>A Republican state representative in New Hampshire has been ordered to pay two drag queens he defamed $100,000 each and publicly apologize for calling them pedophiles.
>State Rep. David Love (R) settled with the drag queens, Robert Champion and Michael McMahon, after a two-year court fight following Love’s accusation that both men had inappropriate relationships with children.
>The plaintiffs filed suit after Love made the accusations in February 2022 while introducing a bill that would mandate library employees and volunteers obtain criminal background checks. Both Champion and McMahon had participated in drag queen story hours.
>Champion and McMahon’s win follows other successful defamation lawsuits addressing drag queens accused of sex crimes against children.
>Love’s library bill in the New Hampshire House failed to leave committee and was unanimously deemed “inexpedient to legislate,” according to state records.
I love this! Between Imane Khelif suing both Elon & JK Rowling and this, people are finally starting to fight back against the groomer libel.
The people who say these damaging and defamatory acts deserve to lose and have to pay. We’re not taking this anymore. We’re not going back to the Briggs Initiative with Anita Bryant. The Christian nationalists will have to just get past their hate and start learning to love everyone as themselves, like Jesus said.
Otherwise_Variety719 on
Oh good, now go after all the politicians who make that claim.
OppositeDifference on
>State Rep. David Love (R) settled with the drag queens, Robert Champion and Michael McMahon, after a two-year court fight following Love’s accusation that both men had inappropriate relationships with children.
Actions have consequences. I hope this financially breaks him.
Taxman2906 on
should have been 10x that
AnAcctWithoutPurpose on
Well, well, well, isn’t that the consequences of their actions…
Unbr3akableSwrd on
Now do Libs of Tik Tok.
ShitBirdingAround on
Turns out, stupidity can be very expensive.
old_and_boring_guy on
If only it wasn’t so profitable for them to lie, that might actually impact his life.
waynechriss on
“After being provided with inaccurate information, information that I failed to verify, I publicly accused Robert Champion aka Monique Toosoon of being a registered sex offender-”
Either he can’t own up to making his own assertions and blames others for giving him ‘false information’ or he really is as stupid as he looks and just believes whatever people tell him. Good thing he got what was coming to him.
AskJayce on
> The lawmaker also accused McMahon, as Clara Divine, of “rubbing butts” with children
Uh.
Huh.
This guy thinks about children the same way homophobes can’t stop thinking about men licking each other.
> Love accused Champion, who appeared as Monique Toosoon in a story time event in Nashua in 2019, of being a "Convicted sex offender." The lawmaker also accused McMahon, as Clara Divine, of "Rubbing butts" with children and "Just really going way too far" at another event in Derry in 2021.
> Champion and McMahon's win follows other successful defamation lawsuits addressing drag queens accused of sex crimes against children.
Now let’s work on the big fish making false statements like this that ruin others lives…
ladycatbugnoir on
>The lawmaker also accused McMahon, as Clara Divine, of “rubbing butts” with children
Rubbing butts? Is a a 7 year old that doesnt has a very vague understanding of sex?
Unable-Wolf4105 on
200k damn, can you accuse me of being a pedo too
shnootsberry on
Wait, GOP people call democrats pedophiles constantly. As a democrat voter and non-kid lover, shouldnt I get paid now, too?
GonzoVeritas on
If it later comes out that he’s a chomo, I will not be surprised in the least.
foffl on
It’s garbage he’s allowed to say he relied on false info that he failed to verify and, gee golly, he sure is sorry and it won’t happen again but who could’ve known?! He’s a lying bigot. Period.
BonBon666 on
“Rubbing butts”…..what?!??
Cha0s4201 on
Good
InsightTustle on
100% guaranteed he’s into kids.
200%
Ryan1980123 on
Now do the same with all the others making false claims.
Cynical-Wanderer on
Accountability… surprising and welcome
ChelseaG12 on
“After being provided with inaccurate information, information that I failed to verify….”
He knew exactly what he was doing. It’s one of the GOPs greatest hits. Spread false information until something sticks. Radicalize your base to attack people you don’t like or agree with. Villainize certain groups of people and tell people we need to fear them. This guy is an asshole.
Lynda73 on
Good! There should be consequences for spreading malicious lies about someone like that!
SoggyBoysenberry7703 on
He’ll probably make some half assed apology that doesn’t explicitly state that drag queen’s are still not anything but immoral.
Pig_Tits_2395 on
Guy looks like we’ll find out he was the pedophile all along
wonkey_monkey on
> He had to issue a public apology as well.
Could they not have made him wear a dress?
rollem on
Good!
I’ve been called a pedo on Instagram for supporting Harris and meta won’t even remove the comments as they apparently don’t violate their policy.
WorldLieut8 on
This is disgusting regardless of whether you align with his politics or not. Baselessly calling out people as pedophiles belittles actual, legitimate accusations of it.
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Someone should check his computer…
FA meet FO
Good. Fuck him.
>A Republican state representative in New Hampshire has been ordered to pay two drag queens he defamed $100,000 each and publicly apologize for calling them pedophiles.
>State Rep. David Love (R) settled with the drag queens, Robert Champion and Michael McMahon, after a two-year court fight following Love’s accusation that both men had inappropriate relationships with children.
>The plaintiffs filed suit after Love made the accusations in February 2022 while introducing a bill that would mandate library employees and volunteers obtain criminal background checks. Both Champion and McMahon had participated in drag queen story hours.
>Champion and McMahon’s win follows other successful defamation lawsuits addressing drag queens accused of sex crimes against children.
>In May, a jury awarded [Idaho drag performer Eric Posey](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/rightwing-influencer-forced-to-pay-1-1-million-to-black-drag-queen-she-lied-about/) more than $1.1 million in damages after a right-wing influencer falsely accused him of “flashing his genitalia” at children. In January, a judge in the U.K. ordered a conservative commentator to pay *Drag Race UK* queen Colin Seymour, aka Crystal, $200,000 after [falsely calling him a pedophile](https://deadline.com/2024/04/laurence-fox-libel-payment-drag-race-star-1235894635/).
>Love’s library bill in the New Hampshire House failed to leave committee and was unanimously deemed “inexpedient to legislate,” according to state records.
>Following the settlement, Champion told [*The Washington Post*](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08/26/drag-queens-new-hampshire-settlement/): “When you say things that are that damaging or harmful about someone, they’re not going to just sit there and let it happen.”
I love this! Between Imane Khelif suing both Elon & JK Rowling and this, people are finally starting to fight back against the groomer libel.
The people who say these damaging and defamatory acts deserve to lose and have to pay. We’re not taking this anymore. We’re not going back to the Briggs Initiative with Anita Bryant. The Christian nationalists will have to just get past their hate and start learning to love everyone as themselves, like Jesus said.
Oh good, now go after all the politicians who make that claim.
>State Rep. David Love (R) settled with the drag queens, Robert Champion and Michael McMahon, after a two-year court fight following Love’s accusation that both men had inappropriate relationships with children.
Actions have consequences. I hope this financially breaks him.
should have been 10x that
Well, well, well, isn’t that the consequences of their actions…
Now do Libs of Tik Tok.
Turns out, stupidity can be very expensive.
If only it wasn’t so profitable for them to lie, that might actually impact his life.
“After being provided with inaccurate information, information that I failed to verify, I publicly accused Robert Champion aka Monique Toosoon of being a registered sex offender-”
Either he can’t own up to making his own assertions and blames others for giving him ‘false information’ or he really is as stupid as he looks and just believes whatever people tell him. Good thing he got what was coming to him.
> The lawmaker also accused McMahon, as Clara Divine, of “rubbing butts” with children
Uh.
Huh.
This guy thinks about children the same way homophobes can’t stop thinking about men licking each other.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/08/gop-lawmaker-falsely-accused-drag-queens-of-pedophilia-now-he-has-to-pay-200k/) reduced by 84%. (I’m a bot)
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> A Republican state representative in New Hampshire has been ordered to pay two drag queens he defamed $100,000 each and publicly apologize for calling them pedophiles.
> Love accused Champion, who appeared as Monique Toosoon in a story time event in Nashua in 2019, of being a "Convicted sex offender." The lawmaker also accused McMahon, as Clara Divine, of "Rubbing butts" with children and "Just really going way too far" at another event in Derry in 2021.
> Champion and McMahon's win follows other successful defamation lawsuits addressing drag queens accused of sex crimes against children.
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And we can call the GOP candidate a rapist
Let that sink in
Now let’s work on the big fish making false statements like this that ruin others lives…
>The lawmaker also accused McMahon, as Clara Divine, of “rubbing butts” with children
Rubbing butts? Is a a 7 year old that doesnt has a very vague understanding of sex?
200k damn, can you accuse me of being a pedo too
Wait, GOP people call democrats pedophiles constantly. As a democrat voter and non-kid lover, shouldnt I get paid now, too?
If it later comes out that he’s a chomo, I will not be surprised in the least.
It’s garbage he’s allowed to say he relied on false info that he failed to verify and, gee golly, he sure is sorry and it won’t happen again but who could’ve known?! He’s a lying bigot. Period.
“Rubbing butts”…..what?!??
Good
100% guaranteed he’s into kids.
200%
Now do the same with all the others making false claims.
Accountability… surprising and welcome
“After being provided with inaccurate information, information that I failed to verify….”
He knew exactly what he was doing. It’s one of the GOPs greatest hits. Spread false information until something sticks. Radicalize your base to attack people you don’t like or agree with. Villainize certain groups of people and tell people we need to fear them. This guy is an asshole.
Good! There should be consequences for spreading malicious lies about someone like that!
He’ll probably make some half assed apology that doesn’t explicitly state that drag queen’s are still not anything but immoral.
Guy looks like we’ll find out he was the pedophile all along
> He had to issue a public apology as well.
Could they not have made him wear a dress?
Good!
I’ve been called a pedo on Instagram for supporting Harris and meta won’t even remove the comments as they apparently don’t violate their policy.
This is disgusting regardless of whether you align with his politics or not. Baselessly calling out people as pedophiles belittles actual, legitimate accusations of it.