Conservatives Target Rob Portman’s Gay Son For ‘Harmful Choices’ That Will ‘Kill Him From AIDS’

[mollywobbles867]

Negative reactions continue to pour in about Sen. Rob Portman’s (R-OH) decision to endorse same-sex marriage, having changed his opinion because his son, Will, is gay. In addition to Bryan Fischer’s claim that being gay is comparable to robbing a bank and CPAC attendees’ claims that the golden rule doesn’t apply to homosexuality, several other

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[sfrlz]

What will happen to Rob Portman’s belief system when he discovers that his son is infected with HIV or throat cancer?

I dunno probably whatever would happen if his son was straight and got these diseases since that is possible too.

jfc.

[kyra_neko_rei]

Wow. He didn't ask if, he asked when. As if it's inevitable. As if being gay means automatic 100% likelihood of throat cancer or HIV. As if there were no possibility of him getting them any other way, like smoking or a straight person's sex life.

SO MUCH FAIL.

[chaya]

And isn't the most common HIV+ demographic heterosexual women?

[heresie_irisee]

being gay causes throat cancer now? what the ever loving fuck. I didn't know malignant cells cared who their organism slept with.

[bethan_b_bad]

I'm assuming it's all the blow jobs Us Gays give, or something. IDEK.

[pachakuti]

He's referencing, I thiiiiiink? a study that showed that oral sex correlates with higher throat cancer rates, but... dude, if he thinks only gay people get/give blowjobs, then... he's a walking show of our failure to educate people about comprehensive sex education.

[kyra_neko_rei]

Maybe he thinks that in women, throat cancer is just like breast cancer, since throats are located sort of near breasts, and is cured by pink ribbons?

(Given his track record with the facts so far, I wouldn't put it past him.)

[alexvdl]

What sort of core values motivate a U.S. Senator to change his mind about a sexually destructive behavior simply because his son is involved in it? What will happen to Rob Portman’s belief system when he discovers that his son is infected with HIV or throat cancer?

Sounds to me like he'll believe that HIV and throat cancer (?!) are horrible things that happen to real people, even Senator's kids, and work hard to support his son through the difficult medical issues he'll face. Fuck.

Also, if sucking dick causes throat cancer, I think science would have noticed by now.

Fuck. I don't normally do this but this for these fucks...

[shadwrayvn]

omg I love it!

[nesmith]

I don't agree with you most of the time, but I have to give an amen to your comment and the picture.

[keestone]

Well HPV does cause throat and mouth cancers, but strangely enough HPV doesn't restrict itself to gay people any more than any other STI does. (And of course at least one strain of HPV can be vaccinated against now, and how much do you want to bet the homophobic concern troll politician is against HPV vaccination programs?)

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimmel_cancer_center/centers/head_neck/HPV_and_head_and_neck_cancer/hpv.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/14/hpv-oral-sex-throat-cancer-infographic_n_2441521.html

[shoujokakumei]

I think the throat cancer thing comes from the idea that you can get HPV in your mouth and throat from unprotected oral sex, and that can increase the incidence of cancer, ergo gay = cocksucker = throat cancer

It's science on the level of the Butt Enzymes post.

[shoujokakumei]

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if some of these people thought that was true. :x

[ennifer_jay]

I am here for the OP's icon. <3