{"id":2609668,"date":"2026-06-02T15:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ogles-says-homosexuality-doesnt-belong-in-us\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:42:03","slug":"ogles-says-homosexuality-doesnt-belong-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ogles-says-homosexuality-doesnt-belong-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Ogles says homosexuality doesn&#8217;t belong in US"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fogles-says-homosexuality-doesnt-belong-in-us%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=2609668&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>Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) said on X that \u201chomosexuality has no place in America,\u201d posting it on the second day of Pride Month during \u201cNuclear Family Month.\u201d The article notes he has previously made inflammatory remarks about the LGBT community and pushed or supported anti-LGBT legislation, including proposals related to restricting gender transition care for minors.<\/p>\n<p>it also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >describes additional controversies involving ogles<\/a>,including urging the FCC to investigate the Super Bowl halftime show and comparing Bad Bunny\u2019s performance to \u201cgay pornography.\u201d Ogles\u2019s latest remarks are framed as potentially responding to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-announce-sweeping-gun-control-restrictions\/\" title=\"Biden to Announce Sweeping Gun-Control Restrictions\">recent court ruling<\/a> that struck down a Trump-era ban on transgender troops. separately, former Rep. George Santos-who is openly gay-criticized Ogles\u2019s comments,saying he has the same civil rights as others and expressing sadness that a friend would claim there\u2019s no place for him in the country.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) said on Tuesday that homosexuality doesn\u2019t belong in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHomosexuality has no place in America,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2061818273289646366\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2061818273289646366\">posted on X<\/a>. \u201cHappy Nuclear Family Month.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4590780\/watch-live-marco-rubio-testimony-capitol-hill-iran-ceasefire\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Marco Rubio testifies on Capitol Hill during Iran ceasefire<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4590108\/byron-donalds-disagreement-trump-ai-policy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Byron Donalds voices rare disagreement with Trump on AI policy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4589646\/kyle-massie-ro-khanna-against-ndaa-military-integration-israel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Massie and Khanna rail against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-voices-rare-disagreement-with-trump-on-ai-policy\/\" title=\"Byron Donalds voices rare disagreement with ... on AI policy\">defense bill provision<\/a> to integrate US military with Israel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ogles has a history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-indicted-on-34-felony-counts-of-falsifying-business-records-pleads-not-guilty\/\" title=\"... Indicted On 34 Felony Counts Of Falsifying Business Records; Pleads Not Guilty\">making inflammatory statements<\/a> regarding the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lgbt\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"223\">LGBT<\/a> community and introducing anti-LGBT legislation, including a bill that sought to ban federally funded gender transitions before President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> took office again and banned transgender-related medical services for minors via an executive order.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ogles also called upon the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-communications-commission\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1637\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a> to investigate the most recent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"905\">Super Bowl<\/a> halftime show, comparing Bad Bunny\u2019s performance to \u201cgay pornography\u201d on primetime television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted Ogles\u2019s office for comment on whether the congressman\u2019s \u201chomosexuality\u201d comment foreshadowed a specific anti-LGBT policy he wants to push or whether it was in response to a news development. The statement was made on the second day of Pride Month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, Ogles spearheaded a bill to ban immigration from predominantly Muslim-majority nations and foreign adversaries by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act. The announcement of the legislation coincided with his anti-Muslim social media posts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMuslims don\u2019t belong in American society,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2031002097135599717\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2031002097135599717\">wrote<\/a> on March 9. \u201cPluralism is a lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, the controversial statement was made in response to a bombing attempt committed by two alleged <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/isis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"108\">ISIS<\/a> sympathizers at dueling protests in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"286\">New York City<\/a>. The suspects were apprehended and subsequently charged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With his latest statement, Ogles could seemingly be responding to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4589592\/appeals-court-strikes-down-war-department-ban-transgender-troops\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4589592\/appeals-court-strikes-down-war-department-ban-transgender-troops\/\">court ruling<\/a> concerning transgender troops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit determined that the Trump administration\u2019s policy holding the view that people with gender dysphoria are unfit to serve in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"266\">military<\/a> is unlawful. The administration is expected to appeal the decision to the full bench of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal ... Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal appeals court<\/a> or the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"203\">Supreme Court<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4485381\/ogles-muslim-dont-belong-us-after-attack-nyc-protesters\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4485381\/ogles-muslim-dont-belong-us-after-attack-nyc-protesters\/\">OGLES SAYS MUSLIMS \u2018DON\u2019T BELONG\u2019 IN US TWO DAYS AFTER ATTACK ON NYC PROTESTERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, former New York Republican Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-santos\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2676\">George Santos<\/a> took issue with Ogles\u2019s glaring indictment on homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs much as I support the Nuclear family and how fundamental it is for life, I never thought I\u2019d hear a person I consider a friend say there is no place for me in this country simply because of who I chose to love,\u201d Santos, who is openly gay, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Georgesantos\/status\/2061855568818577457\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Georgesantos\/status\/2061855568818577457\">said in a reply<\/a> under the Tennessee Republican\u2019s post. \u201cI never once pushed my lifestyle onto anyone and have always voted and advocated for conservative principles. But I have the same civil rights as anyone else in this country and I am saddened by this insane comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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