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Rachel Maddow Pwns "Formerly" Gay Author Who "Cures" Gays
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John Del Signore
Published Dec 9, 2009
Modified Dec 9, 2009
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In New Jersey, the legislature is poised to vote on whether gays can marry. In Uganda, they're debating legislation to kill them. Last night, Rachel Maddow interviewed an author named Richard Cohen, who says he used to be gay—until he cured himself. Now he writes books helping others straighten up too! His book Coming Out Straight has been cited by the Ugandan proponents of executing homosexuals, because in it Cohen claims that homosexuals are much more likely to molest children. Watch Maddow respectfully hand his ass to him:
If you don't have time to watch the whole thing now, jump to the ten minute mark, when Maddow reads this excerpt from Cohen's book Gay Children, Straight Parents: A Plan for Family Healing: "Among the list of factors that may lead to homosexual desires: divorce, death of a parent, adoption, religion, race."
Cohen replies, "Race? That's not in there."
Maddow: "Yes it is. Here I am, page 75 of your book with your name on the cover. I gotta ask you. Every single one of those ideas is insane to me..."
Cohen: "You're taking it out of context, Rachel."
Maddow: "I'm reading it from your book, dude!"
Also don't miss the part where she asks him if he's a licensed therapist, and he says he's not, because he was the victim of a hate crime!
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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