Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum says he would love a gay son regardless
Anti-gay American politician Rick Santorum has claimed he would not love his son any less if he 'came out' as gay.
Peter Lloydnews.PinkPaper.com
Monday, 9 January 2012
The Republican party candidate for the 2012 Presidential election made the assertion after sparking criticism for his recent homophobic comments at a college Q&A in New Hampshire.
As reported on PinkPaper.com last week, Santorum was booed for saying that heterosexual marriage was superior to gay marriage because they produce offspring.
But, when asked in an interview with American news station NBC how he would respond to having a gay son, he replied: "I would love him as much as I did the second before he said it," the former Pennsylvania senator replied. "And I would try to do everything I can to be as good a father to him as possible."
Santorum, a father of seven, has previously compared homosexuality to pedophilia and bestiality.
Asked in Sunday's debate if he would fight for greater rights if elected, Santorum replied: "I would be a voice in speaking out for making sure that every person in America, gay or straight, is treated with respect and dignity and has equality of opportunity.
"That does not mean that I would agree with certain things that the gay community would like to do to change laws, with respect to marriage or respect to adoption, and things like that."
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