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Dan82 · 25th Oct 2011, 08:58 PM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1...usaolp00000008

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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and her husband, Marcus Bachmann, sought to clarify their position on gays and lesbians in a new interview with People Magazine.

Michele Bachmann said in 2004 that being "involved in the gay and lesbian lifestyle" amounts to "personal bondage, personal despair and personal enslavement." She added that she was not "bashing" anyone.

Her husband has compared gays to "barbarians" who need to be "disciplined." He runs a Christian counseling center that has offered therapy to try to change sexual orientation, according to an undercover investigation by Truth Wins Out, a gay rights organization.

In the Oct. 31 issue of People, the couple defended themselves against accusations of harboring an anti-gay bias. "There's never been a bias," Marcus Bachmann said. "I'm no better than anyone else," Michele added...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1...usaolp00000008

maverick · 25th Oct 2011, 09:17 PM

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Yeah, I'm not taking advice on how not to be gay from this guy.

Revan · 25th Oct 2011, 10:04 PM

Yeah....he definitely needs to be....disciplined.

Ridiculous · 25th Oct 2011, 10:30 PM

All I can say is that I'm truly sorry for any of the poor children that were fostered by these horrible people.

fiddledeedee · 26th Oct 2011, 03:13 AM

I wish that they could meet someone who was gay. And not know it. That that person would be strongly Christian and go to the same church as the Bachmanns, hold some of the same views as them, become friends with them. That the person would become a respected member, maybe even a leader, in their church. That over months or years the Bachmanns would grow close to the gay person, admire them. That they would be invited to the person's same-sex wedding to someone with a gender-neutral name. So they would not know until they were seated in the church that the person was gay. Maybe that would change their views on homosexuality.

Maybe not.

Zontar · 26th Oct 2011, 05:51 AM

I fucking love bondage and being enslaved!

**Eric** · 26th Oct 2011, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by fiddledeedee

I wish that they could meet someone who was gay. And not know it. That that person would be strongly Christian and go to the same church as the Bachmanns, hold some of the same views as them, become friends with them. That the person would become a respected member, maybe even a leader, in their church. That over months or years the Bachmanns would grow close to the gay person, admire them. That they would be invited to the person's same-sex wedding to someone with a gender-neutral name. So they would not know until they were seated in the church that the person was gay. Maybe that would change their views on homosexuality.

Maybe not.

Michele Bachmann's step sister is a lesbian, I believe, so clearly having an LGBT person so close to home hasn't changed them in any way.

25th Oct 2011, 10:04 PM	#3
Revan EC Addict Full Member Gender: M for MEEP! Orientation: Mutant and Proud Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Windsor, Ontario Age: 24 Posts: 6,569 Join Date: Jun 2005	Re: Michele Bachmann, Husband Marcus Defend Characterizing Being Gay As 'Personal Ens Yeah....he definitely needs to be....disciplined. __________________ "Is there some reason my coffee isn't here? Has she died or something?" - Miranda Priestly. Strength is not defined by physical capacity, but by indomitable will. ~ Mahatma Gandhi Procrastination is like masturbation, in the end you just wind up screwing yourself.

25th Oct 2011, 10:30 PM	#4
Ridiculous EC Addict Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Friends Location: New Zealand Age: 20 Posts: 935 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: Michele Bachmann, Husband Marcus Defend Characterizing Being Gay As 'Personal Ens All I can say is that I'm truly sorry for any of the poor children that were fostered by these horrible people.

26th Oct 2011, 03:13 AM	#5
fiddledeedee 22/12-31/12+X! Full Member Gender: Complicated female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Most, sans Dad Location: England Age: 15 Posts: 1,128 Join Date: May 2011	Re: Michele Bachmann, Husband Marcus Defend Characterizing Being Gay As 'Personal Ens I wish that they could meet someone who was gay. And not know it. That that person would be strongly Christian and go to the same church as the Bachmanns, hold some of the same views as them, become friends with them. That the person would become a respected member, maybe even a leader, in their church. That over months or years the Bachmanns would grow close to the gay person, admire them. That they would be invited to the person's same-sex wedding to someone with a gender-neutral name. So they would not know until they were seated in the church that the person was gay. Maybe that would change their views on homosexuality. Maybe not. __________________ A problem should be measured not by the cause of the problem but by the consequences it has on a person. ~ Anfauglith

26th Oct 2011, 05:51 AM	#6
Zontar Mister Funny Man Full Member Gender: Male Location: Binghampton, NY Posts: 1,539 Join Date: Oct 2010	Re: Michele Bachmann, Husband Marcus Defend Characterizing Being Gay As 'Personal Ens I fucking love bondage and being enslaved! __________________ Get up and open your eyes...Don't ever let yourself ever fall down... Get through it and learn how to fly...I know you'll find a way...today. -Days of the New, "Dirty Road"

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