The Old State Saloon, a local bar in the small town of Eagle, Idaho, has gone viral after declaring the month of June “Heterosexual Awesomeness Month,” a move intended to countersignal the start of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. The month-long celebration of straight pride, announced on Wednesday via the bar’s social media pages, will include discounts for straight couples and free beers for “any heterosexual male dressed like a heterosexual male.”
“June will be OSS’s inaugural Heterosexual Awesomeness Month! Come join us all month to celebrate heterosexuals, for without them, none of us would be here!” read a post on the Old State Saloon’s Facebook page. “Each Monday will be Hetero Male Monday and any heterosexual male dressed like a heterosexual male will receive a free draft beer. Each Wednesday is Heterosexual Couples Day and each heterosexual couple will receive 15% off their bill.”
A follow-up post advertised a position for a judge tasked with determining “if men’s chosen clothing is officially heterosexual” in exchange for $15 an hour and some free beer. On Friday, the saloon further stated that the month’s festivities will also feature “Her Hetero Happy Hour” for women and “Hetero Awesomeness T-shirts” for sale.
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“We hear lots of people are upset about Heterosexual Awesomeness Month!” the saloon said in response to a surge of negative public comments. “Please know: 1) We love our LGBTQ+ patrons! 2) We will not be changing our mind and give into the group of those who are responding with vitriol. 3) ALL are welcome to come celebrate heterosexuality with us in June!”
While this latest marketing tactic from the Old State Saloon is the first to grab national attention, the local watering hole, which opened in a historic building in downtown Eagle in early 2023, has developed a reputation within the state of Idaho for its unconventional, conservative-oriented promotions.
According to the bar’s Facebook page, it frequently offers “Open Carry Coffee” on Saturdays, giving a free coffee refill to anyone carrying a firearm, and it routinely hosts “Christian Singles Mixers.” Drinks can be paid for with cryptocurrency, the bar has served as a venue for talks by flat-earth “truthers,” and last year, the saloon even hosted a “Conspiracy Theory Trivia Night.” Much to the chagrin of local media outlets, the grand prize for the trivia game was a free AR-15.
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“It’s my dream to build a community event center on some nearby land I own to help support conservative ideals,” Old State Saloon owner Mark Fitzpatrick told Fox News. “We’ve received so many truly evil comments from the extreme LGBTQ+ crowd. Some of the comments are truly horrific. But, there’s also been so much support!”
Responding to a hit piece from the Idaho Statesman—in which writer Michael Deeds describes his “bizarre urge” to “strap on my wife’s high heels…hobble into the town’s extremist watering hole…[and] challenge the nearest macho man to a friendly arm-wrestling match” as punishment for the bar’s “transparent bigotry”—Fitzpatrick clarified:
For the record, I love all types of people, including the LGBTQ+ crowd. I sincerely wish they all knew Jesus as their savior.
Now, let’s commence Heterosexual Awesomeness Month!
Of the Idaho Statesman, Fitzpatrick lamented that, while Deeds “is a decently talented writer,” it’s “too bad so much of it is just so immoral. Viewer discretion advised.”
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