Tim Pawlenty: Is Being Gay a Choice?
Republican presidential candidate and former Minnesota governor
Tim Pawlenty appeared on “Meet the Press” and was interviewed by
David Gregory Sunday morning, where he said that whether a person
could be born gay is “in dispute” by scientific researchers.
Tim Pawlenty appeared on “Meet the Press” and was interviewed by
David Gregory Sunday morning, where he said that whether a person
could be born gay is “in dispute” by scientific researchers.
Pawlenty signed onto the conservative pledge to ban same-sex marriage
last week, around the same time he confessed to reporters that he
liked Lady Gaga’s gay anthem “Born This Way.”
last week, around the same time he confessed to reporters that he
liked Lady Gaga’s gay anthem “Born This Way.”
“So you think it’s not a choice?” Gregory asked after Pawlenty said
that he would “defer to science” to answer the question. “That you are,
as Lady Gaga says, born that way?”
that he would “defer to science” to answer the question. “That you are,
as Lady Gaga says, born that way?”
“There’s no scientific conclusion that it’s genetic,” Pawlenty backtracked.
“We don’t know that.”
“We don’t know that.”
ThinkProgress points out that Pawlenty is wrong:
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.
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.
In 2004, while he was governor, Pawlenty also signed onto a petition
to support a constitutional banon same-sex marriage.
to support a constitutional banon same-sex marriage.
Watch the video below, originally aired July 10 on NBC, embedded
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