Del. Bob Marshall Again Proves He's a Hate Filled Bigot

Just as Victoria Cobb and her fellow haters at The Family Foundation never miss an opportunity to denigrate LGBT citizens and push for a Christian Taliban theocracy, neither does Del. Bob Marshall (pictured at left) - one of the authors of Virginia's heinous anti-gay Marshall-Newman Amendment. Marshall has admitted to wanting to drive gays from Virginia and continually displays a mindset that suggests he'd support so-called ethnic cleansing of gays and other populations he doesn't like if he thought he cold get away with it. Like Cobb, his message is consistently one of hate and intolerance and one can only pray he's delusional enough to try to run for the U.S. Senate and get a thorough ass kicking. The Virginian Pilot has details on Marshall's latest anti-gay screed which was triggered by the Richmond Federal Reserve's decision to fly a rainbow flag during Pride Month. Here are some highlights:

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A flap has developed over a flag flying outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in recognition of Gay Pride Month. The prominent perch for the rainbow pennant has drawn the ire of Del. Bob Marshall and the Family Foundation, who have opposed the expansion of gay rights in Virginia.
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Marshall, a Prince William County Republican, wants the flag removed, reasoning "the front of a federal building is not a commercial or political message board."

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In a letter to bank president Jeff Lacker, Marshall demanded that the flag be taken down, claiming that homosexual behavior is bad for the economy, "shortens lives, adds significantly to illness, increases health costs" and "promotes venereal diseases."
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Fortunately, others in the Virginia General Assembly recognize that LGBT Virginians are citizens too. Delegates Adam Ebbin and David Englin from Northern Virginia have responded to Marshall's bigoted demands. As the Lakeridge-Occoquan news reports, Del. Ebbin took on Marshall's bigotry:

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Ebbin said in a statement: “Sadly, it’s no shock to learn that Bob Marshall has once again attacked the dignity of Virginia’s LGBT population. That he would attack the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond for flying a flag that promotes equality, tolerance and acceptance tells us all we need to know about Delegate Marshall’s priorities. Across the Commonwealth, LGBT Virginians, their friends and their families are celebrating this week as the start of a month where we express pride in who we are and what we have accomplished as a community."