The 5 Most Offensive Sexist and Homophobic Moves by Conservatives: This Month Alone!

A sign at NYC's 2011 rally for women's health.

Photo Credit: Sarah Seltzer

From homophobic remarks to awful bills, here's a little roundup of a month of assault from the GOP.

May 17, 2012

It seems like with every cultural step forward by the country on the whole, the right-wing has to take a few leaps backward--and women, gays and minorities are the victims.

This month has already brought some great moments: massive protests on May 1 and the historic cultural moment when a sitting US president endorsed marriage equality. But simultaneously the GOP and other conservative institutions have gone on what felt like a vengeful tear. Maybe these racist, sexist and homophobic statements and bills really just constitute business as usual, a continuation of the "war on women," but in contrast to progress, it most certainly brings the term "reactionary" into a new light.

It also shows that the war on women isn't just on women--it's on anyone who doesn't conform to rigid patriarchal gender roles.

Here are five of the worst offenses this month.  READ MORE