{"id":505919,"date":"2016-12-07T16:59:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T16:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.logalt.net\/tap\/allen-west\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T22:29:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:29:50","slug":"allen-west","status":"publish","type":"gap","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gap\/allen-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Allen West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y5AtHx59ZAY\">Compared<\/a> being LGBTQ to a person choosing a favorite ice cream flavor.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.thinkprogress.org\/rep-allen-west-slams-dadt-repeal-says-gay-soldiers-can-change-behavior-e22224fb8f5\/\">Attacked<\/a> the military\u2019s allowance of openly lesbian, gay, and bisexual service members because of his belief that people can change their sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/southern4life.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/interesting-quote-allen-west.html\">Said<\/a> the LGBTQ community \u201crecruits\u201d students through high school LGBTQ clubs: \u201cHere we are sitting around thinking our kids are going to school to get an academic education, when in reality they\u2019re just lab rats in an indoctrination test tube. 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