Yet another comment that. sadly, is unlikely to hurt Herman Cain among the GOP base:
H/T: Mediaite
Herman Cain: Homosexuality Is A Sin, And A Choice
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15 responses to “Herman Cain: Homosexuality Is A Sin, And A Choice”
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Looks like Cain has an opportunity to take Dan Savage’s Choicer Challenge.
(fair warning: the language at that link goes beyond OTB standards).
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@Steve Verdon: Exactly. I just picture a 12-year-old boy weighing his options, looking at the pros and cons of various genitalia on the market, and making a rational judgment as to which he prefers. Most of us take the easy way out, figuring that the vagina’s inter-operational capabilities vis-a-vis the penis are superior to the other options on the table. But a few boys–call ’em the 2 percenters–think outside the box.
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Do you know who makes a choice about their sexuality? Closeted gays, bisexuals, and the various transexuals* — and they don’t make a choice about their sexuality, but about how they act on it.
So which is Herman Cain?
*Nothing against the various transexuals by calling the various, there are just way too complicated and varied to fit nicely into one word.
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Here’s some of what Chris Barron of GoProud had to say.
http://therealredbarron.com/2011/06/09/herman-cain-the-gays-and-the-group-hug/
Am I pleased with this answer? No. Do I agree with Mr. Cain? No. I know being gay isn’t a choice and I know it firsthand. I also do not believe that homosexuality is a sin. Does any of this change how I feel about Herman Cain? Not at all. The bottom line is that Herman Cain’s personal position on whether being gay is a sin or a choice has no bearing on whether the policies he supports would be good for gay and lesbian Americans.
For the gay left none of this will matter. All that matters is the group hug. For the gay left, it isn’t important whether the policies pursued by a candidate or a party actually improve the lives of gay people, all that matters is that they get the pat on the head – the assurance that they are ok. I don’t need the group hug, nor do I need affirmation from the government that I am ok. What I need is a President and a Congress that will pursue policies that will make life better for me and my family.
It is time the gay community put real policy before emotional theater, and that is exactly why gay people should be willing to listen to and consider the candidacy of Herman Cain. -
Does any of this change how I feel about Herman Cain? Not at all. The bottom line is that Herman Cain’s personal position on whether being gay is a sin or a choice has no bearing on whether the policies he supports would be good for gay and lesbian Americans.
Oh absolutely! Every one should vote for the candidate that will supposedly put more money in your pocket, even if that candidate thinks that the way you were born is both a “sin” and a “choice”…it’s like, 50 years ago, blacks, if they could, should have voted for every segregationist as long as that segregationist promised them a tax cut…oh, and the people really drinking the stuff in the pitcher are those who think that Cain has a chance of going anywhere in the GOP primary…
