To: Gov. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas
Tell Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Comparing homosexuality to alcoholism is wrong
Speaking in San Francisco, during LGBT Pride Month, you compared homosexuality to an illness like alcoholism. These ignorant remarks are offensive and wrong. Please retract your comments and apologize immediately.
Why is this important?
We don’t have to hear anti-LGBT nonsense in California too often. Certainly not during Pride month.
But when Texas Governor Rick Perry visited San Francisco this week, he had this to say:
"I may have the genetic coding that I'm inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that, and I look at the homosexual issue the same way."
It’s just wrong to compare homosexuality to a destructive addiction like alcoholism.
Governor Perry needs to apologize.
Add your voice and we’ll let him know his comments are unacceptable.
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
But when Texas Governor Rick Perry visited San Francisco this week, he had this to say:
"I may have the genetic coding that I'm inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that, and I look at the homosexual issue the same way."
It’s just wrong to compare homosexuality to a destructive addiction like alcoholism.
Governor Perry needs to apologize.
Add your voice and we’ll let him know his comments are unacceptable.
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom