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United States of America: Arlon Lindner, a Minnesota State Representative who earlier claimed that gays were not persecuted during the Nazi holocaust now insists that gays were the persecutors. And in trying to justify his claims he's upset African-American and Jewish members of the House as well:
During debate on a bill sponsored by Linder that would strip gays and lesbians of state human rights protections the Republican told legislators:What I'm trying to prevent is the Holocaust of our children [from AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases]. If you want to sit around and wait until America becomes another African continent, you do that, but I'm going to do something.
The debate had its moments:
And when Rep. Lynda Boudreau noted that the Nazis exterminated Jews after outlawing possession of firearms, Rep. Phyllis Kahn replied:The first thing the Nazis passed was repeal of legalized abortion.
Linder's beliefs are taken from The Pink Swastika, published by an extreme right Christian fundamentalist ministry in Wisconsin. Holocaust Denier Now Claims Gays Responsible For WWII - 365gay.com, 12th March 2003. See also: The Annotated Pink Swastika from Citizens Allied for Civic Action.
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