Here's a surprise: the Southern Baptist, home-schooling, Republican Texas gubernatorial candidate, Debra Medina, visited the Dallas chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans last year.
Here's less of a surprise: Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison haven't.
Medina claims both laws intruding on homosexuals, as well as the orientation itself are wrong.
Question from audience member: “The Texas Republican Party platform has contained some very offensive language to gays and lesbians, for example equating us to child molesters and rapists. saying that we are against God and our founding fathers, very nonsensical language, how do you feel about that?”
Medina: “I think that one of the things I’ve had to do as a Southern Baptist, right-wing Christian conservative is try to remove myself a little bit from that place, and back up to the proper role of government. It is easy for all of us to find that emotion and to react emotionally to things and I think the challenge to our leadership is to look at the challenges that face us, and try to ask some questions about where do we need to be, what’s the role of government and family and community.
.... I’m a Bible-believing Christian. I’m not going to waver on my view of homosexuality. That’s where I am, and I’d be less than honest to tell you anything different than that. But I also don’t believe it’s the government’s job to get in there and do anything about that. And if it’s not the government’s job, then the party probably needs to stay away from it as well.”
