King: If Gays Don't Want To Be Discriminated Against, They Should Stay In the Closet

[Mari333]

/If homosexuals want to avoid discrimination they should be more discrete about being homosexual, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, said Tuesday on the radio program of Family Research Council President Tony Perkins.

King and Perkins were discussing the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill that prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Perkins expressed fear that “someone could come in dressed one day as a woman or a man, the next day they come in dressed as the opposite sex” and an employer would be “helpless to do anything about it.”

King agreed, saying the legislation opens the door to Christian businesses getting entrapped by the “homosexual activist lobby.”...


He said, “Let me ask you a question. Am I heterosexual or homosexual?” And they looked him up and down — and actually they should have known — but they said “We don’t know.” And he said “Exactly my point. If you don’t project it, if you don’t advertise it, how would anyone know to discriminate against you?” And that’s at the basis of this.











http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/king-if-gays-dont-want-be-discriminated-against-they-should-stay-closet

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[ejpoeta]

1. i say that christians should stay in the closet. i mean, they are so persecuted....

having us non christians pushing our beliefs on them. maybe if they'd stay in the closet instead of spreading their christian all over, we'd all be better off.

[Mari333]

5. I have been mistaken for a 'christian' quite often

:evilgrin:

[nyc 4 Biden]

21. yea. all christians hate gays!

but seriously, there is nothing christian about these people.

[YOY]

25. Call them "christists".

They are nothing like the guy doing the magical tricks and generally being a nice guy in the bible.

[ShortnFiery]

2. People tout Michael Steele, but I suggest it's Rep. Steve King who is "the gift that keeps on giving

to the democratic party" every damn time he opens his mouth. :evilgrin:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/08/steve-king-record/

[izquierdista]

3. Nice to see King carrying the FRC's luggage

Maybe he'll get a trip to Europe out of it.

[QC]

4. That same sentiment, expressed only slightly more politely,

has often been shared right here on this site.

[jonnyblitz]

6. but her friend's say she is straight, thank GAWD!!1

*phew*

[QC]

12. What a relief to read that article in Politico and realize that since I

dated some girls and talked about them to my friends decades ago, I must really be straight!

[Mari333]

7. yes,it has. it certainly has...nt

[gratuitous]

8. Will other Republicans be asked about this?

Or can we conclude by their silence that they agree with Mr. King?

[Starry Messenger]

9. Sounds familiar.

I see it written here all the time.

[bullwinkle428]

10. I'm glad King's vaunted "Christian businesses" do NOT "stay in the closet" -

they let me know EXACTLY where I should NOT spend my money!!

[seabeyond]

11. and women should stay in the kitchen? cant hide that. and where should blacks stay

cant hide that.

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. "the fear" that someone would dress as a woman or man?

The fear???


And here is the irony.
What we fear, we attract to our lives.

[Echo In Light]

14. King = shit stain

[havocmom]

15. And if the closeted gays play their cards right and cozy up to their oppressors, they COULD get paid

like that chap who helped run de-gaying camps and got a bit of coin from FL for his expert testimony.

If teh gays would only stay in the closet, they MIGHT make enough $$ to rent lovely young men and go on really nice vacations....

:sarcasm: <--- for the irony impaired.

[RKP5637]

16. I get so tired of these pompous misfit asses spewing hatred... I wish they

would go stay in the closet. They are disgusting.

[madokie]

17. And if anyone wonders why I don't even know what channel cnn in on anymore

larry the fucking king is but one of the reasons why. Jack the old Curmudgeon Cafferty is the only one there worth listening to but you have to hear leslie to get that so fuck 'm all.

[RKP5637]

30. Yep, agree so much! "Jack the old Curmudgeon Cafferty is the only one there worth listening to.." nt

[jeremyfive]

18. Typical Self-Centered "I Want It All" Heterosexual Policy

We are all unique, and the right wing wants to project an image that we are all the same. That way, their policies to keep all "rights" and financial benefits of marriage, military service, public office, etc. etc. to themselves.

That's how old money'ed bigots stay rich. By denying opportunity to others.

[Mari333]

19. and yet, near me, there is a LGBT resort town that is making money more then any town

around here. The place is swarming with tourists, straight, gay, everyone loves it there.

the small tourist town I live in is closing its shops and barely surviving.

and is far more homophobic.

but the resort town near me? THRIVING!

and no one there is in the closet.

[Wednesdays]

20. I don't get it. They're still homosexual whether in or out of the closet.

So, what's the dif if they're out of the closet? :shrug:

[Mari333]

22. just another inane talking point coming out of someone's arse

you get a job, you are gay. you dont have to say you are gay when you get the job. but when you are asked if you are married by one of your co workers, and you say your partner is of the same gender, then you face discrimination

or, you try to get a job and you ask if the job comes with benefits for you and your partner who happens to be of the same gender..you are not hired.

so basically this talking point is so full of shit it's eyes are brown.

[msongs]

23. he is defending the DADT policy imposed by our CIC, why r u all so critical? nt

[Mari333]

26. good point

[Dappleganger]

24. You aleady knew this was what they think...

he's just making it official.

[Jkid]

27. How good is that advice if employers can percieve you as gay?

[LynneSin]

28. Just stick to Rentboy.com for their luggage handling needs. Recommend by Family Research Council!!

:rofl:

[RKP5637]

31. +1, n/t

[StarlightGold]

29. Oh, for sure

Stay in the closet, so that nobody has to have their tender sensibilities offended by gays existence. We should not be able to see them, hear them, speak of them or even think of them. Then, you see, all will be right with the world. Please tell me this is from The Onion....please?

[Toasterlad]

32. This Is Obama's Policy As Well.

That's what it means when you pressure Congress to not repeal DADT. It means you want to keep gays in the closet.

[The Damned]

33. Peter...

.....is another word for dick!

Just sayin'

[MrScorpio]

34. Methinks that he speaks from experience nt

[Gormy Cuss]

35. 'Discrete'? As in separated from the rest of us?

I'm guessing that the idiot from Iowa meant 'discreet.'
The other clown, Perkins, worries about the most idiotic things.