In a video he posted on TikTok, Andrew Hartzler slammed his aunt, Rep. Vicky Hartzler, for her tearful rebuke of the Respect for Marriage Act: “Today, my aunt Vicky started crying because gay people like me can get married.”
A GOP congresswoman went viral Thursday for tearfully begging her colleagues to vote against a bill that would protect same-sex marriage nationwide. Now, her gay nephew is going viral as well.
Within hours, her speech exploded online, getting shared by several legacy media outlets and being viewed hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of times on social media. "I was met with the same type of, 'I love you, but I don't accept you, because you're gay,'" he said."I'm in the mindset where if you're not for me, you're against me, and if you don't 100% accept me, you reject me."
He cited the disproportionate rates of mental health issues plaguing the nation's LGBTQ youths in particular: Nearly half of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youths in the U.S. have “seriously considered” suicide in the past year, a"The type of narrative that my aunt is giving, that has real-world effects," Andrew said."I'd be doing them a disservice if I didn't counteract her narrative with truth.
The legislation contains an amendment clarifying that religious organizations wouldn’t be required to perform same-sex marriages and that the government would not be forced to protect polygamous marriages. In her speech, the congresswoman called the amendment"hollow."
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