Homophobes’ Bachmann’s Address Anti-Gay Bias In People Magazine
Hounded by accusations of anti-homosexual bias, Republican presidential candidateMichele Bachmann and her husband Marcus Bachmann published a feature in the October 31 issue of People Magazine addressing the issue. Both Michele and Marcus Bachmann have been quoted stating anti-homosexual remarks. Both have avoided questions regarding these statements since the beginning of Bachmann’s 2012 presidential campaign in June 2011.
CBS News reports that in 2004, when Bachmann was still a Minnesota state senator, she conducted an hour-long speech on the issue of homosexuality, explaining that it is “part of Satan.” Additionally, Bachmann is quoted stating that a homosexual lifestyle is "personal bondage, personal despair and personal enslavement."
Luke Johnson of The Huffington Post reports that the soon-to-be released article will reveal a statement from Marcus Bachmann explaining that, “There’s never been a bias.” Additionally, Rep. Bachmann notes that she is “no better than anyone else.” The article also quotes Rep. Bachmann’s stepsister, Helen Lafave, who states that the presidential hopeful’s anti-gay remarks have “put a strain on their once close relationship.”
Bachmann and Associates, a “healing” clinic, headed by Marcus Bachmann, was revealed to practice controversial homosexual rehabilitation treatment in July 2011. An investigative report conducted by John M. Becker, of the gay rights organization Truth Wins Out reported that counselors of the clinic specialize in relieving one of his/her homosexuality.
Becker’s report for Truth Wins Out concluded that, “There can no longer be any doubt that Marcus Bachmann’s state-and federally-funded clinic endorses and practices reparative therapy aimed at changing a gay person’s sexual orientation.” Becker also noted that the Bachmann’s “owe it to all Americans to provide a full and honest explanation for their embrace of these dangerous and fraudulent practices.”
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