Gay Unions 'Perversity' Mich. Senator Says

Homosexual and lesbian unions under any arrangement does not, and never will, constitute a family. Simply put, no homosexual or lesbian union is ever appropriate; rather, it is utter perversity. A legitimate family, as ordained by God, can only exist between a man and a woman within the context of marriage. As a committed Christian, I recognize this as a bedrock principle. - Michigan State Senator Michael J. Goschka

(Saginaw, Michigan) State Sen. Michael J. Goschka brushed off an apology demand from a gay rights group upset by his description of unions between committed gay couples as “utter perversity.”

The Brant Township Republican voted Thursday with a majority of the Senate in favor of resolutions urging the Michigan Supreme Court to block public-sector employers, including state government, from providing health insurance to the partners of gay employees until the court makes a final ruling on the issue. (story)

In an e-mail sent to a constituent earlier in the week, Goschka invoked God and Christian principles as “bedrock” reasons for gays not to be covered by health insurance through a partner’s public-sector job. (source)

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Goschka said his comments weren’t intended to be a personal attack.

“I’ve had gays work for me,” he said. “Not a lot. But I don’t ask.”

Of course they’re not personal attacks. I have worked for people like Senator Goschka. And, I have been fired from jobs by people like Senator Goschka, just because they found out that I’m gay. But being fired from your job for being gay... how can that be personal? Congratulations Senator Goschka, you just made it into my album, “People With Issues”.

He would probably say that “I’m a trouble maker” or that I’m “pushing my own agenda”. Well, I’ve been at my present job for 18 years and prior to that, I held a job in California for 6 years. When I left that job, things were getting a bit dicey because they were starting to talk about me. It didn’t really matter though. That is when Kent accepted a job in Connecticut, and we moved out here. Hopefully, things have changed a bit for the company I worked for in California, but who knows? I’m a solid worker. Leave me alone to do my job, and I’ll do it. But one thing I will not do is to pretend to be the mold for Mr. Heterosexual USA, just to make someone else who has issues with bigotry, feel better and “more comfortable”. Let’s get it clear; if I have to sacrifice my dignity for your comfort, I don’t give a shit about your comfort zone. Moving on...

I know exactly the kind of person Senator Goschka is. He is entitled to his personal opinions. But when he starts saying that he doesn’t want taxpayer money going towards benefits for relationships that are “utter perversity”, it reminds me of the days in the 1980’s that some woman said to me, “I don’t want my tax dollars to go for programs to help perverts with AIDS.” I responded, “Fine, then I don’t want my tax dollars to go towards school projects for your fucking inbred children.” (I’ve since mellowed... somewhat).

The point it, it’s a stupid argument. Tax dollars and benefit programs should go to help all tax paying citizens in the state and nation. This notion of picking which group to deny benefits from is dangerous and only serves to be needlessly punitive and hateful.