Governor Tim Walz ROASTS conservatives over gay penguin panic

It isn’t uncommon for animals to exhibit signs of homosexuality, and penguins especially have a knack for making gay history in their own unique way.

Of course, anytime there’s any gay anything, conservatives always get uptight, despite the fact a number of them are likely closeted and “jealous” might be a better word.

Either way, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz — who’s up for Vice President, in case you didn’t know — took some time at the dinner for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) on Saturday, September 7, to both poke fun at the things Republicans freak out about and drive home a more serious issue simultaneously.

A clip from the speech took off on X, formerly Twitter, from a moment after the VP nominee listed off changes he’d helped make in Minnesota, including banning conversion therapy, protecting the transgender community, and “banned banning books, especially banning LGBTQ books for themes in them."

”This is what these folks are focusing on, spending all their time," he said. "Like, reading about two male penguins who love each other is somehow going to turn your children gay, and that’s what you should worry about.”

Although there are a few famous gay penguin couples Walz could be referencing, perhaps none are more famous than Sphen and Magic, who lived a great life in Australia and ruffled conservatives when they became parents. Unfortunately, Sphen recently passed away after deteriorating health.

After Walz soaked in a moment of laughter from the crowd about the panic surrounding gay penguins, he hit home on the more serious and pressing matter of gun control.

“But here’s what I’ll tell you,” he said. “It’s a fact of life some people are gay. But you know what’s not a fact of life? That our children need to be shot dead in schools. That’s not a fact of life.”