HomeNewsTrendsUS politician uses flamethrower to burn books on LGBTQ, sparks outrage. Viral video

US politician uses flamethrower to burn books on LGBTQ, sparks outrage. Viral video

'You want to be gay? Fine be gay. Just don’t do it around children,' Valentina Gomez's campaign director said in a statement.

February 08, 2024 / 16:23 IST
Story continues below Advertisement
Screenshots from Republican candidate for Missouri secretary of state Valentina Gomez's campaign video.
Screenshots from Republican candidate for Missouri secretary of state Valentina Gomez's campaign video.

A US politician released a video as part of her poll campaign which shows her using a flamethrower to light LGBTQ-inclusive books on fire. The clip is now viral.

“This is what I will do to the grooming books when I become secretary of state,” 24-year-old Valentina Gomez, whose campaign website describes her as a real estate investor and financier, said in the video. “These books come from a Missouri public library. When I’m in office, they will burn,” she added as she set fire to at least two books.

Story continues below Advertisement

On X, she went on to add, "When I’m Secretary of State, I will burn all books that are grooming, indoctrinating, and sexualizing our children. MAGA. America First."

The video then abruptly cuts to an shot of Gomez holding a large make-shift gun as she set Queer: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens and Naked: Not Your Average Sex Encyclopedia ablaze.

Maicoll Gomez, Gomez's campaign director, told NBC News that the “message is simple.”