San Francisco Pride throws a Pink Brick at Bill O'Reilly

You only need to be halfway paying attention to be aware that Bill O'Reilly reporting on LGBT issues hasn't exactly been the fairest you'll find on cable news. The anchor of Fox News' most-watched program certainly has hit our radar plenty of times for his atrocious handling of gay issues and, San Francisco Pride has decided it was worth calling out.

SF Pride president Mikayla Connell appeared on The O'Reilly Factor to present O'Reilly with the award. "Now what's the beef? What did I do to offend you and your group?" he asks. Well, Bill-O, how much time do you have? Our own Christie Keith did a pretty thorough review of your record and it's hard not to say that you've been working hard for such an "honor".

Bill-O's attempts at defending himself are pathetically hilarious. When Connell points out a story claiming that lesbian gangs are terrorizing the nation, forcibly recruiting members into homosexuality and wielding pink pistols -- a report that was completely wrong. O'Reilly puts the blame on guest Rod Wheeler, claims the report was made "six years ago, five years ago" (the story aired in June 2007, though to be fair to Bill-O, after spending a year watching his audience shrink while Keith Olbermann maybe June 2007 feels like "six years, five years" ago to him) and dismisses the issue by declaring that the story was corrected, something that only happened after it started a blogswarm over how factually misguided the report was.

When Connell points to his coverage of the California Supreme Court's recent ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, he also points a finger to the guest (because it's not like he or his producers have a clue to what points his guests are likely to make when they're booked to appear), eventually prompting Connell to ask, "You're not going to take responsibility for your show?"

Instead, he suggests, the real problem is the negative coverage he gave to San Francisco gays and city leaders for a time when the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence "invaded" a Catholic church, an incident so horrifying that the pastor gave them communion without a second glance. (As a former Bay Area resident, I should note that despite the outrageous appearnce and name the Sisters are an amazing force in the community, raising funds for local non-profit organizations.) He tells Connell "The way you're coming off here is 'Any criticism of anything gay is bashing.'" Bill-O tries to push Connell about the "transgender transvestite nuns who invaded the church" demanding to know if she found it acceptable.

You can watch the full video of Connell giving the award to O'Reilly here.