Michigan Republican Wants to ‘Make Gay Marriage Illegal Again’
December 3, 2024
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A member of the Michigan State House of Representatives posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday calling for lawmakers to “Make gay marriage illegal again.”
Josh Schriver a Republican who has represented Michigan’s 66th District since 2023 stated: “This is not remotely controversial, nor extreme,” after calling for a repeal of same-sex marriage rights across the country.
Make gay marriage illegal again.
This is not remotely controversial, nor extreme.
— Rep. Josh Schriver (@JoshuaSchriver) December 2, 2024
Schriver, who describes himself as ‘Michigan’s most conservative state representative,’ has also been a vocal backer of other Republican causes, including cosigning on bills to bar trans athletes from school events and has supported putting doctors who perform abortions in jail.
After expressing his views on same-sex marriage, he then posted a clip of former President Barack Obama, who was in the Oval Office when the Supreme Court ruled on the Obergefell v. Hodges case legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, speaking at a debate for his Senate seat in 2004.
In the clip of his speech posted by Schriver, which was given 20 years ago, Obama says: “I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.”
Schriver captioned this video: “20 years ago, Barack Obama was more conservative on marriage than many Republicans today.
“America only “accepted” gay marriage after it was thrusted into her by a perverted Supreme Court ruling.
“America 2124 doesn’t have to be as dysfunctional as America 2024.
“ORDER! ORDER!”
Michigan State Representative Josh Schriver at the Michigan Capitol, in Lansing, Michigan, on October 10, 2023. The lawmaker has called to make same-sex marriage illegal. Michigan State Representative Josh Schriver at the Michigan Capitol, in Lansing, Michigan, on October 10, 2023. The lawmaker has called to make same-sex marriage illegal. David Guralnick/Associated Press
In response to Schriver, Michigan’s Democratic attorney general Dana Nessel posted to X, saying: “Please explain how dissolving my marriage, or that of the hundreds of thousands of other same-sex couples living in America, provides a benefit to your constituents or anyone else. You’re not interested in helping Michiganders. You want only to hurt those you hate. Shame on you.”
Newsweek has emailed Schriver for comment.
This is not the first time that Schiver has sparked conversation after posting on social media. Earlier this year, Schriver posted about “the great replacement,” a racist conspiracy theory, to his social media, resulting in him being removed from the House Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation committee as a punishment.
Schriver’s post on X, which was originally created by right wing figure Jack Posobiec, showed a map of the world featuring white human figures over the U.S., Europe and Australia and black human figures across the rest of the map with the text “The great replacement!”
The “great replacement” is a conspiracy theory that white people are being overthrown and “replaced” by people of color. It has been used by violent extremists, and has been cited as leading to the 2022 mass shooting in Buffalo, the 2019 mosque shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the 2018 mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Per Newsweek reporting at the time, Schriver said he was being “attacked” over an “anti-white agenda.”
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