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GOP Jack*ssery gone wild: Boehner's spokesbot says being gay is a choice, religi

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GOP Jack*ssery gone wild: Boehner's spokesbot says being gay is a choice, religion is not
Pam's House Blend
By Pam Spaulding
17 October 2009


http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/13590/gop-jackssery-gone-wild-boehners-spokesbot-says-being-gay-is-a-choice-religion-is-not


Questioned about why the House's top Republican opposes a hate crimes bill penalizing violence against gays, his spokesman said he "supports existing federal protections (based on race, religion, gender, etc) based on immutable characteristics," just not protections for things like being gay -- which conservatives occasionally claim is a choice.
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