Venezuelan Presidential Candidate Henrique Capriles Denounces Nicolas Maduro: Homophobia is 'Fascism' - VIDEO

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles called out chosen interim president Nicolas Maduro yesterday for reviving allegations that Capriles is gay and attacking him for his Jewish faith, Blabbeando reports.

In a video recorded after a social media campaign by supporters intended to get Capriles to speak out against Maduro's homophobia, he did so.

Said Capriles:

I'd like to send a respectful and considerate message in rejection to the homophobic remarks made by Nicolás [Maduro] today. It's not the first time. I believe in a society without exclusion and that's the way I express it to the country. A society where no one feels excluded based on the way they think, their race, their creed, their sexual orientation. People should go out and reject it.

That's fascism. Absolute fascism. From the extreme right.

If that's how you want to attack me, let it be. But from here on I will always demand respect for all Venezuelans. Because the society that we want to build in Venezuela is a society without exclusion.

You cannot talk of inclusion if there is exclusion. There should be overwhelming rejection of something like that.

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Venezuela Foreign Minister Gets Big Round of Applause for 'Faggots' Slur Against Chavez Opposition: VIDEO

Our tipster in Caracas writes: "This is a video today in Caracas of Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro condemning the political opposition to President Hugo Chavez. He calls them 'fascist faggots,' as he clutches a pink flower. All the other government ministers laugh and applaud.... "

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Hugo Chavez on LGBT Persecution and Marriage Equality

In an interview conducted at the Venice Film Festival in September, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is asked his thoughts on marriage equality.

Answers Chavez, in a series of questions: "I believe that... look, each country has its customs, no? At least, in Venezuela, it is not well-regarded, no? But there are societies, there are societies, there are ideas which continue to mature [EDIT] ...what I am indeed against is any persecution against anyone based on sexual orientations...Now, [as far as gay marriage]... The same as Venezuelans, as the majority of Venezuelans, those of us who don't see it as being good...it's a state of opinion, it's a state of opinion. Which doesn't mean we are in opposition, that I am in opposition of what you might think."

Translation by Andres Duques at Blabbeando, who dug up the rare clip. Duques notes that Chavez' responses have been truncated as the interview is edited: "All in all, Chavez admits a couple of things: 1) He thinks that being gay is a 'sexual orientation' instead of being an identity; 2) Interestingly, he thinks that marriage equality is a symbol of a 'mature' society and yet he sides with the Venezuelan population that believes marriage equality is wrong, and; 3) He says that he is against persecution against anyone based on sexual orientation."

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