Reply #61: Senator Obama apparently thinks GLBT Americans living with HIV/AIDS are dirty evil sinners [View All]

Obama said, “Like no other illness, AIDS tests our ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes – to empathize with the plight of our fellow man. While most would agree that the AIDS orphan or the transfusion victim or the wronged wife contracted the disease through no fault of their own, it has too often been easy for some to point to the unfaithful husband or the promiscuous youth or the gay man and say ‘This is your fault. You have sinned.’ I don't think that's a satisfactory response. My faith reminds me that we all are sinners.”

It's nice to know that Senator Obama thinks gay men are sinners, as are AIDS orphans, young sluts, and wives whose husbands cheat on them. I suppose he can't possibly imagine a situation where a gay man contracts HIV through no fault of his own. Notice how all of the "good" HIV/AIDS survivors are implied to be heterosexuals and all the "bad" HIV/AIDS survivors are gay, male and/or sexually active.

Can Obama make any statement about GLBT issues without pandering or putting his foot in his mouth?