Alabama Sen. Doug Jon Says Gay Son Led Him to Be More Pro-LGBT

Contents:

• HERE’S HOW DOUG JON REACTED WHEN HIS SON TOLD HIM HE’S GAY
• THE INTER LOV THIS PHOTO OF DOUG JON' GAY SON APPARENTLY SI EYEG MIKE PENCE
• IS DOUG JON GAY?
• DOUG JON’ GAY SON CARSON PENS OPEN LETTER TO ALABAMA
• DOUG JON' GAY SON STAR DOWN MIKE PENCE AS HIS FATHER IS SWORN TO SENATE
• PEOPLE LOVE THIS PHOTO OF DOUG JON' GAY SON LOOKG ON AS MIKE PENCE SWEARS HIS DAD IN
• DOUG JON' GAY SON SENTENC MIKE PENCE TO LIFE SI-EYE PRISON
• DOUG JON' GAY SON SENTENC MIKE PENCE TO LIFE SI-EYE PRISON
• DOUG JON' GAY SON GIV VP MIKE PENCE THE SI EYE AS HIS DAD IS SWORN AS ALABAMA SENATOR
• DOUG JON' GAY SON GIV VP PENCE WHERG LOOK AT FATHER'S SENATE SWEARG
• DOUG JON’ GAY SON CARSON GAVE MIKE PENCE THE BT SI-EYE OF 2018ENJOY THE MOMENTTHERE IS POETRY THE IMAGE OF THE SENATOR’S SON STARG DOWN THE HOMOPHOBIC VICE PRINT OF THE UNED STAT.JAY MICHAELSONUPDATED JAN. 04, 2018 4:14PM EST / PUBLISHED JAN. 04, 2018 1:56PM EST OPNALEX WONG/GETTYTHERE’S A LOT TO LOVE ABOUT THE PHOTO OF SENATOR DOUG JON’S SWEARG-. IN PART, THAT ’S SENATOR DOUG JON’S SWEARG-, AND THAT ’S VICE PRINT MIKE PENCE HAVG TO PRI OVER AS PART OF HIS OFFICIAL DUTI.BUT THE REASON THE PHOTO HAS GONE VIRAL IS JON’S SON CARSON, WHO IS GAY AND HOT AND WHOSE SHIRTLS PICS HAVE BEEN LIGHTG THE GAY TER FOR WEEKS NOW. IN THE PHOTO, CARSON SEEMS TO BE GIVG PENCE SOME SER, DRAG-QUEEN-WORTHY SI-EYE, HALF MOCKG, HALF ENRAGED, READY FOR GIF-G.NOW, I DON’T KNOW WHAT CARSON WAS THKG OR EVEN WHETHER HE WAS GIVG PENCE SI-EYE OR NOT (THE PERSON WHO GRABBED THE SCREENSHOT SAYS HE WASN’T). BUT THERE IS A LOT OF POETRY THAT IMAGE, AND SCE ’S ONE OF THE FEW BS OF FLOTSAM FOR QUEERS TO GRAB ONTO THIS TANIC WRECK OF A PRINCY, I’M GOG TO ENJOY FOR A MUTE.FIRST, THERE’S CARSON JON’S MERE EXISTENCE. IN PENCE’S THEOLOGY, AND POLICI HE HAS ENDORSED, GAY PEOPLE DON’T ACTUALLY EXIST AT ALL. TO THEM, GAYS ARE JT STRAIGHT PEOPLE WH PERSONALY DISORRS – OR, SOMEWHAT OLR LANGUAGE, IMMORAL SIR WHICH THEY DULGE FOR SEXUAL GRATIFITN. THAT’S WHY PENCE HAS SUPPORTED THE UTTERLY BOG, EFFECTIVE, AND UNIVERSALLY DISOWNED-BY-ALL-PSYCHIATRIC-ASSOCIATNS PRACTICE OF “NVERSN THERAPY.” IT’S WHY HE’S OPPOSED SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND NON-DISCRIMATN PROTECTNS FOR LGBT PEOPLE. BEE TO PENCE’S RELIG ILK, GAY NDUCT IS AN ABERRATN, AND GAY INTY IS A SICKNS. HAVG CARSON JON STAND THERE, ALL HIS MANIFTLY NON-SICK AND NON-ABERRANT HOTNS, SELF SPEAKS VOLUM.SEND, PENCE ISN’T JT ANY NSERVATIVE. AS INDIANA ERNOR, HE BEME THE POSTER CHILD FOR THE “RELIG EXEMPTNS” MOVEMENT, WHICH HAS SUCCEED SHARPLY LIMG LGBT RIGHTS BY RVG EVER-LARGER EXEMPTNS AWAY OM THE LAWS THAT PROTECT .  LIKE THAT OF ROY MOORE, WHO MA CARSON JON’S SEXUALY AN ISSUE THE ELECTN, PENCE’S OUTSPOKEN RELIGSY ENARED HIM TO THE RELIG RIGHT, DOUBTLS ONE OF THE MA REASONS TMP WISELY CHOSE HIM AS HIS NNG MATE. “HAVG CARSON JON STAND THERE, ALL HIS MANIFTLY NON-SICK AND NON-ABERRANT HOTNS, SELF SPEAKS VOLUM.” AND AS VICE PRINT, PENCE HAS BEEN THE RELIG RIGHT’S POT MAN (WH ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SSNS) THE WHE HOE DURG A TERRIFYG ROLLBACK OF LGBT RIGHTS, AS THE TMP ADMISTRATN HAS VASTLY EXPAND RELIG EXEMPTNS, ELIMATED NON-DISCRIMATN PROTECTNS FOR LGBT EMPLOYE OF ERNMENT NTRACTORS, ELIMATED PROTECTNS FOR TRANSGENR KIDS SCHOOLS, ZEROED-OUT AID FOR LGBT ACTIVISTS OVERSEAS, ATTEMPTED TO END TRANSGENR PEOPLE’S ARY SERVICE, APPROVED LIMATNS OF LGBT MARRIAGE RIGHTS – I ULD GO ON AND ON.AND, WHILE AGA I ULD BE READG THIS TO JON’S EXPRSN, SURE SEEMS LIKE HE KNOWS . (JON GAVE AN TERVIEW TO THE GAY SOCIAL MEDIA APP HOR WHICH HE SAID THAT “MOVG FORWARD, I PROBABLY WILL GET A B MORE VOL ABOUT ISSU,” SUGGTG THAT HE HAS AN RMED POLIL MD OF HIS OWN.) WHICH, FOR ME, IS THE MOST SIGNIFINT ASPECT OF THE PHOTO.I WAS A PROFSNAL LGBT ACTIVIST FOR TEN YEARS. I’VE BEEN WRG ABOUT LGBT ISSU, FIRST THE AMIC WORLD AND NOW THE JOURNALISTIC WORLD, FOR THE BETTER PART OF TWO S. TIME AFTER TIME, I’VE ENGAGED DISCSNS AND BAT WH PEOPLE ON THE “OTHER SI” OF THIS OR THAT LGBT ISSUE, AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THEY HAVE BEEN UFUL NVERSATNS FOR ALL NCERNED (TWTER HATERS NOT CLUD).BUT THERE’S AN ASYMMETRY THE NVERSATNS THAT OFTEN GO UNSPOKEN, BEE WHILE I’M NOT TRYG TO LIM THE LIBERTY OR HUMANY OF THE “OTHER SI,” THEY ARE WORKG HARD TO LIM ME. NO ONE IS TELLG PENCE HE N’T LIVE THENTILLY: WH HIS WIFE, WH HIS STRICT POLICY OF NEVER BEG ALONE WH ANOTHER WOMAN, WH HIS VAR RELIG BELIEFS AND PRACTIC. THAT’S TE EVEN THOUGH MANY OF FD THOSE PRACTIC EPLY PROBLEMATIC OM A FEMIST OR, FOR THAT MATTER, A SCIENTIFIC POT OF VIEW. IT’S LIVE AND LET LIVE, WHERE PENCE’S LIFE IS NCERNED.NOT SO WH ME. MY PARTNER AND I ARE PROUD PARENTS OF A WONRFUL BABY GIRL. BUT THANKS TO PENCE AND SSNS, WE ULDN’T ADOPT A CHILD MANY STAT, BEE NOW RELIGLY AFFILIATED ADOPTN AGENCI N TURN AWAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY PEND ON ERNMENT FUNDG FOR THEIR VERY EXISTENCE.FOR THAT MATTER, PENCE HAS PREVLY GONE ON RERD OPPOSG MY MARRIAGE SELF. BASED ON HIS PAST STATEMENTS, HIS IAL WORLD, HE’D SPL UP OUR FAY AND PLACE OUR DGHTER FOSTER RE (SCE, AFTER ALL, GAY MEN N’T BE GOOD PARENTS). AT THE VERY LEAST, I KNOW HE’D LIKE HOTELS, RTRANTS, AND OTHER BS TO BE ABLE TO REFE SERVICE. HE SAID AS MUCH (OR REFED NOT TO SAY) ON NATNAL TELEVISN. IN OTHER WORDS, PENCE AND CARSON JON ARE NOT EQUAL BATG PARTNERS ON OPPOSE SIS OF A NTENT NATNAL ISSUE. ONE IS TRYG TO OPPRS THE OTHER. FOR TWENTY YEARS, EVERY TIME I’VE SAT DOWN OPPOSE A POLILLY ACTIVE RELIG NSERVATIVE, I’VE HAD THAT MD. JT AS MANY PEOPLE OF LOR DO WHEN THEY “BATE” ISSU OF RACE WH WHE FOLKS. JT LIKE MANY WOMEN DO WHEN THEY “BATE” ISSU OF EQUALY, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, OR GENR MALE-DOMATED SPAC. “PENCE AND CARSON JON ARE NOT EQUAL BATG PARTNERS ON OPPOSE SIS OF A NTENT NATNAL ISSUE. ONE IS TRYG TO OPPRS THE OTHER.” THE FOMS AREN’T BAT ON A LEVEL PLAYG FIELD. THEY’RE NOT EVEN FAIR FIGHTS. IT’S ONE PERSON POLELY ASKG ANOTHER PERSON TO PLEASE STOP STEPPG ON THEIR NECK. KNOWG THAT, MOST OF THE TIME, THE PERSON DOG THE STEPPG ALSO HAS ALL THE POWER TO CI WHETHER OR NOT TO CHANGE THE SUATN, AND OFTEN HOWLS PROTT THAT STOPPG THE STEPPG IS A FORM OF DISCRIMATN AGAST HIM.THAT’S CERTALY TE FOR PENCE’S RELIG EXEMPTNS MOVEMENT. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MANY CHRISTIANS SCERELY FEEL OPPRSED BY SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, GENR-APPROPRIATE RTROOMS, AND OTHER CHANG REGARDG LGBT EQUALY. BUT AS THE NOW-FAMO QUOTE SAYS, WHEN YOU’RE ACCTOMED TO PRIVILEGE, EQUALY FEELS LIKE OPPRSN.SO THIS IS WHAT I IMAGE CARSON JON THKG: I SEE YOU, MIKE PENCE. I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TRYG TO DO TO ME AND PEOPLE LIKE ME. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A MOMENT OF POLENS AND LLEGIALY; YOU’RE SWEARG MY DAD, YOU’RE THE VICE PRINT, AND THIS IS HOW WE ACT THIS TIME AND PLACE. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT I WILL OPPOSE YOU ON THE STREETS, ONLE, AND ELECTNS TO E. I KNOW THAT AFTER THIS CEREMONY IS OVER, YOU WILL GO BACK TO FIGHTG AGAST MY RIGHT TO STAND HERE AS AN EQUAL CIZEN TO YOU. I KNOW THE SRE. AND YET I AM HERE, BEE YOU DON’T W EVERY BATTLE, EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE WON A LOT OF THEM LATELY. I AM HERE, AND I HAVE MY SELF-RPECT, AND THERE’S NOTHG YOU N DO ABOUT THAT. JAY MICHAELSON
• DOUG JON'S GAY SON GIV MIKE PENCE SER SI-EYE, BE VIRAL MEME

HERE’S HOW DOUG JON REACTED WHEN HIS SON TOLD HIM HE’S GAY

) has apparently broken the ter this week, after the LGBTQ muny disvered that the man who beat Roy Moore has an openly gay—and attractive—son. DOUG JONES BRING YOUR SON FORWARD FOR A BETTER LOOK— Breakfast Banator (@B_McC2) December 13, 2017Gays, take a moment tonight to celebrate Doug Jon’ son Carson — Tom Zohar (@TomZohar) December 13, 2017 are Tmp's creepy sons, braggg about killg a betiful animal, and here's Doug Jon' gay son Carson, who's a zookeeper.

— Pl Rudnick (@PlRudnickNY) December 14, 2017Gays on twter gog back om Polil experts to our normal horny thirsty selv after fdg out the Doug Jon has a gay son who’s a snack: — Crblock’s Weightloss Journey (@Coreyobr) December 13, 2017But folks on Twter aren’t the only on who adore Jon; his parents do, too. While workg at a zoo Atralia, he was spired to tell his parents he was gay after the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage the Uned Stat. Doug Jon' swearg that appears to show his son Carson, who is gay, givg the famoly nservative Vice Print Mike Pence some si Jon reposted the photo to his Instagram wh the hashtag #noptnneed, and on Twter, the image was retweeted thoands of tim.

"Photo of the : Doug Jon beg sworn , while his openly gay son QUIETLY DISINTEGRATES THE SOUL OF MIKE PENCE, " young adult novelist Derek Milman wrote on Twter, a tweet that was retweeted more than 250, 000 tim. AdvertisementArticle ntu below this adPence, a strict nservative who reportedly will not eat meals the pany of women other than his wife and who once penned a lumn about the stctive moral fluence of Disney's "Mulan, " has a rerd of opposg gay rights as a member of Congrs and as ernor of opposed the repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy and voted agast a law that would have protected LGBT people om workplace alleged glare om Carson Jon was only the most recent stance of Pence's social views drawg attentn and jok. AdvertisementArticle ntu below this adOn a recent ski vatn Aspen, Colo., Pence's anti-LGBT views aga provid fodr for entertag nflict when his neighbors posted a rabow banner that read "Make Ameri Gay Aga.

THE INTER LOV THIS PHOTO OF DOUG JON' GAY SON APPARENTLY SI EYEG MIKE PENCE

As wh many other celebri, has always been speculated the qutn - Doug Jon is gay?

Yet, as often happens wh artists of this field, the mors that Doug Jon is gay are persistent, which is surely annoyg.

The g out of Doug Jon would greatly benef lns of homosexuals around the globe who are still the closet. Although Doug Jon has never admted to beg gay, the media always nsirs the likelihood of one day reportg on the other.

IS DOUG JON GAY?

Regardls of what people may thk, is creasgly mon for people to openly adm to beg gay, even more beg such a ccial such as artist Doug Jon. Doug Jon told Senate staffers Wednday that havg a gay son has fluenced his views on LGBT rights, reports the Washgton Bla.

DOUG JON’ GAY SON CARSON PENS OPEN LETTER TO ALABAMA

Jon, a Democrat who is bt known for beatg Roy Moore the special electn for senator om Alabama, had left LGBT nstuents happy that one of the natn's worst homophob was not an event hosted by the Gays, Lbians & Alli Senate Staff, when asked about his son Carson's out and proud Instagram acunt, Jon said, "We've all seen , " addg that " would be misleadg" if he said had no impact on his beliefs, bee "at the end of the day, a lot of this is so personal.

"He also plans to enurage data llectn on homophobic and transphobic hate crim. Senator, beat one of the natn's worst homophob, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Jtice Roy Moore, a special electn Tuday. Jon didn't emphasize LGBT issu on the mpaign trail, leadg to qutns about jt how much he's on our answer, though, is there's no reason to "is skilled at mutg his liberal stands on such issu as abortn and gay rights -- a necsy one of the South's most nservative stat, " the Los Angel Tim noted this week.

"(RELATED: Doug Jon' Gay Son Is 'Thrilled' by the Alabama W)It shows Jon at a mpaign event, where someone qutned him about transgenr people's rights, cludg accs to the rtrooms of their choice. "Carson nfirmed to The Advote that he is gay, after several gay blogs posted articl pilg Instagram posts om the Democrat's "hot gay son.

DOUG JON' GAY SON STAR DOWN MIKE PENCE AS HIS FATHER IS SWORN TO SENATE

In addn to postg celebratory imag of his dad, Carson has also shared portras of elephants, a Pri para, the great outdoors, and an enunter wh sger Lance Bass at a gay bar, Tracks, 's statement follows a review om The Advote reporter Tdy Rg, whose rearch on Doug Jon's background regardg LGBT rights termed "that Tuday's electn was not jt the feat of an enemy, but a victory for an ally. " The polician has spoken out agast Print Tmp's ban on transgenr troops, and is said to be a supporter of same-sex there hasn't been much visibily of his support beforehand, 's bee Jon "is skilled at mutg his liberal stands on such issu as abortn and gay rights -- a necsy one of the South's most nservative stat, " the Los Angel Tim civil rights, Jon's mpaign webse noted that as a U.

Standg behd his dad, Doug Jon, and to his left, the younger Mr Jon — an openly gay man — st a si-eye at Vice Print Mike Pence, who worked to lim civil rights for gay people while servg as ernor of Indiana. “Photo of the : Doug Jon beg sworn , while his openly gay son QUIETLY DESTROYS THE SOUL OF MIKE PENCE, ” a er on Twter wrote. Carson, a Denver zookeeper, has attracted a b of attentn LGBT media circl sce people disvered he was gay.

Doug Jon openly gay son Carson glarg at openly homophobic VP Mike Pence is ALLLLLLLLLL of . Photo of the : Doug Jon beg sworn , while his openly gay son QUIETLY DISINTEGRATES THE SOUL OF MIKE PEN…. Still, many people were jt enjoyg the photo of an openly gay man standg next to his acceptg the vice print.

PEOPLE LOVE THIS PHOTO OF DOUG JON' GAY SON LOOKG ON AS MIKE PENCE SWEARS HIS DAD IN

They still do not believe that gay and bisexual people serve the same rights and privileg as straight people. Alongsi the newly mted senator was his son, Carson Jon, who is gay.

DOUG JON' GAY SON SENTENC MIKE PENCE TO LIFE SI-EYE PRISON

Durg the swearg , Carson livered some serly harsh si-eye to our famoly anti-gay vice ALSO: Outsi of a Roy Moore rally, the father of a gay dghter lost to suici speaks upThere will be no chance of probatn or parole Carson Jon' prison of, 's possible we lowly ter people are jt projectg our own credibly speful feelgs onto Jon. Jon' son, who is openly gay, glanc at Pence like the discrimatory trash that he is. Jon’ gay son, Carson Jon, stood by his father’s si for the historic moment, and gave the vice print — who has been outspoken about his anti-gay views — a wherg look.

Carson Jon nfirmed he’s gay to The Advote last month shortly after his father’s electn, which pted Doug Jon agast Roy Moore, who was acced by several women of makg appropriate advanc toward them when they were teenagers and he was a lawyer his 30s. Pence has ma headl over the years for his views on homosexualy.

DOUG JON' GAY SON SENTENC MIKE PENCE TO LIFE SI-EYE PRISON

The nservative Christian has also reportedly said that beg gay is a choice, and that barrg gays and lbians om marriage is not discrimatn, but an enforcement of “God’s ia.

Senate seat Alabama over acced sexual predator and known homophobe Roy Moore.

DOUG JON' GAY SON GIV VP MIKE PENCE THE SI EYE AS HIS DAD IS SWORN AS ALABAMA SENATOR

Shortly after the w, Jon's son -- Carson Jon -- who at the time said he "uldn't be prour" of his dad, nfirmed to The Advote that he's gay. On Wednday, Carson Jon stood si-by-si wh his dad as his father took the Senate oath of office, admistered by vilently homophobic VP Mike Pence. Shortly after, Carson Jon, who go by TheDapperZookeeper on his Instagram page -- which clus celebratory photos of the day his father won the electn, Pri photos, and a picture of him meetg Lance Bass at a gay bar -- posted a photo at the oath-takg which he appears to be starg potedly at Pence.

DOUG JON' GAY SON GIV VP PENCE WHERG LOOK AT FATHER'S SENATE SWEARG

In part, that ’s Senator Doug Jon’s swearg-, and that ’s Vice Print Mike Pence havg to pri over as part of his official the reason the photo has gone viral is Jon’s son Carson, who is gay and hot and whose shirtls pics have been lightg the gay ter for weeks now. In Pence’s theology, and polici he has endorsed, gay people don’t actually exist at all.

To them, gays are jt straight people wh personaly disorrs – or, somewhat olr language, immoral sir which they dulge for sexual ’s why Pence has supported the utterly bog, effective, and universally disowned-by-all-psychiatric-associatns practice of “nversn therapy. Bee to Pence’s relig ilk, gay nduct is an aberratn, and gay inty is a sickns.

DOUG JON’ GAY SON CARSON GAVE MIKE PENCE THE BT SI-EYE OF 2018ENJOY THE MOMENTTHERE IS POETRY THE IMAGE OF THE SENATOR’S SON STARG DOWN THE HOMOPHOBIC VICE PRINT OF THE UNED STAT.JAY MICHAELSONUPDATED JAN. 04, 2018 4:14PM EST / PUBLISHED JAN. 04, 2018 1:56PM EST OPNALEX WONG/GETTYTHERE’S A LOT TO LOVE ABOUT THE PHOTO OF SENATOR DOUG JON’S SWEARG-. IN PART, THAT ’S SENATOR DOUG JON’S SWEARG-, AND THAT ’S VICE PRINT MIKE PENCE HAVG TO PRI OVER AS PART OF HIS OFFICIAL DUTI.BUT THE REASON THE PHOTO HAS GONE VIRAL IS JON’S SON CARSON, WHO IS GAY AND HOT AND WHOSE SHIRTLS PICS HAVE BEEN LIGHTG THE GAY TER FOR WEEKS NOW. IN THE PHOTO, CARSON SEEMS TO BE GIVG PENCE SOME SER, DRAG-QUEEN-WORTHY SI-EYE, HALF MOCKG, HALF ENRAGED, READY FOR GIF-G.NOW, I DON’T KNOW WHAT CARSON WAS THKG OR EVEN WHETHER HE WAS GIVG PENCE SI-EYE OR NOT (THE PERSON WHO GRABBED THE SCREENSHOT SAYS HE WASN’T). BUT THERE IS A LOT OF POETRY THAT IMAGE, AND SCE ’S ONE OF THE FEW BS OF FLOTSAM FOR QUEERS TO GRAB ONTO THIS TANIC WRECK OF A PRINCY, I’M GOG TO ENJOY FOR A MUTE.FIRST, THERE’S CARSON JON’S MERE EXISTENCE. IN PENCE’S THEOLOGY, AND POLICI HE HAS ENDORSED, GAY PEOPLE DON’T ACTUALLY EXIST AT ALL. TO THEM, GAYS ARE JT STRAIGHT PEOPLE WH PERSONALY DISORRS – OR, SOMEWHAT OLR LANGUAGE, IMMORAL SIR WHICH THEY DULGE FOR SEXUAL GRATIFITN. THAT’S WHY PENCE HAS SUPPORTED THE UTTERLY BOG, EFFECTIVE, AND UNIVERSALLY DISOWNED-BY-ALL-PSYCHIATRIC-ASSOCIATNS PRACTICE OF “NVERSN THERAPY.” IT’S WHY HE’S OPPOSED SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND NON-DISCRIMATN PROTECTNS FOR LGBT PEOPLE. BEE TO PENCE’S RELIG ILK, GAY NDUCT IS AN ABERRATN, AND GAY INTY IS A SICKNS. HAVG CARSON JON STAND THERE, ALL HIS MANIFTLY NON-SICK AND NON-ABERRANT HOTNS, SELF SPEAKS VOLUM.SEND, PENCE ISN’T JT ANY NSERVATIVE. AS INDIANA ERNOR, HE BEME THE POSTER CHILD FOR THE “RELIG EXEMPTNS” MOVEMENT, WHICH HAS SUCCEED SHARPLY LIMG LGBT RIGHTS BY RVG EVER-LARGER EXEMPTNS AWAY OM THE LAWS THAT PROTECT .  LIKE THAT OF ROY MOORE, WHO MA CARSON JON’S SEXUALY AN ISSUE THE ELECTN, PENCE’S OUTSPOKEN RELIGSY ENARED HIM TO THE RELIG RIGHT, DOUBTLS ONE OF THE MA REASONS TMP WISELY CHOSE HIM AS HIS NNG MATE. “HAVG CARSON JON STAND THERE, ALL HIS MANIFTLY NON-SICK AND NON-ABERRANT HOTNS, SELF SPEAKS VOLUM.” AND AS VICE PRINT, PENCE HAS BEEN THE RELIG RIGHT’S POT MAN (WH ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SSNS) THE WHE HOE DURG A TERRIFYG ROLLBACK OF LGBT RIGHTS, AS THE TMP ADMISTRATN HAS VASTLY EXPAND RELIG EXEMPTNS, ELIMATED NON-DISCRIMATN PROTECTNS FOR LGBT EMPLOYE OF ERNMENT NTRACTORS, ELIMATED PROTECTNS FOR TRANSGENR KIDS SCHOOLS, ZEROED-OUT AID FOR LGBT ACTIVISTS OVERSEAS, ATTEMPTED TO END TRANSGENR PEOPLE’S ARY SERVICE, APPROVED LIMATNS OF LGBT MARRIAGE RIGHTS – I ULD GO ON AND ON.AND, WHILE AGA I ULD BE READG THIS TO JON’S EXPRSN, SURE SEEMS LIKE HE KNOWS . (JON GAVE AN TERVIEW TO THE GAY SOCIAL MEDIA APP HOR WHICH HE SAID THAT “MOVG FORWARD, I PROBABLY WILL GET A B MORE VOL ABOUT ISSU,” SUGGTG THAT HE HAS AN RMED POLIL MD OF HIS OWN.) WHICH, FOR ME, IS THE MOST SIGNIFINT ASPECT OF THE PHOTO.I WAS A PROFSNAL LGBT ACTIVIST FOR TEN YEARS. I’VE BEEN WRG ABOUT LGBT ISSU, FIRST THE AMIC WORLD AND NOW THE JOURNALISTIC WORLD, FOR THE BETTER PART OF TWO S. TIME AFTER TIME, I’VE ENGAGED DISCSNS AND BAT WH PEOPLE ON THE “OTHER SI” OF THIS OR THAT LGBT ISSUE, AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THEY HAVE BEEN UFUL NVERSATNS FOR ALL NCERNED (TWTER HATERS NOT CLUD).BUT THERE’S AN ASYMMETRY THE NVERSATNS THAT OFTEN GO UNSPOKEN, BEE WHILE I’M NOT TRYG TO LIM THE LIBERTY OR HUMANY OF THE “OTHER SI,” THEY ARE WORKG HARD TO LIM ME. NO ONE IS TELLG PENCE HE N’T LIVE THENTILLY: WH HIS WIFE, WH HIS STRICT POLICY OF NEVER BEG ALONE WH ANOTHER WOMAN, WH HIS VAR RELIG BELIEFS AND PRACTIC. THAT’S TE EVEN THOUGH MANY OF FD THOSE PRACTIC EPLY PROBLEMATIC OM A FEMIST OR, FOR THAT MATTER, A SCIENTIFIC POT OF VIEW. IT’S LIVE AND LET LIVE, WHERE PENCE’S LIFE IS NCERNED.NOT SO WH ME. MY PARTNER AND I ARE PROUD PARENTS OF A WONRFUL BABY GIRL. BUT THANKS TO PENCE AND SSNS, WE ULDN’T ADOPT A CHILD MANY STAT, BEE NOW RELIGLY AFFILIATED ADOPTN AGENCI N TURN AWAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY PEND ON ERNMENT FUNDG FOR THEIR VERY EXISTENCE.FOR THAT MATTER, PENCE HAS PREVLY GONE ON RERD OPPOSG MY MARRIAGE SELF. BASED ON HIS PAST STATEMENTS, HIS IAL WORLD, HE’D SPL UP OUR FAY AND PLACE OUR DGHTER FOSTER RE (SCE, AFTER ALL, GAY MEN N’T BE GOOD PARENTS). AT THE VERY LEAST, I KNOW HE’D LIKE HOTELS, RTRANTS, AND OTHER BS TO BE ABLE TO REFE SERVICE. HE SAID AS MUCH (OR REFED NOT TO SAY) ON NATNAL TELEVISN. IN OTHER WORDS, PENCE AND CARSON JON ARE NOT EQUAL BATG PARTNERS ON OPPOSE SIS OF A NTENT NATNAL ISSUE. ONE IS TRYG TO OPPRS THE OTHER. FOR TWENTY YEARS, EVERY TIME I’VE SAT DOWN OPPOSE A POLILLY ACTIVE RELIG NSERVATIVE, I’VE HAD THAT MD. JT AS MANY PEOPLE OF LOR DO WHEN THEY “BATE” ISSU OF RACE WH WHE FOLKS. JT LIKE MANY WOMEN DO WHEN THEY “BATE” ISSU OF EQUALY, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, OR GENR MALE-DOMATED SPAC. “PENCE AND CARSON JON ARE NOT EQUAL BATG PARTNERS ON OPPOSE SIS OF A NTENT NATNAL ISSUE. ONE IS TRYG TO OPPRS THE OTHER.” THE FOMS AREN’T BAT ON A LEVEL PLAYG FIELD. THEY’RE NOT EVEN FAIR FIGHTS. IT’S ONE PERSON POLELY ASKG ANOTHER PERSON TO PLEASE STOP STEPPG ON THEIR NECK. KNOWG THAT, MOST OF THE TIME, THE PERSON DOG THE STEPPG ALSO HAS ALL THE POWER TO CI WHETHER OR NOT TO CHANGE THE SUATN, AND OFTEN HOWLS PROTT THAT STOPPG THE STEPPG IS A FORM OF DISCRIMATN AGAST HIM.THAT’S CERTALY TE FOR PENCE’S RELIG EXEMPTNS MOVEMENT. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MANY CHRISTIANS SCERELY FEEL OPPRSED BY SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, GENR-APPROPRIATE RTROOMS, AND OTHER CHANG REGARDG LGBT EQUALY. BUT AS THE NOW-FAMO QUOTE SAYS, WHEN YOU’RE ACCTOMED TO PRIVILEGE, EQUALY FEELS LIKE OPPRSN.SO THIS IS WHAT I IMAGE CARSON JON THKG: I SEE YOU, MIKE PENCE. I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TRYG TO DO TO ME AND PEOPLE LIKE ME. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A MOMENT OF POLENS AND LLEGIALY; YOU’RE SWEARG MY DAD, YOU’RE THE VICE PRINT, AND THIS IS HOW WE ACT THIS TIME AND PLACE. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT I WILL OPPOSE YOU ON THE STREETS, ONLE, AND ELECTNS TO E. I KNOW THAT AFTER THIS CEREMONY IS OVER, YOU WILL GO BACK TO FIGHTG AGAST MY RIGHT TO STAND HERE AS AN EQUAL CIZEN TO YOU. I KNOW THE SRE. AND YET I AM HERE, BEE YOU DON’T W EVERY BATTLE, EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE WON A LOT OF THEM LATELY. I AM HERE, AND I HAVE MY SELF-RPECT, AND THERE’S NOTHG YOU N DO ABOUT THAT. JAY MICHAELSON

(Jon gave an terview to the gay social media app Hor which he said that “movg forward, I probably will get a b more vol about issu, ” suggtg that he has an rmed polil md of his own.

Based on his past statements, his ial world, he’d spl up our fay and place our dghter foster re (sce, after all, gay men n’t be good parents). —and Twter—watched as Jon's openly gay son glared at Vice Print Mike Pence durg the entire famoly signed a relig eedom law that worsened discrimatn agast the LGBT muny when he was Indiana ernor. Sce then, he said gay upl signaled "societal llapse, " opposed the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and rejected the Obama admistratn directive on transgenr bathrooms, among other anti-LGBT laws.

This uld have ntributed to the obv tensn the room between Jon's gay son, Carson Jon, and Pence durg the, 22, gave the vice print major si-eye a picture he posted to his Instagram acunt on Wednday wh the hashtags "#dougjon #swearg #washgtondc #pol #wema #noptnneed"And people on Twter quickly ught on.

DOUG JON'S GAY SON GIV MIKE PENCE SER SI-EYE, BE VIRAL MEME

"Homophobe Mike Pence swearg Democratic Senator Doug Jon om Alabama wh his gay son servg him looks like daggers. Homophobe Mike Pence swearg Democratic Senator Doug Jon om Alabama wh his gay son servg him looks like daggers. "Photo of the : Doug Jon beg sworn , while his openly gay son QUIETLY DISINTEGRATES THE SOUL OF MIKE PENCE, " another er Tweeted.

The look on the face of Doug Jon' proudly gay son Carson as bigot Pence swears him : pricels. "Doug Jon openly gay son Carson glarg at openly homophobic VP Mike Pence is ALLLLLLLLLL of . All ey on social media, however, have been on his gay son, Carson, givg Mike Pence (who has a ls-than-stellar rerd on #LGBTQ rights) the si-eye at a mock swearg- ceremony.