Anti-LGBTQ sourpuss Dana Loesch smears STL City Alderman Shane Cohn over LGBT Pride light displays

Rabid homophobic foe of LGBTQ rights Dana Loesch does what she does best: complain and whine. And this time, it's directed at Shane Cohn (@shanecohn on Twitter), a St. Louis City Alderman representing the 25th Ward, for spending money on using rainbow lighting for the St. Louis PrideFest this weekend and the victory of DOMA's overturning by SCOTUS.


The RedState contributor wrote wrote lies about the lighting for PrideFest:

St. Louis celebrated the defeat of DOMA and Prop 8 with lights: 

The Civil Courts Building has been showing off rainbow LED lighting most of this week.  Soldiers Memorial will switch over to the colors this weekend for St. Louis Pride Fest, which has moved to downtown.
Ward 25 Alderman Shane Cohn secured $15,000 in capital improvement money for the lights.  Cohn said a company matched that amount.

Where did Cohn get that $15,000 in “capital improvement money?”

So are Christians, like myself, who are also city residents.
My city is struggling with crime and an alderman takes taxpayer money to use as a political statement in a ward that’s not even his? And to additionally make the memorial for our soldiers part of the display? We’re struggling financially and with a crime wave and we can appropriate tax dollars for this?

You, ma'am, are a fucking windbag, Dana! And as Cohn properly points out, LGBTQ people are also taxpayers and citizens, something bigoted assholes like Loesch doesn't get.


Her smears of Alderman Cohn and Mayor Francis Slay on Twitter:

Who pays the electric bill for the Civil Courts building, @mayorslay ? Wise use of tax dollars? #tcot http://t.co/wyqLYNknJc
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

And why must the military museum be exploited for such a purpose, @mayorslay ? http://t.co/wyqLYNknJc
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

FYI - MO & STL named Gadsden flags as domestic terror signs in MIAG report but will fly rainbow colors over city hall. No partiality there!
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

STL discriminated against tea party groups during permit process, offered free ones to Occupy. No partiality there!
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

What would happen if a Nativity scene was placed at the Civil Courts building? cc @MayorSlay
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

We've reached out to @shanecohn 's office to ask where he got $15k to make the Civil Courts bldg in STL go rainbow http://t.co/gqJgE98GAW
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

Did St. Louis taxpayers foot the $15k bill to make a Civil Courts bldg, Soldiers's Memorial light up for gay pride, @mayorslay @shanecohn ?
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

If the city is paying to light up Civil Courts, Soldiers Memorial 4 gay pride, can I put 10 Commandment display in, @MayorSlay @ShaneCohn ?
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

So you are confirming taxpayer $ was used? RT @shanecohn: @DLoesch @MayorSlay - LGBT citizens are tax payers too.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

No one questioned that. We questioned if tax payer dollars were used. RT @shanecohn: @DLoesch @MayorSlay - LGBT citizens are tax payers too.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

Our city hall building is literally falling apart, but let's spend $15k taxpayer dollars for gay pride lighting. http://t.co/aoS5ljb1pH
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

With all due respect, as a STL city resident, I'd like to see the representation we pay for by way of answering my questions, @shanecohn .
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

I wasn't for DOMA for reasons I listed here http://t.co/fXDWreeaI9 . I want to know about tax $, @shanecohn .
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

Why do tax dollars have to be used for ANY of this stuff? Not police overtime? Not to fix crumbling city hall? http://t.co/aoS5ljb1pH
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

Remember: STL/MO deemed the Gadsden flag a symbol of domestic terrorism: http://t.co/aoS5ljb1pH
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

So if asking why tax $ are being used on rainbow lights is "anti gay" disagreeing with my line of questioning is sexist, right?
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

Dana, you are BOTH anti-gay and sexist at the same time.

Correct answer to us using tax $ on gay pride lights isn't "we light up for lots of things." Why on earth are we using tax $ on this PERIOD?
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

City is broke, police stretched thin, city hall crumbling, why are we spending money ON LIGHTS. FOR ANYTHING. Don't obfuscate the point.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 28, 2013

Cohn's rebuttals:

@DLoesch @MayorSlay - LGBT citizens are tax payers too.
— Shane Cohn (@shanecohn) June 28, 2013

@DLoesch @MayorSlay LGBT citizens are Christians, Jews, Muslims, agnostics, atheists, and every color creed and walk of life.
— Shane Cohn (@shanecohn) June 28, 2013