Lindner Responds To The Controversy
On March 10, 2004 Lindner complained that critics of his remarks were not focusing on the real motives of his bill and his speech. He said "that homosexuality, the rise in sexually transmitted diseases, and comprehensive sexual health education could prompt a future 'holocaust' in Minnesota". On the House floor he said, "hat I am trying to prevent is the holocaust of our children getting STDs, AIDS, and various other diseases that are going to affect their lives. If you want to sit around here and wait until America becomes another African continent, well, then, you do that, but I'm going to do something about it." Whatever his intentions, Lindner’s new remarks only managed to offend more Jews and Gays, while upsetting many African-Americans within Minnesota.
Read more about this topic: Lindner Ethics Complaint Of The 83rd Minnesota Legislative Session
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