(CNN) - During the final Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire, Rick Santorum was asked how he would respond if his son told him he was gay.
“I would love him as much as I did the second before he said it,” Santorum
responded.
He received applause for this statement, which is surprising since loving our
children is expected and should not merit applause. But further inquiry is
necessary to understand whether Santorum would support his son in a way that
would help him lead a healthy, productive, happy life.
In
a 2003 interview, Santorum was asked how he would respond if one of his
children were gay, and he stated that he would “point out to them what is the
right thing to do. And we have many temptations to do things we shouldn’t do.
That doesn't mean we have to give in to those temptations... it doesn't mean you
have to submit." Millions of parents across this country have similar feelings
to Santorum. What Santorum and like-minded parents need to know is the immense
harm that this response can cause their LGBT children.
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