Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver (R) rebuked gay marriage in a Monday social media post that has drawn backlash from some of the state’s top Democrats.
“Make gay marriage illegal again,” Schriver wrote on the social media platform X. “This is not remotely controversial, nor extreme.”
The elected official, who self-identifies as a Christian in his X bio, has been adamantly opposed to same sex marriage for years.
“A fellow representative is saying my marriage to the man I love should be illegal. This is definitely both controversial and extreme, along with anti-family,” State Rep. Jason Morgan (D) said, quoting Schriver’s original post.
“I grew up believing I’d never be able to get married and I’m not going back,” Morgan added.
Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel who identifies as gay also condemned the representative’s post, claiming Schriver was “not interested in helping Michiganders.”
“Please explain how dissolving my marriage, or that of the hundreds of thousands of other same-sex couples living in America, provides a benefit to your constituents or anyone else,” Nessel fired back in a post.
“You’re not interested in helping Michiganders,” she said. “You want only to hurt those you hate. Shame on you.”
Schriver has defended his stance since the Supreme Court made gay marriage legal in 2015
“Jesus defines marriage as between a man and a woman,” Schriver told the Detroit News after the ruling.
This November, Schriver was re-elected to the state legislature and earned 68 percent of the vote in his district, which makes up part of Macomb and Oakland counties.
Earlier this year, Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate (D), stripped Schriver of his office staff, and budget and committee assignment for promoting a racist conspiracy theory according to the Detroit News.
“Any attempt to strip away gay marriage is wrong. Here in Michigan, we protected fundamental rights because no one should be fired from a job, evicted from their home, or unable to marry because of who they love,” Michigan’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) told CBS News.
“Michigan is a place for all to live and work with dignity, and I’m going to fight like hell to keep it that way,” she continued.
