Homophobes are literally grasping at straws.
On Thursday, August 3, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie GrĆ©goire, announced that theyāre separating. They got married in 2005 and have three children together: Xavier, Ella-Grace, and Hadrien.
A few days later, on Sunday, August 6, went to the movies wearing a pink hoodie to watch Barbie. He watched the film with his 15-year-old son, Xavier, who wore a pink t-shirt. They took a picture in front of a poster of the film.
Trudeau then shared that picture on social media with the caption, āWeāre team Barbie.ā
Thatās literally all it took for a swarm of homophobic bigots to come out of the woodwork and jump to the conclusion that this was Trudeau coming out as gay, that the boy standing by him was his boyfriend, that this was the underlying reason for Trudeau divorcing his wife.
āJust days after separating from his wife, Justin Trudeau has come out as gay,ā wrote @LeftismForU.
āIs he already out?ā asked @mpt_matt.
āThis is why your wife left you,ā suggested @Slatzism.
There are a few layers attached to these completely absurd and disgusting comments shared under Trudeauās post.
First, thereās the classic tactic of calling a man āgayā as an insult. Itās not an insult, but Trudeau isnāt gay.
Second, itās absolutely disgusting for anyone to imply that the politicianās 15-year-old son is his boyfriend after seeing a picture of a father and a son posing in front of a movie poster.
Third, using Trudeauās recent divorce announcement to justify any of the aforementioned claims is a very desperate move to attack the Canadian PMās personal life.
Homophobia is alive and well, and even straight people are being subjected to some of its consequences.
