Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Vol. VIII
Est. 2019

The Mind Shield

News · Opinion · Politics · Analysis

Republican congressman: “Homosexuality has no place in America.”

Republican congressman: “Homosexuality has no place in America.”
Rep. Andy Ogles. Photo: Facebook

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) declared on the second day of Pride Month that gays are not welcome in the United States.

“Homosexuality has no place in America,” Ogles wrote on Twitter. “Happy Nuclear Family Month.”

Ogles has a history of making inflammatory comments on social media. In March, he posted that American Muslims are not welcome in the US, writing, “Muslims don’t belong in American society. Pluralism is a lie.”

Ogles also made several disparaging comments about New York City Zohran Mamdani (D), calling the first Muslim mayor “little Muhammad” and saying that he “needs to be DEPORTED.” This led Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) to file a resolution to censure Ogles.

“Congressman Ogles’ disgusting and bigoted words have no place anywhere in our country, let alone from a member of Congress,” Thanedar’s office said in a statement at the time. “His words incite hatred against millions of Muslim Americans. They disrespect the values of freedom of religion that our country was founded upon and are fundamentally un-American.”