Tag: Mike Hill
Lawmaker now says he didn’t “laugh” at killing gays, he merely “chuckled,” and he’s...
Republican Florida state Rep. Mike Hill might want to start updating his resume because he may soon be out of a job.
Last weekend, audio of Hill making homophobic comments during a forum held by the group Women for Responsible Legislation leaked online.
In the recording, the 61-year-old lawmaker is heard saying that being gay is a choice and therefore unworthy of protections in the Civil Rights Act, like those for race and gender.
When a man in the crowd calls for...
Lawmaker caught on tape laughing about killing gays says he’s the victim of a...
Things aren’t looking so good for Republican Florida state Rep. Mike Hill, and his desperation is starting to show.
Over the weekend, audio of Hill making the homophobic comments during a forum held by the group Women for Responsible Legislation leaked online.
In the recording, the 61-year-old lawmaker is heard saying being gay is a choice and therefore unworthy of protections in the Civil Rights Act, like those for race and gender.
“My fundamental problem with that is someone’s sexual orientation or...
Leaked audio: GOP Rep laughs about executing queers after explaining being gay is a...
A Flordia politician has ignited criticism in his response to the idea that gay people should be legally executed in America.
Florida state Rep. Mike Hill (R) made the comments during a forum held by the group Women for Responsible Legislation. Audio of Hill making the remarks surfaced online over the weekend, bringing with it immediate backlash.
The conversation starts with a constituent asking Hill why one of his Republican colleagues sponsored an LGBTQ rights bill in the state legislature.
“Thank goodness...
Republican Rep. Mike Hill thinks it’d be funny to kill all gay people
Homophobic Florida Representative Mike Hill recently laughed when a constituent suggested he introduce legislation condemning gay people to death.
The Pensacola News Journal reports:
A citizen comments: “In 1 Corinthians, it says that a man who has an affair with another man will be put to death.”
Hill’s response?
“It says that in the Old Testament, too.”
Another attendee asks, “Can you introduce legislation?”
Chuckles are audible. The state representative joins the laughter. “I wonder how that would go over?” Hill says.
It’s unsurprising that Hill...
