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California GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Linked Gay Rights With Polygamy, Sex with Animals<\/b>
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California<\/a> gubernatorial candidate John Cox once compared gay<\/a> rights with polygamy<\/a> and sex with animals<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussing the \u201chomosexual agenda\u201d at a presidential debate more than a decade ago, Cox said that the government should not \u201csanction\u201d same-sex<\/a> relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Speaking at the a Values Voters debate in 2007, he added:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe also have this problem with transvestites who want to be school teachers. What the Republican Party needs to stand for is school choice and home-schooling, so that we can keep our children in the schools of our choice, and we won\u2019t have to deal with that.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe certainly need to stand up for the proper behavior, we absolutely need to do that, but we need to use common sense, and talk about the fact that we can\u2019t open the floodgates to polygamy and bestiality and all kinds of other things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cox made the comments during a short-lived unsuccessful presidential bid, according to the<\/span> San Jose Mercury-News<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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In a statement issued on Monday, Cox said that the issue of gay<\/a> marriage was settled by the Supreme Court and that his views had changed over time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLike many Californians, my views have evolved over the last decade. I concluded that it was inconsistent with my support for individual liberty, limited government and the right to privacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe focus of my campaign is economic growth and freedom and I\u2019m looking forward to engaging the LGBTQ community and all Californians to revive the California Dream.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the <\/span>Los Angeles Times<\/b><\/a>, in 2007 Cox also said he supported a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man<\/a> and a woman<\/a>, opposed guest worker programs and pledged to veto hate-crimes legislation and legislation that prohibited employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also argued that schools should have federal funds blocked if they expose children to \u201chomosexual propaganda.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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