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Behind the Aegis

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Fri Apr 23, 2021, 04:38 PM Apr 2021

GOP mayor candidate says school turned his daughter bi & gays abuse children in unhinged rant [View all]

Source: LGBTQ Nation

A Republican mayoral candidate went on a long, hateful tirade on Facebook accusing LGBTQ people of being child molesters and claiming that he pulled his daughter out of school because “13 out of [his daughter’s] 16 friends” are “lesbian or bisexual.”

Tim Rowbottom calls himself “an entrepreneur who is a man of the people and represents the taxpayers of the City of Harrisburg” and he is the only Republican registered for the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania mayor election in November. And he’s getting condemnation for his extreme statements about LGBTQ people.

In a Facebook post that he said was an “Official Press Release!” Rowbottom said that it is time to “make clear my views concerning a large population that occupies Harrisburg, the LGBT,” saying that it’s “not my intention to degrade or attack them in any way” before doing just that.

“I believe in creation and that anything else besides what we were created for is not something we should promote,” he wrote.

Read more: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/04/gop-mayor-candidate-says-school-turned-daughter-bi-gays-abuse-children-unhinged-rant/



This is the type of insanity the LBGT community faces day in and day out. People are gunned down by the police and each other but Republicans have decided that gun control is not as important as making sure queer people aren't allowed to enjoy "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

Also, do NOT add insult to injury in regards to this story by implying Rowbottom is a "secret gay". JUST DON'T DO IT!

Homophobia and Transphobia are real and they kill!

Systemic heterosexism and homophobia is REAL!
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K and R Ferrets are Cool Apr 2021 #1
My gawd . . . Lovie777 Apr 2021 #2
Not sure how he'd be sure of her friend's orientation - OhZone Apr 2021 #3
Yeah, logic doesn't seem to apply if you have a GQP brain. lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Apr 2021 #4
Wait ... he's talking about LAW SCHOOL? Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2021 #6
That IS hilarious. Gay, Bi, Hetero, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2021 #16
If a reference to law school was in the article I missed it. What prompted this? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2021 #34
Cause Randy said it ... which he deleted ... Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2021 #39
"what we were created for" bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #5
That's hot talk right there (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2021 #7
Yeah, we can be gettin' to the begettin'. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2021 #17
well -- there's ONE kid that is moving out stopdiggin Apr 2021 #8
There is no hate like christian love... cayugafalls Apr 2021 #9
Lol TheRealNorth Apr 2021 #14
Good grief, isn't that the truth. So simple. No hate like Christian love. How sad. nt Biophilic Apr 2021 #29
Bookmarked lol! Jetheels Apr 2021 #38
I'm putting that on a shirt. Iggo Apr 2021 #42
That is a great idea. cayugafalls Apr 2021 #44
JFC! IrishAfricanAmerican Apr 2021 #10
first off, dont lump those type of christians with me . the moral majority AllaN01Bear Apr 2021 #11
Go for it, Harrisburg. Paladin Apr 2021 #12
Well see, he's making sure it doesn't reflect on HIS parenting skills FakeNoose Apr 2021 #22
Blah blah blah vercetti2021 Apr 2021 #13
Misogyny. Racism. Bigotry. Homophobia. Christo-fascist. If one is Republican, that is what they own. Tommymac Apr 2021 #15
Does he mean to say that only certain people were made in God's image? Ford_Prefect Apr 2021 #18
what he means is azureblue Apr 2021 #33
There was a practical reason at that time, for not eating those. Archae Apr 2021 #51
I would rather spend months on end Mr. Evil Apr 2021 #19
I find his last name lends itself to all kinds of images. . . niyad Apr 2021 #21
Yup, Mr. Evil Apr 2021 #25
Oh deary deary me Hekate Apr 2021 #43
I would not stop you when you are having fun! niyad Apr 2021 #46
Spending months in a stadium full of LGBTQ people sounds like loads of fun to me. ShazzieB Apr 2021 #36
So I went looking for any info I could find on this seriously deranged person. Came across niyad Apr 2021 #20
So, I guess he's planning to put his daughter in a Catholic school? 70sEraVet Apr 2021 #23
He could let his daughter intern for Roy Moore or Matt Gaetz. keithbvadu2 Apr 2021 #24
These are the people that the GOP is betting its future on. Yavin4 Apr 2021 #26
Any ideas/plans for infrastructure, health care, climate change, educating kids for the future tech? Jon King Apr 2021 #27
1.8 k replies on his FB Pas-de-Calais Apr 2021 #28
The sad part is the comments here on this tread are so right on. How sad a world people like Biophilic Apr 2021 #30
Rowbottom Makes The Point About The Bible Collimator Apr 2021 #31
Don't forget tattoos Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2021 #35
+10 nt reACTIONary Apr 2021 #41
Completely forgot about that. Collimator Apr 2021 #53
Homophobia and transphobia are everywhere I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #32
Is this the same Tim Rowbottom! ShazzieB Apr 2021 #37
Just clicked on the pennlive site. All I got was a statement about cookies. And reddit wanted a log niyad Apr 2021 #47
And I notice in the article how his ex-wife is fighting for thucythucy Apr 2021 #50
Mr. Row bottom. Just saying. sarcasmo Apr 2021 #45
He rowed straight to the bottom of trump diaper. Jetheels Apr 2021 #49
How can we be seeing this from a political candidate at this point in time? BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #48
How does this homophobe explain Eve? displacedtexan Apr 2021 #52
In this case, "entrepreneur" probably means marginally employed n/t TexasBushwhacker Apr 2021 #54
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