No bias here! AP equates opposition to gay marriage with homophobia

Evidently, somewhere along the way, opposition to gay marriage became the same thing as homophobia — at least according to the Associated Press. Here’s a recent AP headline:

This past Saturday night, Sen. Rubio spoke at a fundraising dinner for the Florida Family Policy Council, a group that opposes gay marriage. But apparently that story just wasn’t spicy enough for AP writer Brendan Farrington, who felt compelled to suggest that same-sex marriage opponents are “anti-gay.” Because if you aren’t in favor of same-sex marriage, clearly you’re a vicious homophobe.

WTF??? AP refers to group opposed to gay marriage as anti-gay?? http://t.co/P184GRSjXn (h/t @OrwellForce)

— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) November 18, 2013

You know, we don’t recall the AP pronouncing a pre-evolved President Obama anti-gay:

https://twitter.com/OrwellForce/status/402469133175906305

Are you kiddn?! RT @AG_Conservative: So I assume the AP labeled Obama as anti-gay until 2012, right?

— Jean R. Ewing (@GenNerd) November 18, 2013

Funny, that.

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Update:

Some things for the AP to keep in mind:

https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/402500460939984897

https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/402501838416510977

https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/402503029330436096

https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/402503341600559104