Classy move LGBT, Gay activists flip of Reagan in White House.

[Marianne]

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Gay Activists Visiting White House Take Photos of Themselves Flipping Off Reagan Portrait
Jun. 22, 2012 11:50am Madeleine Morgenstern
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Editor’s note: You can watch a Blaze webcast about this story by clicking here.

Update: White House Rebukes Activists Who Flipped Off Reagan Portrait: ‘Behavior Like This Doesn’t Belong Anywhere’


Gay activists from Philadelphia posed for pictures while giving the middle finger to a portrait of former President Ronald Reagan during a recent trip to the White House, according to Philadelphia Magazine:

Matthew "Matty" Hart, left, Mark Segal, center, and Zoe Strauss, right, pose in front of portraits of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush at the White House. (Image source: blog.phillymag.com)

From phillymag.com:

Last Friday, an attaché of important gay people from Philadelphia made a trip to Washington D.C. as invited guests of President Barack Obama for the White House’s first-ever gay pride reception….some of them took advantage of photo opportunities to give the late President Ronald Reagan the middle finger


“It’s not a gesture that I would use in the White House when representing our city and our community,” opines Philadelphia Gay News publisher Mark Segal (center), who opted for a sarcastic thumbs-up pose in front of the portrait of George W. Bush over the more vulgar one demonstrated by his Reagan-loathing peers, Matthew “Matty” Hart (left), the national director of public engagement at Solutions for Progress, and self-taught photographer turned toast-of-the-town Zoe Strauss (right).

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But his counterparts couldn’t seem to care less. Hart posted his photo on Facebook with the caption, “F–k Reagan.” [Zoe] Strauss simply posted hers without commentary. After all, the murderous facial expression and double-barreled bird-flipping seem to speak for themselves. Comments ranged from “you forgot to add with a chainsaw” on Hart’s “F–k Reagan” note, to my personal favorite, “star wars … up yours,” on Strauss’s.

A larger version of one photo, posted on Facebook by Zoe Strauss [update: the photo has been removed from Strauss's Facebook page but is available on her Twitter account with the caption, "F--K YOU, REAGAN!" Update II: Strauss's Twitter has also been made private]:

Image source: Facebook

Strauss posted a second one on her blog with the comment: “Me and LB making out under a portrait of Reagan at the White House. That was amazing.”

Image source: zoestrauss.blogspot.com

Neither Hart nor Strauss responded to The Blaze’s requests for comment about the photos.

Strauss refused to speak to Philadelphia Magazine about the photos, reportedly texting that she was “keeping out of the press!” Hart, however, repeated his “f–k Reagan” epithet to the publication:

“Yeah, f–k Reagan,” reiterates Hart one week after the reception. “Ronald Reagan has blood on his hands. The man was in the White House as AIDS exploded, and he was happy to see plenty of gay men and queer people die. He was a murderous fool, and I have no problem saying so. Don’t invite me back. I don’t care.”

The reception, which featured live music from the Marine Corps band, also saw a marriage proposal between a female-to-male transgendered person and a biological woman, according to Philadelphia Magazine. Video below, which also includes Hart:



Gay Activists Visiting White House Take Photos of Themselves Flipping Off Reagan Portrait TheBlaze.com

 

[Marianne]

Very classy move LGBT disrespect the dead and all who voted for Reagan.

 

[Staidhup]

Shows allot of class, but is good to see they did come up for air after kissing Obama's ass.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Real classy move there.

 

[1stRambo]

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Gay Activists Visiting White House Take Photos of Themselves Flipping Off Reagan Portrait
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Editor’s note: You can watch a Blaze webcast about this story by clicking here.

Update: White House Rebukes Activists Who Flipped Off Reagan Portrait: ‘Behavior Like This Doesn’t Belong Anywhere’


Gay activists from Philadelphia posed for pictures while giving the middle finger to a portrait of former President Ronald Reagan during a recent trip to the White House, according to Philadelphia Magazine:

Matthew "Matty" Hart, left, Mark Segal, center, and Zoe Strauss, right, pose in front of portraits of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush at the White House. (Image source: blog.phillymag.com)

From phillymag.com:

Last Friday, an attaché of important gay people from Philadelphia made a trip to Washington D.C. as invited guests of President Barack Obama for the White House’s first-ever gay pride reception….some of them took advantage of photo opportunities to give the late President Ronald Reagan the middle finger


“It’s not a gesture that I would use in the White House when representing our city and our community,” opines Philadelphia Gay News publisher Mark Segal (center), who opted for a sarcastic thumbs-up pose in front of the portrait of George W. Bush over the more vulgar one demonstrated by his Reagan-loathing peers, Matthew “Matty” Hart (left), the national director of public engagement at Solutions for Progress, and self-taught photographer turned toast-of-the-town Zoe Strauss (right).

[…]

But his counterparts couldn’t seem to care less. Hart posted his photo on Facebook with the caption, “F–k Reagan.” [Zoe] Strauss simply posted hers without commentary. After all, the murderous facial expression and double-barreled bird-flipping seem to speak for themselves. Comments ranged from “you forgot to add with a chainsaw” on Hart’s “F–k Reagan” note, to my personal favorite, “star wars … up yours,” on Strauss’s.

A larger version of one photo, posted on Facebook by Zoe Strauss [update: the photo has been removed from Strauss's Facebook page but is available on her Twitter account with the caption, "F--K YOU, REAGAN!" Update II: Strauss's Twitter has also been made private]:

Image source: Facebook

Strauss posted a second one on her blog with the comment: “Me and LB making out under a portrait of Reagan at the White House. That was amazing.”

Image source: zoestrauss.blogspot.com

Neither Hart nor Strauss responded to The Blaze’s requests for comment about the photos.

Strauss refused to speak to Philadelphia Magazine about the photos, reportedly texting that she was “keeping out of the press!” Hart, however, repeated his “f–k Reagan” epithet to the publication:

“Yeah, f–k Reagan,” reiterates Hart one week after the reception. “Ronald Reagan has blood on his hands. The man was in the White House as AIDS exploded, and he was happy to see plenty of gay men and queer people die. He was a murderous fool, and I have no problem saying so. Don’t invite me back. I don’t care.”

The reception, which featured live music from the Marine Corps band, also saw a marriage proposal between a female-to-male transgendered person and a biological woman, according to Philadelphia Magazine. Video below, which also includes Hart:



Gay Activists Visiting White House Take Photos of Themselves Flipping Off Reagan Portrait TheBlaze.com

Yo, I think we need to bring in the firing squad! Obama should be put in prison for having such losers in the White House and being a traitor!!! I know for a fact, Obama is a muslim faggot and this is the reason he is scared of ISIS, they kill faggots! Michelle Obama has been traveling a lot lately?

"GTP"

 

[Marianne]

Shows allot of class, but is good to see they did come up for air after kissing Obama's ass.

I suppose we should just be glad they were not defaming the Christian Church and properly dressed. Wouldn't want poop stains on the white house furniture because fat dude went dressed in a condom size thong.

 

[Mad Scientist]

"Oh that's so brave and courageous!"

Looks like they have the same amount of respect for the White House as the current occupant does.

 

[1stRambo]

Yo, this is for the Faggots!

"GTP"

 

[Marianne]

"Oh that's so brave and courageous!"

Looks like they have the same amount of respect for the White House as the current occupant does.

They whine "why does everyone hate us" then they provide proof that they are leaning toward being a hate group yet again. They fail to realize that just because the law says they can marry doesn't mean they also get automatic respect, that needs to be earned and so far they got zip.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Just further proof they are mental and hate filled. Then they wonder why they are viewed as mentally deranged, hate filled assholes

 

[mdk]

No, it wasn't a very classy move at all. Of course some of you folks will feel need to use these assholes to buttress your own anti-gay narrative and smear gay people.

 

[Marianne]

Just further proof they are mental and hate filled. Then they wonder why they are viewed as mentally deranged, hate filled assholes

Hmm let me guess why people think they have something wrong with them. Gee IDK nothing say's "I'm normal" more than parading down the street half naked dressed as some creepy ass clowns.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Just further proof they are mental and hate filled. Then they wonder why they are viewed as mentally deranged, hate filled assholes

Hmm let me guess why people think they have something wrong with them. Gee IDK nothing say's I'm normal than parading down the street dressed as half naked creepy ass clowns.

Yeah and they wonder why we don't want them around our children. No thanks, it's hard enough for children without this garbage

 

[Iceweasel]

No, it wasn't a very classy move at all. Of course some of you folks will feel need to use these assholes to buttress your own anti-gay narrative and smear gay people.

For me it has more to do with their liberalism. There's a consistent theme.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Watching you guys clutch your pearls and wail that someone flipped the bird to Saint Raygun is a whole different level of hilarious.

Most of you guys display less class than these guys do every single day on this board, and yet you expect everyone else to genuflect to Saint Reagan the Confused, patron saint of early onset alzheimers.

 

[Marianne]

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Watching you guys clutch your pearls and wail that someone flipped the bird to Saint Raygun is a whole different level of hilarious.

Most of you guys display less class than these guys do every single day on this board, and yet you expect everyone else to genuflect to Saint Reagan the Confused, patron saint of early onset alzheimers.

Idiot

 

[Mad Scientist]

Satan will have the last laugh. Hell for this guy will be a place where there are no cawks or anuses!

 

[Lakhota]

 

[Mad Scientist]

Most of you guys display less class than these guys do every single day on this board, and yet you expect everyone else to genuflect to Saint Reagan the Confused, patron saint of early onset alzheimers.

No more than you guys worship that Old Blue Waffle Hillary. Who by the way if she's elected, will be the same age as "Ronny Raygun" was! And we ALREADY know she can't remember anything!