With righteous sass, former ex-gay Daniel Gonzales challenges GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin for claiming, rather absurdly, that being same-sex-attracted is a choice.
What Palin said (via CBS):
But as for homosexuality, I am not going to judge Americans and the decisions that they make in their adult personal relationships. I have one of my absolute best friends for the last 30 years happens to be gay, and I love her dearly. And she is not my “gay friend,” she is one of my best friends, who happens to have made a choice that isn’t a choice that I have made. But I am not going to judge people.
Gonzales’ response:
“Should I choose to pray to become straight?” — He already did that.
“Should I choose to see a gay conversion therapist?” — He spent thousands of dollars on that.
“If I promise to try really hard to be straight and went back to one of those ex-gay programs again, would you want me to marry one of your daughters?”
“Even though you ‘don’t want to judge me,’ it seems pretty likely you view my sexuality as sin, which appears to leave me with one choice: A lifetime of celibacy. I could embrace my sexuality and seek to form a meaningful, lifelong committed relationship with another man and build a family. But no, I think your inner views have convinced me to choose a lifetime of being alone and celibate! Thanks, Gov. Palin!”
Apparently, Palin either doesn’t listen to her gay friend when she’s talking, or Palin rejects the facts in front of her and makes decisions based upon prejudice and denial instead.
Is that the sort of person who should lead the United States when John McCain dies?
Hat tip: Box Turtle Bulletin
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Palin uses the oft-used “I have LOTS of gay friends” line that many use in an effort to make themselves appear tolerant. The same line is tailored often by racists, anti-semites, etc. for the same purpose. “I have LOTS of black friends, but…” “I have LOTS of Jewish friends, but…” etc etc etc. Probably trying to convice HERSELF as much as others that she is ok with them gays! Grow up, Palin and all other religious nuts…LGBT folks just ARE. It is not a choice. Grow up, toss your myths and superstitions into the trash heap of the past where they belong, and embrace the future!
Comment by DaveTheWave — October 1, 2008 @ 2:37 pm
I DOUBT that Palin has any gay friends at all. She is saying that her gay friend made a “choice”. I’m sure that her “friend” would not appreciate saying things untrue behind her back.
Palin is a moron if she thinks she can get her point across this way. Anyone who is really gay, would never say they chose to be, so she is most likely lying to appear more tolerant.
I think it’s directed to those “Christians” that say, “homosexuality is wrong but don’t judge.” Christians are now becoming less judgemental of homosexuals even if they don’t accept homosexuals and are saying “we shouldn’t appear as though we hate them or are judging them because that makes us look bad too……”
Palin is MOST LIKELY trying to reach THOSE people!
Comment by James B — October 5, 2008 @ 4:20 am
Great post! Sarah is a typical Republican, demonstrating how uneducated she is on this and other issues. Sarah and Todd would likely have belonged to the KKK a few decades back and they exemplify prejudice and intolerance pushed by James Dobson and the Right Wing movement of fear and ignorance. But they do generate millions of dollars using these factors.
Comment by TexasCowboy — October 5, 2008 @ 3:41 pm
I don’t think Palin is a typical Republican; she’s a typical person who — regardless of political affiliation — is too busy or too disinclined to challenge oneself with facts contrary to one’s presuppositions.
I don’t know of anything that would connect Palin or her husband to the KKK now or in the past. They seem too shallow and image-conscious to stake out such a strong, emphatic position on most issues.
Even on the topic of abortion, they seem incapable of saying — simply and strongly — what they mean.
Comment by Michael Airhart — October 6, 2008 @ 3:32 pm