“I may have the genetic coding that I’m inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that, and I look at the homosexual issue the same way.”
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Perry’s remarks come on the heels of the Texas Republican Party approving a new platform endorsing “reparative” or “conversion” therapy, a widely discredited practice that aims to turn gay people straight.
When asked specifically about conversion therapy at the event, Perry said he didn’t know if the practice works, according to the report.
Although he may not have the ‘genetic coding’ to think before he speaks, Rick Perry, M.D. should have a real conversation with actual doctors before voicing his expertise on these issues,” said Fred Sainz, vice president for communications at HRC. “Every major mental health and medical organization in the country has condemned practices aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation.”
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