{"id":506222,"date":"2012-03-06T20:51:28","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T20:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.logalt.net\/tap\/bob-vander-plaats\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T22:29:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:29:55","slug":"bob-vander-plaats","status":"publish","type":"gap","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gap\/bob-vander-plaats\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Vander Plaats"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2014Insists<\/a> the Supreme Court\u2019s marriage ruling will lead to polygamy and pedophilia, and that transgender bathroom accommodations are \u201ca trainwreck waiting to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Received national and local condemnation over his \u201cMarriage Vow\u201d for 2012 presidential candidates, which included language suggesting that children were better off under slavery than they are today<\/a> (later removed); likening being gay to polygamy, adultery, and polyandry<\/a>; attacking gay people as a public health risk; saying being gay is a choice; and banning all pornography.<\/p>\n

\u2014Calls gay people a \u201cpublic health risk<\/a>\u201c akin to smoking. (0:20\u20131:17)<\/p>\n

\u2014Says of marriage equality<\/a>: \u201cWhat we know is it goes against the law of nature, and the law of nature\u2019s God, which means, again, it\u2019s against the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Praised Russian president Vladimir Putin for his country\u2019s draconian ban on \u201chomosexual propaganda\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014A vocal supporter of the \u201cbirther\u201d fringe movement, which claims President Obama was born in Kenya. Praised Donald Trump for his \u201cbirther\u201d investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Equated opinion that legalized marriage equality in Iowa to Dred Scott opinion that treated Blacks as property<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Vander Plaats erupted into laughter at a derogatory anti-gay joke<\/a>, saying \u201cthat\u2019s pretty good.\u201d (0:42)<\/p>\n

\u2014Attempted to link being gay to the national debt<\/a>: \u201cWhen you start going away from core value issues, the ripple effect leads right to economic issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Called on the governor of Iowa to not attend an anti-bullying conference<\/a>: \u201cOur goal at The FAMiLY LEADER is to speak the truth in love. Ironically, the upcoming 7th Annual Iowa Governor\u2019s Conference on LGBTQ Youth is exchanging truth for acceptance and tolerance of harmful behavior. As parents, we love our children so much that we do not accept or tolerate his\/her desire to play dodge ball in a busy street. If we did, that tolerance could result in serious injury or worse. In like manner, this is how I view the conference.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Claims: \u201cThat lifestyle [homosexuality] is outside of God\u2019s design<\/a> for the family.\u201d (0:23-0:28)<\/p>\n

\u2014Claims gay activists push back against him because of Satan<\/a>: \u201cThe opposition is always going to throw stones, and that\u2019s they\u2019re [sic] way of discouraging…. I mean, Satan\u2019s ways are not new under the sun, he wants to discourage, he wants to disappoint.\u201d<\/p>\n

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