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| Brian Sims |
“Sen.
Toomey, thank you for voting to advance ENDA out of Senate committee so that it
can come to a vote on the Senate floor. I challenged you previously, so I have to thank you for supporting us.”
Pennsylvania state Rep.
Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia), the first openly gay legislator to be elected
to the state’s General Assembly
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| Pat Toomey |
“You
are welcome Rep. Sims. I’ve long been a supporter of lesbians, gays, bisexuals
and transgendered people, you know.”
Sen.
Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania)
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| Brian Sims |
“Uhmm…
sure. But, Sen. Toomey, you seem to be lobbying for an amendment in the law
that would allow religious institutions to discriminate… do you really think
that way?”
Rep.
Sims
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| Pat Toomey |
“Well
if the fundamentalists don’t want to hire carpet munchers, they should have
that right. And if the Catholics don’t want to hire fudge packers, so be it.
So, yes, I do believe they should be exempt. God should not have to follow federal non-discrimination laws. If HE wants to discriminate, he damn well should be allowed to do so.”
Sen.
Toomey
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| Brian Sims |
“So let
me get this straight: the organizations that spread the word of Christ, the
groups that share his message of love, understanding, compassion, and
acceptance should be exempt from following a federal law that would keep them
from hiring or employing people on the basis of whom they sleep with, which is
actually not a choice but rather a biological imperative programmed at birth
and made possible by the same God about whom those churches proselytize?”
Rep.
Sims
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| Pat Toomey |
“Uhmm…
yes.”
Sen.
Toomey
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| Brian Sims |
“Don’t
you think that is maybe a little hypocritical?”
Rep.
Sims
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| Pat Toomey |
“It
ain’t all about peace, love, and understanding, Mr. Fairypants. Some of it is
about hate and distrust. Remember that.”
Sen.
Toomey
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| Brian Sims |
“Sen.
Toomey, I am really glad you aren’t a gay man.”
Rep.
Sims
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| Pat Toomey |
“What?
Why not? I’m not attractive enough for you boys?”
Sen.
Toomey
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| Brian Sims |
“How
you look doesn’t matter. You’re an
attractive enough man, in a kid-who-rides-the-short-bus kind of way. The fact
is you’re just too fucking ignorant to be a gay man. The union would not allow
you in.”
Rep.
Sims
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| Pat Toomey |
“You
have a union? Goddammit! Another fucking union to bust!”
Sen.
Toomey
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