. Hagerty began with a vulgar attack on conservative Pastor Scott Lively, who ran for Governor in 2018:
"For some of you who don’t know, Dr. Scott Lively is one of the most bigoted, homophobic, and frankly racist pieces of sh-t you can ever imagine."
Hagerty described how Lively had shown up at a Diehl rally at a hall in Abington in 2018 – and that he witnessed Diehl throw Lively out of the event. Hagerty quoted Diehl telling Lively:
"You know you weren’t invited, right? You know I don’t support your candidacy, right? I have some serious issues with your campaign. Not only that, your history with the gay community. My friend Alex here is gay. And you have done things to hurt people like him. Get out!"
Then Diehl got up to speak. He was unfazed by Hagerty’s crude language and did not deny anything in the story as told. Instead, Diehl went on to speak about his unwavering support for the LGBT movement.
"When you serve in office and when you run for office you’re not going to make everybody happy. And sometimes that’s OK. Because when you stand for something, integrity … it’s the right thing in your heart to do.
What the Log Cabin party reminds me of, of course, is the fight for equality, the fight for freedom.
Having your support, and coming here tonight to talk to you folks to hear what’s important to you – I really appreciate that."
Diehl also talked about the business he and his wife own: a performing arts academy that attracts many “gay” kids. Diehl said that he makes it a point to support those kids when they choose to “come out” as homosexual, and that Hagerty was one of those kids.
Are the parents involved with these “decisions” that Diehl supports? Are these kids told the truth about lifestyle, and where it leads? Does Diehl even care?
Diehl’s attitude toward religious conservatives The most frightening part of this speech was Diehl’s attitude toward anyone critical of that agenda, particularly religious conservatives. He clearly had no problem with Hagerty describing Pastor Scott Lively as “one of the most bigoted, homophobic, and frankly racist pieces of sh-t you can ever imagine.” In fact, one can see from Diehl’s demeanor that he agreed.
But it gets more disturbing. Pastor Lively says that the incident at the rally never happened – that Hagerty made it up and Diehl went along with it to impress the crowd of homosexuals. Here’s what Lively said:
"That story about me is pure invention -- total fantasy. In fact, Geoff Diehl was always pleasant to me in person, which I suspected wasn't entirely sincere, but politicians are politicians. He never openly criticized my pro-family views to my face. And Hagerty is just a liar."
Is this what we want from a Republican Governor?
Diehl’s opponent for the Republican nomination for Governor is Chris Doughty, a wealthy businessman, who is running on a platform of making it affordable for the average person to live in Massachusetts. As far as we can tell, he has not discussed this issue. Doughty needs to get at least 15% of the vote of the delegates in the May 21 State GOP convention to be in the September primary.
The likely Democrat candidate for Governor is Maura Healy, the current Attorney General. Healy is very open about her positions: she is a radical lesbian activist who has aggressively pushed that agenda in Massachusetts. She has also wasted money suing President Trump dozens of times.
Just last month, parents in Ludlow, MA, filed a lawsuit in federal court against their school system for secretly counseling their middle children to become “transgender.” Conservatives in Massachusetts are extremely distraught over the radical programs being pushed on their children and grandchildren by their government. That’s why Scott Lively got so much support in 2018.
The question is: Are those Republican activists in Massachusetts paying enough attention to the current race for Governor? We’ll see.
He supports Groomers, and Minor Attracted Persons?
Might as well vote for the RAT and get the real thing instead of some kind of confused fake. /s
Same sex marriage is legal. No one is chasing homosexuals and trying to persecute them. What is there to talk about?
Also, the homosexuals will not vote for a Republican. Ever. Under any circumstances. Why try to make statements to get them to like you? It can’t be done.
It’s best to be silent on the issue, and, if asked, say that “All the battles have been won, but what we really need is a better tax policy. Here, let me tell you about mine ...”
They are called massholes for a reason. I hope he loses.
Geoff Diehl gives gushing speech at “Log Cabin Republican” meeting, which includes vicious attack on Pastor Scott Lively.
https://rumble.com/v14rtlu-leading-mass.-gop-gov.-candidate-says-he-supports-lgbt-movement.html
Mitt Romney is what MA considers “severely conservative”. what do expect but someone who Celebrates Perversity?
Has he come out yet? He might look good as a man, but he’d have to grows a pair first.
“What is there to talk about?”
The perverts have a long long list on their agenda.
They are just getting started....
you are so wrong...a large number of gay men voted for Trump!
they wanted a good economy because many of them own small businesses and they approved
trump’s anti violence positions.
Most gay men just want to be left alone.
bttt
Minor attracted Person is a liberal term used to try and minimize societal norms and disgust for their sexual perversion. This is how we lose our fights for the culture, we allow them to define the language, normalizing terms such as “Minor attracted Persons.” They are pedophiles. But remember, if we can’t beat them in the primary, we have to hold our nose and vote for them in general because the liberal with the D behind his name is so much worse then the liberal with an R behind his name.
Public Schools? Nope. Don't care what adults do in the privacy of their home - sex choices should NOT be a path to power or in the schools:
Public schools celebrate 'Gay Pride' Day?
How long until our kids are forced to celebrate "S&M Pride' Day?
Or 'Ménage à trois' Pride' Day?
Enough of this stupid pandering to every sexual weirdo who feels his/her sexual kink should be shared with kids in elementary schools?
STOP THE INSANITY
What’s happened to the state where I was born and brought up saddens me to no end.
For decades now I have referred to myself as a refugee.
BTW this isn’t native New Englanders doing this. In my 20s Boston in particular was filling up with “education immigrants” from across the country, drawn by what then were the finest educational institutions anywhere. MIT, Harvard, BU, Northeastern, Tufts, BC, Brandeis, and more.
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The Gay Old Party will have no problem with this.
Yea, that is the propaganda phrase they used to gain approval. We now know that is a ruse.
Yup—the Republicans love “conserving” the last batch of insane things the Democrats have done—and whining about “extremists” who are not on board their Crazy Train.
Some states are a lost cause, like my state of IL
The Mass GOP has been a trainwreck since the 1990s. They have been 100% co-opted by the Left.
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