Gay hurricane
Lastweekultra-right-wing rabbi Noson Leiter of Torah Jews for Decency referred to Hurricane Sandy as " superhuman justice" for the state of Recent York's 2011 legalization of marriage for same-sex couples. Leiter, referring to reduce Manhattan as "one of the national centers of homosexuality," argued that "the Great Flood in the time of Noah was ... triggered by the recognition of same-gender marriages." He warned that "the Lord will not transport another flood to destroy the entire world, but He could punish particular areas with a flood." Leiter gave as evidence to prove his assertions the appearance of a "double rainbow" above the capital after the storm, together with a high tide during the full moon.
Others, most notably some conservative Christian leaders, have long held lesbian, gay, pansexual and transgender (LGBT) people responsible for causing many of the greatest innate disasters of up-to-date times. For example, in May 1978 Anita Bryant, Florida orange juice spokeswoman and chief organizer of the so-called "Save Our Children" campaign to overturn an LGBT-rights ordinance in Dade County, called homosexuals "human garbage" and blamed their supposedly sinful behavior for a drought tha
Senator Vitter Should Apologize for Hurricane Remarks
by HRC Staff •
WASHINGTON - Speaking at a luncheon on Oct. 12, Sen. David Vitter, R-La., compared Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to marriages of same-sex couples. Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese sent the accompanying letter to the senator today in response. When portraying an area in Louisiana, Vitter said: "Unfortunately, it's the crossroads where Katrina meets Rita. I always knew I was against homosexual unions."
Dear Senator David Vitter,
There is not a lot that happens in Washington that causes me to do a double take. Reading your comparison between Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and marriages for same-sex couples was one of those rare, jaw-dropping moments.
Katrina and Rita caused devastation and despair for millions of Americans, including gay Americans. There simply is no way to build a joke out of this courteous of disaster.
Either you need a new speechwriter, or your sense of humor is really off the notice. Your state is home to almost 9,000 same-sex families, according to 2000 U.S. Census statistics. These constituents also faced devastating losses caused b
LGBTQ Americans have caused the country billions of dollars in structural damage, killed dozens of people, and displaced thousands more from their homes, according to the evangelical figures who believe gay people caused Hurricane Harvey.
Despite overwhelming evidence that adverse weather and climate change had a hand to play in the storm that has devastated parts of Texas, numerous voices emerged that suggested the biblical proportions of the flood were, well, literally biblical.
Among those crying "science be damned" and waving their pitchforks in the general command of the LGBT people over the past week were minister Kevin Swanson, who believes the Bible preaches death to gays, and the similarly delightful radio host Rick Wiles, who thinks Ebola would be a handy way to wipe out the LGBT community.
Swanson said on his show: "Jesus sends the message home, unless Americans repent, unless Houston repents, unless New Orleans repents, they will all likewise perish."
"That is the message that the Lord Jesus Christ is sending home right now to America," he added, Advocatereported.
Wiles also observed, in comments carried by Right Wing Watch: "Here's a urban area that has boaste
The devastation of Hurricane Helene and the anticipation of Hurricane Milton have led to concern that the Federal Emergency Management Agency may face a funding shortage. The White House acknowledged that Congress may need to validate additional money soon.
Milton is forecast to make landfall on Wednesday evening in Florida, which is still reeling from Helene. At least 227 people have been killed across six states after Helene came ashore on September 26.
Amid concerns about FEMA, one viral post shared a video conference hosted by the disaster agency that attempted to sow division regarding its approach to the LGBTQ+ community.
The Claim
A announce on X, formerly Twitter, by user EndWokeness on October 6, viewed 19.4 million times, included a video conference in which a participant, sitting in front of a FEMA screen saver, said, "...sparked a few things in my mind thinking about preparedness and how you said, you know, LGBTQIA people and people who have been disadvantaged already are struggling.
"They already acquire their things to deal with so you add a disaster on top of that, it's just compounding on itself and I think that maybe is the 'why' of why we're having these discuss