# Mayor Of Hell, Inspired By Trump, Declares Heterosexuality Illegal **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 31, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171 "2017-08-31T14:35:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/1 "2017-08-31T14:35:14Z")
I realize that the headline is pure clickbait, but it’s also completely true, which makes it irresistable. > **[Mayor Of Hell, Inspired By Trump, Declares Heterosexuality Illegal](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hell-michigan-elijah-daniel-heterosexuality_n_59a735fde4b07e81d354ffa6)** > > Elijah Daniel was impeached shortly after the anti-straight people decree. > [@](#): > > When Elijah Daniel was sworn in as the mayor of Hell, Michigan, this week, he immediately started implementing his agenda. > Specifically, he outlawed heterosexuality in the unincorporated community of 72 people. > Daniel, a YouTube comedian best known for writing a gay-themed erotic novel about Donald Trump, had spent a whole two days seeking higher office somewhere so he could carry out his plan. > “I was looking for a town willing to make me mayor,” Daniel told HuffPost. “They’ll do it in Hell for $100, so I caught a redeye to Michigan and got sworn in.” > … > Once he was in office, Daniel followed President Trump’s lead and attempted to ban a huge swath of people from his community. > “My ban is a copy-and-paste of Trump’s Muslim ban, but with heterosexuals instead,” Daniel said, taking some rhetorical license. > His mayoral proclamation explains that when he was growing up, he was often told that homosexuals would go to hell. But “now the heterosexuals are trying to take that from us too,” Daniel wrote. I thought that a comedian named after two Old Testament prophets seemed unlikely, so I had to look him up. > **[Elijah Daniel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Daniel)** > > Elijah Daniel (born January 9, 1994) is an American comedian, rapper, record producer, songwriter, and author. He became popular online through his satirical social media posts. Daniel began rapping under the name Lil Phag in late 2017. > Daniel rose to prominence as the author of the erotic novel Trump Temptations. > Outside of his solo work, Daniel is a part of the EDM/Pop act adam&steve alongside fiancé, Dr. Woke. Billboard has dubbed the duo "the gay Chainsmokers". They have since released si... Sure enough, that’s his real name. Unsurprisingly, he was born to Evangelical parents. They must be so proud. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/2 "2017-08-31T15:22:13Z")
What will he ban next, snowballs? Oh, the ignominy. The man must be stopped! Ooo, that dog has a poofy tail! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/3 "2017-08-31T16:29:19Z")
I’ve spent some time in Hell (my brother lives in nearby Dexter). It’s a fun little town. All kidding aside, if we get rid of heterosexuality, within a few generations all will be well with planet earth. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/4 "2017-08-31T16:48:05Z")
I’m sure right wing pundits all over the country are besides themselves with joy. Now they have proof of the gay agenda and how heterosexuals are under attack. All they have to do is strip out the context and irony, which most of their audience wouldn’t have gotten anyway. Elijah Daniel will help get a lot of anti-gay laws enacted. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/5 "2017-09-01T01:27:58Z")
If you’re already stripping out context and irony, you can paint almost any action any way you want. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/6 "2017-09-01T01:49:27Z")
I’m bi. Am I in or out? ---
**Author:** ![Weisshund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/7 "2017-09-01T01:53:13Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I’ve spent some time in Hell (my brother lives in nearby Dexter). It’s a fun little town. > > All kidding aside, if we get rid of heterosexuality, within a few generations all will be well with planet earth. In about 100 years from the date, Planet Earth will cease to have any problems what so ever. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/8 "2017-09-01T03:09:53Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > If you’re already stripping out context and irony, you can paint almost any action any way you want. There’s no reason to hand people ammunition they can use to shoot you. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/9 "2017-09-01T03:18:56Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > There’s no reason to hand people ammunition they can use to shoot you. When the opposition makes hay out of tan suits and Dijon mustard, why bother to give that much consideration? I’m not interested in paralyzing myself with overanalysis. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/10 "2017-09-01T03:24:48Z")
And it’s pure coincidence that the first town that would have him was named “Hell”? ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/11 "2017-09-01T04:24:47Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > I’m bi. Am I in or out? You just told us about it, so you’re clearly out. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/12 "2017-09-03T01:53:29Z")
He bought that mayor’s position for $100. According to some news item I saw on-line yesterday, after he made that proclamation, he was promptly (within the hour) impeached and removed. If only our nationwide elected legislators could be as responsive. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/13 "2017-09-03T01:57:29Z")
I wonder if he’s ever been to the Gay Bar in Gay, Michigan. > **[Gay, Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay,_Michigan)** > > Gay is an unincorporated community in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is 12 miles from Lake Linden on Copper Island at the western end of the Upper Peninsula. As an unincorporated community, Gay has no legally recognized boundaries or population statistics of its own. Local government is provided by Sherman Township. > The Mohawk Mining Company built a stamp mill in Gay in 1898. The residual stamp sand dumped into Lake Superior increased the town's area greatly. Today, only the ... Here’s what the Young Turks had to say about it. SFW. :p :D ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/14 "2017-09-03T01:58:12Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > There’s no reason to hand people ammunition they can use to shoot you. Lighten up, Francis. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/15 "2017-09-03T02:49:32Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > According to some news item I saw on-line yesterday, after he made that proclamation, he was promptly (within the hour) impeached and removed. Sounds like he got the him kicked out of Hell. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/16 "2017-09-03T05:31:04Z")
Huh, I live in an unincorporated town and we don’t have a mayor. The only entities we answer to are the county, then the state and then the feds. There has been talk of an HOA but most of us like being able to do what we want as long as we follow the county/state/fed rules. Nothing like being able to shoot fireworks off now that they are legal for various periods of times vs some cities have them banned completely other than snakes/smoke bombs and sparklers (again), having as many registered/tagged cars sitting around as we want in the yard (4 drivers = a lot more drive-able vehicles than that) and, yes, if a sick raccoon shows up we can legally kill it. I was really grateful to my (now in a nursing home) neighbor who popped the sickly 2 that were staggering around in our yard. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/17 "2017-09-03T11:56:42Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > Huh, I live in an unincorporated town and we don’t have a mayor. I don’t think Hell does either. This position seems to have been created by a local business for the purpose of getting people to pay $100 for a certificate and a T-shirt. ---
**Author:** ![ctnguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@ctnguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctnguy)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-hell-inspired-by-trump-declares-heterosexuality-illegal/795171/18 "2017-09-04T09:10:20Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > Huh, I live in an unincorporated town and we don’t have a mayor. The only entities we answer to are the county, then the state and then the feds. I mean, doesn’t “unincorporated” by definition mean there is no town government, so there can’t be a mayor - or at least, not one with any official powers?