GOP Candidate in Indiana Opposed to LGBT Protections Has a Profile on a Gay Dating Website

[TexasTowelie]

A City Council candidate from Indiana who opposes LGBT protections maintains a profile on a gay dating website.

Brent Randall, 53, a Republican who’s running for City Council in Goshen, Indiana, confirmed to the local newspaper that a profile on Adam4Adam.com belongs to him, and that he’s used it to connect with gay men.

Randall, the radio voice for Goshen High School football and basketball as well as the school’s head golf coach, is against amending the city’s civil rights ordinance to include sexual orientation and gender identity. From The Goshen News:

“I don’t know if I thought this wouldn’t come up or would (when running for office),” Randall said. “But I still believe in my heart of hearts that our gay and lesbian communities are protected currently under the law. If there are cases that need to be brought, let’s bring them. I don’t know why they feel they need special protections when there are other categories that might need protections. My little experimentation over the last six years hasn’t changed my view on that.”

Contrary to Randall’s statement, neither federal nor Indiana law explicitly protects LGBT people against discrimination. Randall’s opponent, Democrat Adam Scharf, supports an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance.

Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2015/10/gop-candidate-indiana-opposed-lgbt-protections-profile-gay-dating-website/

[joeybee12]

1. Little experimentation?

Someone's in denial.

[TexasTowelie]

2. I know that I shouldn't judge a book by its cover,

but looking at his picture I wouldn't be surprised if it is little. That might be a contributing cause to his divorce. He probably hasn't seen it in a decade or more.

[joeybee12]

3. Why does that NOT surprise me!

[LiberalElite]

4. It's soo predictable. nt

[Initech]

5. Yup - a dime a dozen!