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Woman Goes Off On Evangelicals For Their Homophobic Rhetoric In Resurfaced Mic Drop Speech

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Video of furious Tennessee mom Jessee Graham sounding off on her small town's anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric at a public meeting in 2022 has resurfaced—and it's a must watch.

Sometimes a moment is so powerful, it makes its way around the internet more than once.

Such was the case with a resurfaced video currently going viral, showing a mom in Tennessee sounding off on a board of trustees that drove Maury County, Tennessee, Library Director Zachary Fox to resign after he refused to take down a Pride display.


The woman, Jessee Graham, called out the board and their anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric at a public meeting in 2022.

In her three-minute speech, Graham went off on evangelicals who pushed their agenda and ideas, ultimately resulting in Fox's decision to leave the position.

Graham began her speech by blasting Maury County Commissioner Aaron Miller, who runs the local organization Foundation for Liberty and Freedom.

“Our town has never seen so much homophobic crap as we have since Miller came along."
“These people have been with us this entire time and we have never had a problem with it."
"They have never done any of the vile and disgusting things that that man and his weird cronies have leaked out of their mouths.”

She continued, shattering the ridiculous conservative defense that drag performers and members of the LGBTQ+ community are abusers and molesters.

“I’ve never been sexually assaulted at a drag show, but I have been in church. Twice!”

Graham added:

"... that church told me it was my fault."

She addressed Miller once more.

"... he is here, moved from another place, to come here and tell us that a community we love, we are related to, we are friends with, they babysit our kids, we work with them... that they're dangerous."
"That's bullsh*t."

Graham also called out Christian hypocrisy.

"Jesus did not go anywhere and condemn people."
"He did not ever walk into any place... and completely annihilate a group of human beings who just wanna exist.”

She continued that her four kids would be "lucky" to be “part of this community, they will be lucky because there is not a whole lot of families that would love their child unconditionally.”

“And the fact that they want to take that away from children, that is child abuse, to immediately tell your child that he is wrong for feeling like he doesn’t belong in conversion therapy.”

You can watch the mic drop speech below.

WARNING: NSFW language

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People on social media seeing the video for the first time applauded Graham for calling out the homophobic board and for being an outspoken ally.









Many also thanked Graham for speaking out on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community.


Fox resigned on October 28, 2022.

Unsurprisingly, the board approved his resignation.

But kudos to people like Graham who called out the board for their homophobic rhetoric. Hopefully this video continues to make the rounds.

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