• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Towleroad Gay News

Gay Blog Towleroad: More than gay news | gay men

  • Travel
  • Sports
  • Law/Justice
  • Celebrities
  • Republicans
  • Madonna
  • Books
  • Men
  • Trans Rights
  • Royals
  • Monkeypox
  • Sophia Bush’s girlfriend ‘proud’ the actress has opened up about coming out as queer
  • Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!
  • Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

Michele Bachmann Again Avoids Gay Questions, Won’t Say Whether Gay Parents Are ‘Family’ (Video)

Andrew Belonsky August 14, 2011

BachmannMTP

Michele Bachmann has become quite tenacious in her refusal to answer “frivolous” questions about LGBT politics.

The Republican presidential candidate, for example, stonewalled an Iowa news station for broaching the subject, and dodged inquiries about husband Marcus' anti-gay clinics at the National Press Club.

Well, now that she's making the post-Ames Straw Poll press rounds, Bachmann's still playing hard to get.

Bachmann appeared today on NBC's Meet the Press, where host David Gregory asked her to reply to her infamous 2004 comment that “gay” is “part of Satan.” Bachmann truly didn't want to engage, and remarked, “Well, i'm running for the presidency of the united states; i'm not running to be anyone's judge.”

She went on to claim, without a bit of irony, “I ascribe honor and dignity to every person, no matter what their background.” Gregory wondered whether her past statements really do qualify as “dignity,” to which Bachmann replied, again, “I am not anyone's judge… I'm running for the presidency.”

Bachmann also told Gregory that she would have no problem inviting an openly LGBT person into her cabinet: “I would look, first of all, will they uphold the Constitution of the United States? And, number two, are they competent to do what they need to do? And are they the best at who they are? That's my criteria, nothing more.”

Gregory ended the segment by wondering, since Bachmann believes marriage should only be between a man and a woman, whether same-sex parents and their children qualify as a “family.” She tried to avoid answering by saying, “All these kinds of questions aren't about what people are concerned about right now.”

Considering that the U.S. Census shows a marked rise in the number of families headed by same-sex couples, I'd venture to guess plenty of people are interested in her view.

Meanwhile, over at CNN, Bachmann told Candy Crowley she would consider reinstating Don't Ask, Don't Tell: “The ‘don't ask, don't tell' policy has worked very well. I would be in consultation with our commanders but yes, I probably will [reinstate the policy].”

Watch video of Bachmann and Gregory's exchange, AFTER THE JUMP…

video
play-rounded-fill
Link

Topics: Politics More Posts About: Julie Bindel, Michele Bachmann, Michele Bachmann Don't Ask Don't Tell, Michele Bachmann Gay Families, Michele Bachmann Straw Poll

Related Posts
  • Michele Bachmann Considering Run for Al Franken’s Senate Seat Based on What God Tells Her: WATCH
  • Michele Bachmann Can’t Wait for Trump to Reverse Obama’s ‘Evil’ Gay Rights Agenda: LISTEN
  • Michele Bachmann Says Race Broke for Trump When She Began Praying Last Night: WATCH
  • Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!

    Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Mel B will “always be open” when it comes to her sexuality. The Spice Girls singer, 48, who reunited with her bandmates including the group's ex-singer Victoria Beckham for the fashion …Read More »
  • Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

    Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Megan Thee Stallion is being sued for allegedly creating a hostile work environment and forcing her cameraman to watch her having lesbian sex. The 29-year-old ‘Savage' rapper faces the salacious claims …Read More »
  • Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recalls the moment his life ‘changed forever’

    Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recalls the moment his life ‘changed forever’

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Jonathan Bennett's life was “changed forever” by his role in ‘Mean Girls'. The 42-year-old actor starred as heartthrob Aaron Samuels in the 2004 cult classic – which followed Lindsay Lohan, Rachel …Read More »
  • Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass gift basket to celebrate coming out

    Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass gift basket to celebrate coming out

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass a gift basket after he came out as gay. The 44-year-old NSYNC star revealed the legendary singer showed his support when Lance decided to reveal …Read More »
Previous Post: « Jean-Claude Van Damme On Gay Fans: They Have Taste
Next Post: News: Eruption, Nepal, Stage Collapse, Prince Harry »

Primary Sidebar

Most Recent

  • Sophia Bush’s girlfriend ‘proud’ the actress has opened up about coming out as queer

    Sophia Bush’s girlfriend ‘proud’ the actress has opened up about coming out as queer

  • Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!

    Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!

  • Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

    Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

  • Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recalls the moment his life ‘changed forever’

    Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recalls the moment his life ‘changed forever’

  • Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass gift basket to celebrate coming out

    Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass gift basket to celebrate coming out

  • Relationship status influences heterosexual women’s sexual prejudice towards lesbians

    Relationship status influences heterosexual women’s sexual prejudice towards lesbians

  • JoJo Siwa had a challenge transitioning to new grown-up image

    JoJo Siwa had a challenge transitioning to new grown-up image

  • Liz Hurley defends lesbian sex scene in new movie that was directed by her son

    Liz Hurley defends lesbian sex scene in new movie that was directed by her son

Partner Links

  • C&L's Late Night Music Club With Lena Hall: 'Hold Me Now'
    I was playing in a very cool corporate band in the […]
  • Nikki Blonsky Then & Now: She spills on CAMEO success and always being ‘from the movie ‘Hairspray”
    Nikki Blonsky reflects on her nearly two-decade career in Hollywood, from […]
  • Today’s Morning Man: Gregory Harrison!
    I fell in love with as Gonzo Gates on Trapper John MD, […]
  • Trump Fired Smithsonian Director And Aims To Slash Funding
    Donald Trump doesn’t even know what National Portrait Gallery Director Kim […]
  • See Cher’s full interview with Howard Stern
    This is from last year and while I had seen clips, […]

Most Commented

Social

Twitter @tlrd | Facebook | Instagram @tlrd

About

  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy
[towleroadmr] [towleroadtn]

Footer

Ptown Hacks 2018

Read

  • Travel
  • Film
  • Law – LGBT Rights
  • Columns
  • Specials

About

  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 · Log in

×
×