Column: Christian nationalists are behind LGBTQ+ laws. California isn’t immune.
LA TimesWhen more than 100 Walt Disney Co. workers walked out of their Burbank offices to protest the companies lackluster opposition to Florida’s unforgivable “don’t say gay,” law this week, it seemed like a heartening example of California rising to its reputation as a beacon of inclusivity and action. But “California is not all rainbows and sunshine, especially for marginalized people,” Judah Joslyn told me over coffee this week, as a homeless man outside the café door yelled about God’s wrath for those who don’t follow a particular interpretation of the Bible. Adding prayer to schools, or making it mandatory to display the “national motto” of “In God We Trust?” All those are part of what Christian nationalists would like to accomplish, and what they have been peddling at the state and local level with organizations such as Project Blitz, which offer up ready-made legislation aimed at keeping white, Christian supremacy alive and well. “What we see is the white Christian nationalist movement coming for all marginalized communities who have made strides in recent years,” Laser said when we talked.
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