The Tennessee lawmaker behind the "Don't Say Gay" bill
that cleared the state Senate earlier this year is getting a lot of
attention for comments he made in defense of the legislation. And it's
not good attention. In a SiriusXM interview with Michelangelo Signorile
published on the
Huffington Post,
state Sen. Stacey Campfield justified his bill by, among other things,
explaining that AIDS came from "one guy screwing a monkey." The
interview covers more of Campfield's thoughts on AIDS, bullying, and
homosexuality, which Tennessee schools would not be able to discuss
under his bill:
- On bullying: "That
bullying thing is the biggest lark out there. There are sexually
confused children who could be pushed into a lifestyle that I don’t
think is appropriate with them and ... they don't know how they can get
back from that."
- On "Don't Say Gay": "If
someone, a person of influence, says maybe you're gay, maybe you should
explore those things—maybe the child, who is young and impressionable,
says maybe I am gay."
- On AIDS: "Most people
realize that AIDS came from the homosexual community—it was one guy
screwing a monkey, if I recall correctly, and then having sex with men.
It was an airline pilot, if I recall."
- On heterosexual sex: "My
understanding is that it is virtually—not completely, but
virtually—impossible to contract AIDS through heterosexual sex ... very
rarely [transmitted]."
- On gay men: "What's the average lifespan of a homosexual? it's very short. Google it yourself."
Click for more of his comments (about, for instance, theater), or to read Signorile's explanation of
why Campfield's claims are totally bogus.
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