Lawmakers: If you don’t want to be gay, too bad
WASHINGTON, D.C. , November 30, 2012, ( Human Life International )—The push by Democratic lawmakers to discriminate against people seeking help to leave homosexual lifestyles just went national. Their message: If you don’t want to be gay anymore, well that’s just too bad. In another example of lawmakers creating an environment of intolerance while trying to legislate tolerance, Rep. Jackie Speier , D-CA, introduced a resolution in Congress this week , co-sponsored by Reps. Ted Deutc, D-FL, and David Cicilline , D-RI, to discourage and discriminate against young people seeking help with homosexual attraction. Congresswoman Jackie Speier. Her effort follows a recent state effort in California, the first in the nation, which prevents young people from receiving counseling or therapy to deal with unwanted same-sex attraction , even if expressly desired by the youths. Signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in September, that law is currently being challenged in court. Rep. Speier beli