Barney Frank To CNS' Nicholas Ballasy: Shower Spray Won't Make You Gay
military's ban on gay troops serving openly, Massachusetts Congress-
man Barney Frank chided a reporter for asking if gay and straight
service members should shower separately.
Frank let out a sarcastic gasp and turned the tables on CNS' Nicholas
Ballasy when he asked the question.
“What do you think happens in gyms all over American?” Frank
responded after letting out a loud gasp. “What do you think goes
wrong with people showing with homosexuals? Do you think the spray
makes it catching? … We don't get ourselves dry-cleaned.”
“I know you're looking for some way to kind of discredit the policy,”
Frank added. “Do you think that gyms should have separate showers
for gay and straight people?”
Ballasy refused to answer the question, saying he was “just quoting the recommendation” in a Pentagon report on repeal of the military's ban
on open gay service.
“Don't be disingenuous,” Frank chided. “You're quoting those you think
may cause us some problems. You're entitled to that, but you
shouldn't hide behind your views.”
The “gay agenda” is “to be protected against violent crimes driven by
bigotry, it's to be able to get married, it's to be able to get a job, and
it's to be able to fight for our country,” he said.
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