“The View” cohosts slam Tennessee's 'Nuclear Family Month' during LGBTQ Pride: 'Lesbians will beat your ass!'

Joey NolfiWed, June 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM UTC

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The View cohosts joined together on Wednesday's show to slam Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles' anti-LGBTQ social media post.

"Why are you so mad that happy, beautiful families exist?" Alyssa Farah Griffin asked.

Sara Haines joked that "lesbians will beat your ass" if you come for Pride.

The Viewstars are standing firm as steadfast LGBTQ allies, with Sara Haines — who famously loves an all-gay volleyball league — issuing a comic warning to conservative politicians currently targeting Pride Month: "Lesbians will beat your ass!"

The cohosts broke down Tennessee Republican Rep. Andy Ogles' since-deleted social media post claiming that "homosexuality has no place in America." Whoopi Goldberg called out "dumb stuff" happening on the part of right-wing bigots championing a "Nuclear Family Month" instead of heralding Pride.

"Tennessee is still designating June as 'Nuclear Family Month,' which they define as a family with a man, woman, and child. I don't understand why you're mad that there's a Pride month," the 70-year-old EGOT winner said. "You can have any month you want."

She continued, "What's wrong with having two? There are 5,000 things in every month. Why is my behavior or anybody else's behavior irritating you? Go take care of your nuclear family!"

'The View' cohosts with guest Kara Swisher
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Wednesday's guest cohost, journalist Kara Swisher, who has a family with wife Amanda Katz, lamented that the home state of Dolly Parton, a superstar LGBTQ ally and equality advocate, enacts such policies.

"I think they're still trying to get back at the gay marriage thing," Swisher said, raising concerns that conservatives might try to repeal legal gay marriages in the future.

"Somewhere, Dolly Parton is weeping, because of Dollywood. Tourism from gay people in Dollywood is enormous," Swisher continued. "By the way, fantastic place! It's the only place where all of us get along. Rednecks, gays... but, I have four kids. This is ridiculous."

"Why are you so mad that happy, beautiful families exist?" asked Republican panelist and former Donald Trump White House staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin.

Griffin has vocally supported anti-LGBTQ politicians since joining The View in 2022, including Nikki Haley, who has a problematic track record when it comes to views on the queer community. Griffin did, however, eventually call out Haley for flip-flopping on her support for Trump amid the 2024 election cycle.

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Haines, who has a gay brother, also championed the queer community and LGBTQ couples who seek to adopt children.

"You see all the kids in this world that need homes," Haines said. "There are people that seek them out to just love them. Integrity and character don't have an identity."

"Being heterosexual didn't make him a good guy," she added, regarding Maine politician Graham Platner, who's currently weathering several controversies. He's hoping to secure the Democratic nomination for the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Maine.

Finally, Swisher sent the segment off by promising that "the gays have a plan" and are "going to fight" against political attacks.

'Drag Race' winner Sasha Colby at the White House in 2023
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"You come for the gays, you come for all of us," Haines said. "The lesbians will beat your ass!"Ogles' social media post even drew criticism from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who pushed back on Ogles' categorization in an interview with TMZ.

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"For all of recorded history, homosexuals have been part of humanity," Cruz told the outlet. "I've got to say, I'm quite Libertarian by nature. I think the behavior of consenting adults is their business."

Ogles later said that the post was shared by a staffer, who was reportedly "reprimanded" afterward.

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