A video of a local news reporter cutting off a man claiming that the gays caused the LA wildfires is going viral.The clip shows a journalist with Fox 11 talking with a young man who happened to pass by where she was reporting live. Related A religious leader blamed coronavirus on the gays. Now an LGBTQ org is suing him. Coronavirus is Gods punishment for marriage equality, he said. Human rights advocates worry his words will lead to violence. Why is there a fire happening right now? the man asks. LGBTQ+ news you can rely on Keep track of the ongoing battle against bias and for equality with our newsletter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today The reporter said that there are multiple fires happening.Youre the news so youre supposed to know! he responded.I dont know how it started, we dont know how it started, there are, you know, winds- the reporter started to say. Exceptional dryness, prolonged drought, and powerful winds are some of the conditions being blamed for the fires getting as big as they did, killing at least ten people and destroying over 9000 structures by Thursday, according to the LA Times.All the, all the, all the, all the gay people in LA- the man started to say. Ok ok, unacceptable, the reporter said, before turning back to the anchor. LA newscasters: We dont know how the fires started. Random guy: I think its all the gay people in LA. I just happened to see this live on Youtube just now. pic.twitter.com/9GOYFyFH4J Words are words (@Wordsarewordz) January 9, 2025Many straight people often blame natural disasters on LGBTQ+ people, at times claiming that God is punishing a geographic location for the LGBTQ+ people who live there, despite the fact that there are LGBTQ+ people everywhere.In one more famous example, pastor John Hagee said Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was Gods retribution for a planned gay pride parade. Several rightwing leaders blamed the COVID-19 pandemic on gay people, including televangelist Pat Robertson. More media savvy rightwingers will now blame diversity hires as a way of blaming LGBTQ+ people for disasters. Several rightwing pundits, including Megyn Kelly, have already accused LAs fire chief of being an unqualified diversity hire simply because shes gay, despite her qualifications. Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.