Idaho bar owner Mark Fitzpatrick said he’s shocked by the response he’s gotten for introducing “Heterosexual Awesomeness Month” in June.
The bar announced they were offering free beer for heterosexual men and discounts for straight couples. The promotion took off when it was publicized online, with many social media users weighing in and voicing their support.
“I was thinking of a way that we could celebrate the other side of sexuality, heterosexuality, the way God designed it. And that’s kind of like where I’m at with people that support us and are like-minded. So we decided to do Heterosexual Awesomeness Month and then launched it and boy, oh boy, did it take off,” Fitzpatrick told Fox News Digital.
The bar owner said he has received several “crass” and “rude” messages online and phone calls. But he said the reaction has been “overwhelmingly positive.”
“We’ve had a whole bunch of people come in, in person, into our saloon. We’ve had people driving way out of their way. We had a couple come in, they drove 400 miles out of their way on their trip across the country yesterday … and other people have said they’re going to fly in from out of state. Other people said that next time they’re in the state, they’re going to stop by and support us,” Fitzpatrick told the outlet.
The business owner said he started the promotion because he is Christian and doesn’t support Pride Month.
“I’m Christian. I follow what the Bible says. I love people. I love all types of people and everything. But when you love people, it doesn’t mean that you have to necessarily get behind everything they decide to do. And, especially with the way things have been going the last few years, as far as how extreme it gets in June,” Fitzpatrick said.
He added, “I’m not just going to sit there and do nothing anymore. I’m going to be involved. I’m going to be out there. I’m going to be rallying people to help do the right thing, celebrate godly things. And I think the rest of the country should do that.”
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Fitzpatrick said the response proves that many people are fed up.
“I think, from what I’m experiencing with people’s response, is that the country is ready to kind of stand up and say, ‘Hey, what about this? And this is a good thing to celebrate, and let’s do that,’” he added.
He also told Fox News he’s “done being quiet about things.”
“I want the truth,” Fitzpatrick concluded. “I know there’s a lot of deception out there in the world. I want the truth to come out on a lot of things, and I just want to glorify God in everything that I do.”
