GOP frontrunner Herman Cain continues to insist being gay is a choice. Again, demanding to be shown the science, Cain continues to operate as an ignorant bigot, incapable of actually using the Google machine to find out whether or not there is science. (There is.)
“I was born Black… this doesn’t wash off,” Cain told CNN’s Piers Morgan last night. Morgan, who again delved into journalistic malpractice, said that his own gut told him gay isn’t a choice.
Here’s a tip, to all the budding journalists out there: If you’re going to ask a question, and you know the answer you’re going to get, and you know that answer is a load of bull, have some research in your hands to prove otherwise. That’s called “journalism.” Piers Morgan merely operated as a talk show host. The network that’s home to Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon should be ashamed of itself, and those two anchors should right about now be knocking on Piers Morgan’s door ready to verbally take his head off.
Cain earlier this month used the same boilerplate to insist that being gay is a choice, and therefore, is a sin. By the way, Mr.Cain, your religion was a choice, so you are choosing to believe that homosexuality is a sin. Show me the scientific proof that it is.
“Well, you show me the science that it’s not and I’ll be persuaded. Right now it’s my opinion against the opinions of others who feel differently. That’s just a difference of opinions, “Cain said to Joy Behar in early October. Think Progress’ Zack Ford offered this comment:
If Cain has not seen “the science,†he clearly has never bothered to look. Based on decades of research, all major medical professional organizations agree that sexual orientation is not a choice and cannot be changed, from gay to straight or otherwise. The American Psychological Association, the world’s largest association of psychological professionals, describes sexual orientation as “a complex interaction of environmental, cognitive and biological factors.†There is considerable evidence to suggest that biology, “including genetic or inborn hormonal factors,†plays a significant role in a person’s sexuality.
Shortly after that, the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay GOP group instrumental in working toward ending DADT, immediately responded to Cain’s outrageous statement.
“If Herman Cain truly wants to see the science proving that sexual orientation is not a choice, Log Cabin Republicans would be happy to show it to him,†said Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director R. Clarke Cooper. “The claim that a person chooses to be gay or lesbian has been discredited by every major professional medical organization, starting with the American Psychological Association and the American Medical Association. An individual’s orientation is no more a choice than the color of his skin or whether he is left-​handed, and too many people have been hurt because of failed attempts to change the way they were born.â€
“I would also be happy to discuss my experiences as a current Army reserve officer and combat veteran, and the testimony of military leadership that the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ strengthens our armed forces and furthers America’s national security interests. It is unfortunate that Mr. Cain chose to divert attention away from a solid platform of greater liberty and smaller government by indulging in anti-​gay rhetoric. Log Cabin Republicans sincerely hope that Herman Cain is open to hearing the evidence and changing his mind on these issues.“
And by the way, while I remain firmly convinced that being gay is not a choice, so what if it were?