oklahoma republican house rep says gay is a choice, would not support anti-discrimination employment law

GOP Representative James Lankford of Oklahoma is questioned on Capitol Hill whether he would support a bill to ban employment discrimination against gay and lesbians workers.  He states that being gay is different from a race or gender, that it is a "choice issue" and he would not support protection of "behaviors".

Um... are we forgetting that religion IS a choice issue? And it is protected already - you are not born religious, but you are born with a sexual orientation.  He also contradicts himself stating that people have tendencies but simultaneously choose their orientations... which are somehow related to some type of behavior... not sure what that's about.

Mitt Romney's partners in bullying come forward, speak to ABC News

Regarding the infamous bullying incident where Mitt Romney and friends held a gay classmate down in high school and cut his hair with scissors about which Romney laughs about when asked if he remembers... his bully friends come forward about the incident. Since Presidential candidate Romney who essentially fired his spokesman for being gay cannot remember the incident that he finds funny, his comrades discuss on ABC News.

Minnesota GOP Rep. Zach Wyatt waits until end of term to come out as gay, and stand up for all citizens

GOP state representative Zach Wyatt expresses regret in the following video about choosing to hide his identity and support discriminatory legislation in the past.  At the end of his term, he finally decides to make a statement, although many people are saying "too little too late".  Who knows if this is an effort to ease his conscience to prepare for gay life outside of the legislature or what it is - hopefully he will have an effect on swaying his colleagues, hopefully he is doing this for Minnesota, and not himself. His speech below: