A 2013 report in Gizmodo notes that the same lab also requested funding for "bad-breath bombs, flatulence bombs and bombs designed to attract swarms of stinging insects to enemy combatants," noting that "the gay bomb is certainly the most novel." Robert Mueller is a demon, and also a pedophile In 1994, a government lab did request funds to pursue the development of a weapon that would turn enemy combatants gay, though the project was quickly shelved and no such weapon was developed. "The majority of frogs in most areas of the United States are now gay," Jones said in 2017. In a rant that has since become a meme and a line of t-shirts, Jones said he didn't like the government "putting chemicals in the water that turn the friggin' frogs gay." "The reason there's so many gay people now is because it's a chemical warfare operation, and I have the government documents where they said they're going to encourage homosexuality with chemicals so that people don't have children," he said on his broadcast in 2010, according to NBC News.įive years later, the theory took a turn. It's utterly useless and a giant waste of everyone's time and money.One of Jones' most notorious conspiracy theories is that the government is using chemicals in order to turn people gay, using a mysterious "gay bomb" devised by the Pentagon.
Their only "cause" is only to exclude trans people from society further. The conservative groups pushing for the bill use scaremongering phrases like " No men in women’s bathroom" to galvanise their cause but there are no reported problems involving transgendered children in changing rooms. Suicide attempts are already alarming higher in the trans community (41%) in comparison to the general public (4.6%). By refusing trans students access to the correct changing room or restroom, this will lead to more harassment, missed school days and a greater sense of social exclusion. Many will already experience daily prejudice, violence, bullying and general hostility in their day to day lives. There are innumerable problems with this bill, it's hard to know where to begin, but here are two very obvious reasons why this bill sucks.įirstly, the rhetoric around these bills (even if they aren't passed) can be extremely damaging to the welfare of trans youth. The very existence of this bill is still a large cause for concern. Daugaard’s office has not confirmed whether he will approve or veto the bill. Dennis Daugaard in the following few days for approval.ĭespite no reported cases of issues concerning transgender children using restrooms or changing rooms, conservative organisations have jumped on this issue and have been lobbying to repeal nondiscrimination laws passed by the Obama administration.Īt present, bills like this would constitute illegal discrimination on a federal level, which a human rights lawyer confirmed to BuzzFeed News, "There is no state that bans transgender students from using facilities that correspond with their gender identity." Furthermore, Gov. Unfortunately, South Dakota took a backward step in that journey yesterday.Īs reported by Buzzfeed, the South Dakota state senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would effectively ban students from using restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity. While our friends in the trans community are experiencing greater visibility in mainstream culture, the struggle for equal rights still trudges on.