Wayne Besen - Author, Activist, Columnist, Public Speaker

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Tennessee state representative Debra Young Maggart, a Republican from Hendersonville, said most homosexual couples are unfit to parent, and that those couples have "numerous emotional dysfunctions and psychological issues."

"We also have seen evidence that homosexual couples prey on young males and have in some instances adopted them in order to have unfretted access to subject them to a life of molestation and sexual abuse," she said in a letter. "Some of the evidence we were presented showed that lesbian and gaycouples have a higher rate of breaking up than heterosexual coupes as well as higher rates of promiscuity outside of their relationships."

The so-called evidence came from hate group Focus on the Family,which meant it was either discredited or lacked context. Focus has long manipulated research to fit its anti-gay agenda. Indeed, they have used the work of Paul Cameron who was kicked out of the APA for malpractice. To use such shoddy work is neither moral nor Christian.

In the old days, we could safely assume that most people simply were ignorant and lacked information. But today, with modern communications, people like Maggert who spout such crap are willfully distorting the truth to advance a prehistoric agenda. They have no regard for the facts and will twist reality and hurt people with no conscience. This is simply depravity in the veil of values. It is sad that some people will do and say anything to maintain a belief system that is rotten to the core.

25 Comments:

Whaaaaaaaat??? Gay men adopt boys in order to have "unfretted" sexual access to them?????!!!!!!!!!!!!

How in the world can someone in the public eye get away with saying that? She should be thrown out of office yesterday.
posted by Anonymous, at 3/22/2006 11:34 PM

I don't think most rednecks are fit to raise children. *chuckle*

Blood From Machines
San Diego, CA
posted by Anonymous, at 3/23/2006 12:09 AM

Wayne - The title of your post immediately caught my attention ... but I'm no longer *shocked* by anything a redneck neocon says.

;<)

--
Paul in Houston
posted by Anonymous, at 3/23/2006 4:25 AM

Many stories have surfaced about rampant child abuse in heterosexual households. By using this twit's premise, heterosexuals adopt children to have unfettered access to abuse them and therefore are unfit parents. Do these types have no shame, using blatant lies and stereotyping to further a political cause? The tactic is becoming so old and it is truly shocking that supposedly intelligent people actually believe this shit without checking an facts for themselves.
posted by BC WaterBoy, at 3/23/2006 8:46 AM

I looked up Debra Maggart on the Internet and her picture looks like she's still of child-bearing age. My own screed is that someone that ignorant should be forced sterilized lest she pass her stupidity genes on to others.

I'm sure if I look hard enough I can find evidence to back up my position. Oh, that's right, until the 1970's the Commonwealth of Virginia sterilized those it considered mentally deficient. I'll just look up their justification and recycle it.
posted by Anonymous, at 3/23/2006 9:02 AM

Simple: Is that politician a psychiatrist? Does she have proff to speak like that? if not, then she should keep her mouth closed.

Many, many heterosexuals are SO unfit to be parents and they are still not only procreating but adopting. No psychiatric evaluations are conducted seriously all the times... that is how we know this cunt is homophobic.
posted by Anonymous, at 3/23/2006 9:28 AM

I guess she neglected the research that showed children raised by lesbian mothers were BETTER adjusted and more tolerant and sophisticated than kids from 'traditional' families. Well, considering where she's from, I wonder how many of her brothers and cousins Miss Maggot has had sex with?!
Gary (NJ)
posted by Anonymous, at 3/23/2006 10:09 AM

This bitch is a fucking lunatic!

Is she married to Fred Phelps?
posted by Christopher, at 3/23/2006 10:24 AM

Maybe Maggart the Maggot should consult hetero divorce statistics. One in two marriages fail, she knows nothing of long-term gay relationships that could even outdo the longevity of some hetero marriages.

Robert, NYC.
posted by Anonymous, at 3/23/2006 11:26 AM

What a stupid fool she really is. She must have a brain the size of a lemur's nut.
posted by Anonymous, at 3/23/2006 3:02 PM

And she's my state rep!

-JR
Still doing my best to fight the good fight in Sumner County
posted by J. R., at 3/24/2006 2:32 AM

I feel sorry for the Lemur if its nuts are that small....
posted by Anonymous, at 3/24/2006 9:28 AM

The Sumner County Democratic Party is proud to have Patrick Gardner opposing Maggart. It is true that Hendersonville TN is the epitome of "red"...think 8000 member Southern Baptist mega-churches, home of the Trinity Broadcast Network, people with not just one, but three Bush stickers on their cars. But, we have two choices. We can sit back and write our chances off before the race is even run or we can field candidates, put the time in and run the best races we can. One choice gives us representation by the Maggarts of this country. I have chosen the other option. Mr. Gardner may be contacted at electpg@comcast.net. We also invite you to visit our website at www.sumnerdems.org. We aren't going down without a fight and any support would be appreciated. Thanks and good luck to us all.
posted by blue in the 45th, at 3/28/2006 5:39 PM

Patrick Gardner, the moderate Democrat who's running against Debra Maggart, has his own web site up and running now at:

http://www.patrickgardner.org/

One can make a donation there, to put a little muscle behind the net world's indignation. In a small, rural district like that, ad markets are inexpensive, and even small donations could add up to a winning margin of help.
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