In a discussion about the military’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy on gay service members, an American politician has told television viewers that homosexuality is a partial lifestyle choice and compared it to alcoholism.
Speaking on the Meet the Press show on Sunday, Colorado Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck said: “I think that birth has an influence over [it], like [with] alcoholism and some other things, but I think that basically you have a choice.”
The comment has outraged LGBT rights groups in the US.
“Mr. Buck’s ill-informed views are not only factually inaccurate, but they are extremely dangerous,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese.
“In the past six weeks a number of teenagers have taken their own lives after being the victims of anti-gay bullying and harassment. When public figures like Mr. Buck make statements like he did today, kids struggling with their identities question their self-worth and other kids justify bullying. Ken Buck must correct his remarks now,” said Solmonese.
Buck, who is a favourite of the conservative Tea Party movement, later insisted that he “wasn’t talking about being gay as a disease”.
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…… And this why America can only go one way …. down the toilet. They (politicians in this case) are stubborn, so ignorant to accept those who are different. Land of the free?! Land of the brave?! More like land of the weak-minded and the foolish.
Tea Party Movement. ….enough said, remove the stick up his behind and watch madam’s pinkie rise as she lifts her teacup !!!!
Mr Buck. What an absolute cunt! He is saying that there is something wrong with us, which is so untrue! Go crawl back under the rock from where you came, you poes!
….. Frankly, I am getting sick and tired of reading about dumb-ass American politicians (and others) whose ignorance is so vast that they actually believe what they say. Being gay is not a choice but being ignorant is. You chose to be stupid. You chose to close your eyes to the real world. You chose to allow yourself to be fooled by religion. Now the next thing you can do is chose to SHUT THE HELL UP!!
Homophobe. Yes dear he is a closet queer
Note the even toned sunbed tanned face and the fine coiffure tips he picked up from Anderson Cooper.
He passed the buck and the buck stops here. My my he is a glory hole addict sucking up to the powers in DC
Come now you backward farmgal from Colorado – note he is a candidate: By saying stupid things he gains the hearts and minds of the electorate.
WTF. I’m an unrepentant alcoholic, so why fret over this polyester clutch bag? He’ll probably be exposed in some fietna blog, as a serial cottage queen. We’re used to retentive remarks by these norah numbers; we even have our very own Julius M! Just pass me the dorah pram!