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Rand Paul : I Don’t Believe in ‘Gay Rights’

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Sen. Rand Paul said he doesn’t buy into the concept of gay rights because they are defined by a gay person’s lifestyle.

“I don’t think I’ve ever used the word gay rights, because I don’t really believe in rights based on your behavior,” the Kentucky Republican told reporters in a videotaped interview that has received little attention since it was recorded in 2013.

But it’s unclear how far — and to whom — Paul extends the argument that rights cannot be defined by behavior.

Practicing religion, for example, is a behavior enshrined as a primary American right. Free speech is behavior protected by the Bill of Rights. Likewise, a person’s right to be free from discrimination for his or her nation of origin — which entails the behavior of moving from one country to the United States — is embedded in America’s civil rights laws and broader code of values.

Does Paul believe those behaviors are protected rights?

Eleanor May, a spokesperson for Paul’s 2016 re-election campaign to the U.S. Senate, said the rights that count are those in the country’s founding charter. “What he is saying in this video is that he does not classify rights based on behavior, but rather recognizes rights for all, as our Constitution defines it,” May told BuzzFeed News.

“Sen. Paul is the biggest proponent for protecting the Bill of Rights, which, as you know, protects the rights of all Americans as stated in our Constitution,” May said.

The campaign did not reply to BuzzFeed News’ question seeking clarification on gay people’s rights not associated with their behavior.

Reports have shown gay people are the victims of persistent discrimination — perhaps most notably, in the workplace, as this Williams Institute report found — not because of any behavior they have engaged in, but for being gay or being perceived as gay. Of the 5,928 hate crimes reported by the FBI in December 2014, 20.8% were against people for their their sexual orientation, overwhelmingly in public places including streets, sidewalks, stores, schools, and public transit where victims are unlikely to be engaged in homosexual behavior.

This is not the only time Paul has commented on gay rights — not that he would call them that. Earlier in March, he said same-sex marriage “offends myself and a lot of people.” And last week, Paul argued same-sex marriage results from a “moral crisis” that will require “another Great Awakening with tent revivals of thousands of people saying, ‘reform or see what’s going to happen if we don’t reform.’”
 

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"I believe I need the votes of homophobes" is what I hear when he says crap like this.

Yet again we see the lie that people choose to be gay used as an excuse for enabling discrimination.

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Practicing religion is a set of behaviors and a constitutional right in America, and christian behavior isn't something that anyone is born with. It's obviously as much a choice as anything else that humans can choose - like becoming a buddhist, an atheist (like me), or an avid coffee drinker (like me, once again).

The reason that the senator with the queer first name - Rand ?!?! - wont talk about gay rights isn't that they're behavioral. It's - of course - that mr Bullshit Rand is a fierce homophobe and heteronormativist.

Very simple...
 

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The reason that the senator with the queer first name - Rand ?!?! - wont talk about gay rights isn't that they're behavioral. It's - of course - that mr Bullshit Rand is a fierce homophobe and heteronormativist.

Very simple...

And he wants to win a Republican Primary :)

The Paul's have lost all consistency of late as they try to get elected as Republicans. What actual libertarian would be in favour of governments interferreing in women's healthcare decisions? None! but the Pauls are now in favour of anti-abortion laws.

I once had respect for the senior Paul, but it has all evaporated in the light of their pathetic contortions to get Republican votes.

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Rand is a libertarian. He doesn't care that I'm gay.

He's also a politician. A republican politician.

He'll say some stupid things. I think he's self aware enough to be embarrassed. But he'll say them anyway.

Let's see what happens with young Paul. I think his libertarian side can have growing support from young voters.
 

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Let's see what happens with young Paul. I think his libertarian side can have growing support from young voters.

Young people are really turned off by right-wing shit like this and his newly found problem with abortion.

I think young people were attracted to the elder Paul, I think they are deeply sceptical of the younger Paul, and become more so every time he says offensive right-wing crap.

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Presidential hopes for the GOP are doomed with this type of mindset that seems to be growing instead of waning.
 

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I notice that the Republican Party has a stranglehold on the South. It seems that slavery is bad not only because it brutalizes the slaves but also at the same time stupefies the slaveholders themselves.
 
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