{"id":3675,"date":"2014-06-12T10:05:48","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T14:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/rick-perry-says-a-homosexual-deciding-not-to-be-gay-is-like-an-alcoholic-deciding-not-to-have-a-drink\/"},"modified":"2014-06-12T10:05:48","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T14:05:48","slug":"rick-perry-says-a-homosexual-deciding-not-to-be-gay-is-like-an-alcoholic-deciding-not-to-have-a-drink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/rick-perry-says-a-homosexual-deciding-not-to-be-gay-is-like-an-alcoholic-deciding-not-to-have-a-drink\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Perry Says a Homosexual Deciding Not to Be Gay is Like an Alcoholic Deciding Not to Have a Drink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Rick Perry Says a Homosexual Deciding Not to Be Gay is Like an Alcoholic Deciding Not to Have a Drink<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/towleroad.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341c730253ef01a511cc34b4970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"R_perry\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/towleroad.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341c730253ef01a511cc34b4970c-800wi\" title=\"R_perry\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a speech to the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on Wednesday night, Texas Governor Rick Perry trotted out a sentiment he has used to describe his feelings about <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gays<\/a> for years.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the Texas Republican Party&#8217;s new platform which advocates <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> &#8220;reparative therapy&#8221;, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/politics\/article\/In-S-F-Rick-Perry-compares-homosexuality-to-5546544.php\" target=\"_self\">Perry said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether or not you feel compelled to follow a particular lifestyle or not, you have the ability to decide not to do that. 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