Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker (7) kicks off against the 49ers during Super Bowl 58 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Feb 11, 2024.

Chiefs’ Harrison Butker criticizes Pride Month, trans people in speech

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker used his platform as a graduation speaker at Benedictine Faculty final weekend to assault Satisfaction Month and transgender individuals, the coronavirus pandemic, whereas additionally telling girls to get again within the kitchen.

Benedictine Faculty is a Catholic personal liberal arts college in Atchison, Kansas, and Butker used his 20 minutes on stage to opine his ideas, beginning with Satisfaction Month and, what he referred to as “harmful gender ideologies.”

“Not the lethal sins form of Satisfaction that has a complete month devoted to it,” Butker stated, “however the true God-centered satisfaction that’s cooperating with the holy ghost to glorify him.”

Satisfaction Month has been celebrated in June since 1969.

Butker additionally shared his ideas on COVID-19, which has killed practically 1.2 million individuals in america, in accordance with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention:

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“Whereas COVID may need performed a big function all through your early life, it isn’t distinctive,” Butker stated. “The dangerous insurance policies and poor management have negatively impacted main life points. Issues like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, in addition to a rising assist for the degenerate cultural values and media all stem from pervasiveness of dysfunction.”

Girls had been additionally below scrutiny by Butker.

“I can inform you that my stunning spouse, Isabelle, can be the primary to say that her life really began when she started residing her vocation as a spouse and a mom. I’m on this stage, and capable of be the person I’m, as a result of I’ve a spouse who leans into her vocation,” Butker stated.

“I’m past blessed with the various skills God has given me, but it surely can’t be overstated that each one of my success is made potential as a result of a lady I met in band class again in center college would convert to the religion, grow to be my spouse, and embrace one of the crucial vital titles of all: homemaker.”

Those that did not slot in that class, Butker had extra phrases for them.

“I feel it’s you, the ladies, who’ve had essentially the most diabolic lies instructed to you,” he stated. “A few of you could go on to guide profitable careers on the planet however I’d enterprise to guess that almost all of you might be most enthusiastic about your marriage and the youngsters you’ll carry into this world.”

Butker has been with the Chiefs since 2017 and has gained three Tremendous Bowl championships. He holds data for the longest discipline purpose in a Tremendous Bowl and profession discipline targets within the Tremendous Bowl with 9.