Colorado Republicans call for pride flags to be burned to stop ‘godless groomers’

The Colorado Republican Party doubled down on a homophobic message by standing by a tweet calling for the burning of all Pride flags during the month of June.

“Burn all the #pride flags this June,” the state Republicans wrote Monday in a post on X.

The state party also sent a conspiracy-laden, fear-mongering email about LGBTQ people and Pride month to supporters as it continued to attack Pride month and people who celebrate it.

“The month of June has arrived and, once again, the godless groomers in our society want to attack what is decent, holy, and righteous so they can ultimately harm our children,” the letter, signed by Colorado GOP Party Chair Dave Williams, said.

The email also included a video sermon from a disgraced pastor titled «God Hates Flags,» a name that shares a striking similarity to the «God Hates F***» slogan used by the bigoted members of the Westboro Baptist Church.

Williams continued to spew hate when he spoke to USA TODAY about how God hates «pride flags,» and doubled down on the party's comments.

“We make no apologies for saying God hates pride or pride flags as it’s an agenda that harms children and undermines parental authority, and the only backlash we see is coming from radical Democrats, the fake news media, and weak Republicans who bow down at the feet of leftist cancel culture," he said.

Shad Murib, Colorado's Democratic Party Chair, pointed to the comments an example of blatant, flagrant, extremist rhetoric coming from the state GOP.

«For those in the back, both parties are NOT the same,» the chair wrote. “This type of vile hatred has come to define the CO GOP and it's why we're organizing up and down the ballot to beat them at all levels."

Colorado Representative David Ortiz, who