{"id":2588826,"date":"2026-04-09T09:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-madness-dems-move-to-bring-back-one-of-the-grossest-gay-stereotypes-in-history\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:14:29","slug":"minneapolis-madness-dems-move-to-bring-back-one-of-the-grossest-gay-stereotypes-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-madness-dems-move-to-bring-back-one-of-the-grossest-gay-stereotypes-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Minneapolis Madness: Dems Move to Bring Back One of the Grossest Gay Stereotypes in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminneapolis-madness-dems-move-to-bring-back-one-of-the-grossest-gay-stereotypes-in-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2588826&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&#8211; The piece starts by recalling Joe Biden\u2019s 2019 remarks at a CNN town hall about gay bathhouses and stereotypes, using that clip to frame a current Minneapolis policy debate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It then reports that the Minneapolis City Council is considering ordinances to license and regulate adult bathhouses, update zoning and health\/sanitation codes, and remove stigmatizing language, arguing the goal is to reflect advances in preventative care.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article cites WCCO-TV and the Star Tribune noting that bathhouses were banned during the AIDS era and that the last legal bathhouse in Minneapolis closed in 1988; a council member contends LGBTQ+ gathering spaces have long been criminalized, with harmful consequences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The author questions the shift from banning to legalizing such venues,mocking the idea as part of a broader \u201cwoke\u201d agenda and suggesting it would increase public-sex venues and health risks rather than reduce stigma.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It places the Minneapolis move in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-group-racking-up-media-coverage-for-hitting-trump-backed-by-liberal-dem-donors\/\" title=\"Republican&#039; Group Criticizing Trump Gains Media Attention, Supported by Liberal Democratic Donors\">wider political context<\/a>,mentioning the Democratic Socialists of America and related proposals (e.g., homeless parking lots and decriminalization of drug paraphernalia), with commentary from critics and media figures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece ends with satirical jabs at Democratic figures, including President Biden and Jill Biden, arguing the policy direction signals a focus on woke priorities over other issues like affordability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Back in the halcyon days of 2019, when former President Joe Biden was still just a former vice president only suspected of senility as opposed to a confirmed senescent, Scranton Joe went on a CNN town hall about one of the most pernicious gay stereotypes there is.<\/p>\n<p>The setting was a forum for Democratic presidential contenders to discuss issues important to gay and lesbian voters. His interviewer was CNN&rsquo;s Anderson Cooper, a gay man, just in case you haven&rsquo;t been paying attention to the media since 1999 or so.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anderson, back 15, 20 years ago, we talked about this in &mdash; in San Francisco was all about, well, you know, gay &mdash; gay bathhouses,&rdquo; Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And everybody &mdash; it&rsquo;s all about around-the-clock sex. It&rsquo;s all &mdash; c&rsquo;mon, man,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FLASHBACK: In 2019, Joe Biden ranted about bathhouses with Anderson Cooper:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anderson, back 15, 20 years ago, we talked about this in &mdash; in San Francisco was all about, well, you know, gay &mdash; gay bath houses. And everybody &mdash; it&rsquo;s all about around-the-clock sex. It&rsquo;s all &mdash; come&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBJ3QpI306\">https:\/\/t.co\/PBJ3QpI306<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gSruJTevBP\">pic.twitter.com\/gSruJTevBP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/2041595001382011252?\">April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You know Joe Biden thinks something is silly and outdated when he brings out the &ldquo;c&rsquo;mon, man.&rdquo; His point, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/10\/11\/joe-biden-anderson-cooper-joke-about-coming-out-during-cnns-lgbtq-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported at the time, was that rampant gay sex was a stereotype. He even said, &ldquo;Gay couples are more likely to stay together longer than heterosexual couples.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m surprised we didn&rsquo;t get a &ldquo;literally&rdquo; or a story about how his gay friend Corn Pop, who was a bad dude, educated him about how this lavender panic was a bunch of malarkey, you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-says-media-will-debunk-trumps-debate-claims-brings-debunked-lying-dog-faced-pony-soldier-quote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youre-full-of-sh-6-times-joe-biden-lost-his-temper-before-becoming-president\/\" title=\"\u2018You\u2019re full of sh**!\u2019: 6 Times ... Lost His Temper Before Becoming President\">lying dog-faced pony soldier<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Well, thank heavens Joe Biden &mdash; or at least his brain &mdash; isn&rsquo;t around to see what Minneapolis is about to do.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report Tuesday from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/minneapolis-adult-sex-venues-bathhouses-license-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCCO-TV<\/a> in Minneapolis, the Minneapolis City Council has referred a series of ordinances to staff that would, among other things, legalize so-called &ldquo;bathhouses&rdquo; that have been banned since the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>For those of you young and\/or na&iuml;ve enough to be unfamiliar with such establishments, these &ldquo;bathhouses&rdquo; have little to do with bathing and practically everything to do with public sex, usually of the same-sex variety and usually among men.<\/p>\n<p>Even before the epidemic began, as gay journalist Randy Shilts <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC4034619\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> in his bestselling work on the history of HIV\/AIDS, &ldquo;And the Band Played On,&rdquo; these bathhouses were effectively breeding grounds for every sexually transmitted disease there is, from syphilis to herpes to human papillomavirus to hepatitises A through C.<\/p>\n<p>Shilts concluded that these bathhouses, particularly in San Francisco, provided the perfect breeding ground for a novel and deadly virus that could not only be passed mostly through sexual intercourse but passed repeatedly through anonymous, unprotected, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >dangerous sexual practices involving multitudes<\/a> of people before it could even be detected &mdash; something that will <em>clearly<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-appoint-gay-satanist-lead-national-response-monkeypox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">never happen again, of course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From WCCO:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Adult bathhouses and sex venues were a component of nightlife prior to the advent of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, which led to the passage of a surfeit of ordinances banning them among virtually all U.S. urban areas.&nbsp;As reported by the Star Tribune, the last bathhouse to operate legally in Minneapolis closed in 1988.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Star Tribune added that, in a statement, council member Jason Chavez argued, &ldquo;LGBTQIA+ gathering spaces, including bathhouses, have long been targeted by criminalization and policing, and our communities have paid a devastating price for that.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, I cannot think of any more &ldquo;devastating price&rdquo; than the targeting of &ldquo;LGBTQIA+ gathering spaces, including bathhouses.&rdquo; None whatsoever. Certainly not a price like, say, a deadly disease that the world spent a decade and a half developing a regimen of antiretroviral drugs to treat. Nothing of that sort occurs to me.<\/p>\n<p>These ordinances, according to WCCO, would &ldquo;establish licensing and business regulations for establishments where sexual activity between consenting adults may be facilitated &hellip; amend the city&rsquo;s zoning code to update definitions and standards for sexually oriented uses&rdquo; and &ldquo;amend the city&rsquo;s health and sanitation code, specifically provisions related to contagious diseases and what the code currently calls high-risk sexual conduct.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Finally, a fourth ordinance would amend the city&rsquo;s miscellaneous offenses code to add exceptions for licensed establishments where sexual activity between consenting adults may be facilitated,&rdquo; the station reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The changes aim to eliminate what officials described as stigmatizing language and reflect advances in preventative care,&rdquo; WCCO noted. Because what we all need is more public sex and less stigma in America, and especially in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>As Dustin Grage, a Minneapolis-based journalist with Townhall.com, the bathhouse bill is only part of what the&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-socialists-americas-national-convention-height-ultra-liberal-hilarity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic Socialists of America<\/a> contingent would like to bring to the city &mdash; including special parking lots for homeless people to sleep in their cars and decriminalizing drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the city that brought America the George Floyd riots and the antics of Rep. Ilhan Omar is about to get even worse.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the DSA platform for Minneapolis,&rdquo; Grage told Fox News&rsquo; Laura Ingraham.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Minneapolis is preparing to consider legalizing adult bathhouses where residents can engage in s*xual activity.<\/p>\n<p>The bathhouses were legal until the 1980s before being closed because of AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>Council members say the LGBTQIA+ community is paying a &ldquo;devastating price&rdquo; due to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I1sluOrpfX\">pic.twitter.com\/I1sluOrpfX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2042020310875336861?\">April 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As Joe Biden himself said: &ldquo;C&rsquo;mon man.&rdquo; And to think, we don&rsquo;t have Dr. Jill Biden as first lady anymore to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/whoopi-goldberg-calls-ph-d-jill-biden-doctor-great-surgeon-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lend her medical services<\/a> to the people of Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s probably worth repeating that, while the Democrats talk &ldquo;affordability&rdquo; with laser-like focus in this midterm season, this is the end goal: woke depravity. And if you needed any evidence that wokeness kills, literally, here you go. Minneapolis is handing it to you. 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The piece notes the media attention around his comments, including a clip circulated by a Republican commentator. <\/p>\n<p>The article then shifts to a Minneapolis news item: the City Council has sent a set of ordinances to staff that would legalize and regulate adult bathhouses-establishments linked to sexual activity among adults and that have been banned since the AIDS era. It explains that bathhouses historically were viewed as venues where sexually transmitted diseases could spread, citing Randy Shilts\u2019s history of HIV\/AIDS and his argument that such venues contributed to the spread of infection. The report from WCCO notes that the last bathhouse in Minneapolis operated legally until 1988, and a council member is quoted arguing that LGBTQIA+ gathering spaces have historically been targeted by criminalization and policing, with a \u201cdevastating price\u201d paid by the community. The piece expresses strong skepticism of such policies, using sarcasm about expanding public sex venues and tying this to broader criticisms of \u201cwokeness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The article also references commentary from conservative outlets and commentators who portrayed the bathhouse proposals as part of a broader Democratic platform-sometimes linked to the Democratic Socialists of America-that includes other measures like special parking for homeless people and decriminalizing drug paraphernalia. 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