
The right raged against the Super Bowl Halftime Show this week, mainly complaining that it was in Spanish and that not enough white people performed at it.
But one Republican lawmaker had a unique take: It was a form of “gay pornography.”
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“Last night’s halftime show was a disgrace and it mocked American families,” Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) posted to X yesterday. “Depicting gay pornography on prime time has no place in our culture.”
“The Bad Bunny performance is conclusive proof that Puerto Rico should never be a state.”
Last night’s halftime show was a disgrace and it mocked American families. Depicting gay pornography on prime time has no place in our culture.
— Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) February 9, 2026
The Bad Bunny performance is conclusive proof that Puerto Rico should never be a state.
It’s not clear what he was referring to since there was nothing resembling gay pornography during the show. Republicans, though, often call art and media that includes LGBTQ+ people “gay pornography” even if it isn’t pornography at all, and out LGBTQ+ musicians Ricky Martin and Lady Gaga performed at the show.
Ogles was mocked on X for his claim about Bad Bunny’s performance. Some people pointed out that a man and a woman from California even got married during the Halftime Show.
Gay pornography? You were ogling the wrong tab on your browser.
— Damin Toell (@damintoell) February 9, 2026
I’m a conservative.
— Mark Wylie (@MarkWyl34993414) February 9, 2026
To conclude that a halftime performance by someone from a location is proof that said location should never be a state is one of the least logically defensible statements I’ve ever read.
Mocked American families? He performed a wedding during his act.
— Salty Sea
Source: LGBTQ Nation