Hutcherson: Beating a Child Prevents Homosexuality

[OnceModestTwiceShy]

Ken Hutcherson, the former football player turned deranged anti-gay fundie preacher, appeared on a TV program in Washington and claimed that beating a child will keep him from being gay — and if your child turns out to be gay, it’s because of bad parenting.

http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/ ... sexuality/

[emmyfair]

The only thing I can say is this....

[lilwriter85]

I know a few gay people who were spanked or hit as children by their parents.

[Kitty]

One of my best friends who was lesbian was physically abused by her mother. I don't know about any other gay friends, though.

[crazyforkate]

This makes me so angry. How many stupid parents have listened to this? How many of them will take his advice and beat their kids who might be gay, or just a bit different from their vision of what a "man" or "woman" should be? And how many have come to the same conclusion without listening to him? How many cold silences, how many abusive words, how much cruelty in any form exists because of idiots like him?

All those kids who suffer, for no reason at all. God help them. Somebody help them.