Pat Robinson spouted off again that most gays are that way because of abuse from a coach, guidance counselor, or other authority figure. None of which explains why I'm gay.
Dan Savage says Robinson isn't an insult to gays. He's an insult to Christians. Robertson's view is very unflattering to Christian America.
All that has me wondering about Robertson. Is he suggesting that gays are sexual predators because so many of the straight men that Robertson knows are also sexual predators and he is projecting what he knows onto us? For the record I am not suggesting Robertson is a sexual predator. It's bad enough he is a religious predator.
Another source gives a better account of Dan Savage's comments. It isn't just that Robertson reveals Fundies to be adrift from reality. There are deeper implications. In Fundie Christian schools, gays are not being hired as coaches, guidance counselors, youth pastors, and dorm captains. Most of these kids haven't met a gay person. Meaning all that sexual abuse is being done, not by gays, but by straight Christian (who should know better) men. Accusing gays only takes the heat off the real perpetrators -- or there aren't any perpetrators and some kids are just naturally gay.
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