GLAAD responds to Sen. Renfroe's anti-gay remarks

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today urged media to turn a spotlight on anti-gay remarks made by Colorado State Senator Scott Renfroe (posing with his family above - I got sick of using his official headshot with the dorky ass smile) on February 23, 2009, during a Senate debate over a bill that would allow gay and lesbian state employees to share health benefits with their partners.

According to The Denver Post, Renfroe stated that "homosexuality is seen as a violation of this natural creative order, and it is an offense to God." He continued ". . . When we create laws that go against what biblically we are supposed to stand for, I think we are allowing to go forward a sin that should not be treated by government as something that is legal. We are taking sins and making them legally OK."

The full report on state Sen. Renfroe's anti-gay comments is available online at www.denverpost.com/search/ci_11770359.

Contact Sen. Renfroe directly to let him know what he said was not ok.

HRC slams CO Sen. Renfro for comment comparing gays with murderers

Sen. Refroe really stepped in it this time.

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today condemned the comments of Colorado State Senator Scott Renfroe in which he compared homosexuality with murder. At the same time, HRC urged the Colorado legislature to reject such hate speech and move forward on a bill that would extend healthcare benefits to same sex partners of state workers.

Renfroe made his comments during debate on the bill yesterday. During his speech opposing the legislation, Renfroe quoted scripture and called homosexuality “an offense to God,” suggesting that approval of the bill would be like legalizing murder.

“These outrageously offensive comments warrant condemnation by all fair-minded people and should be ignored by the Colorado legislature as they move forward in passing overdue protections to state workers,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. “Senator Renfroe shows his own intolerance, but we remain hopeful that his fair-minded colleagues will press ahead and protect hard-working Coloradoans.”

The bill in question, Senate Bill 88, is sponsored by Senator Jennifer Veiga. A Senate vote on the bill could come as soon as this week.

Was it a Senate meeting or a tent revival?

During a Senate meeting on Monday regarding a bill allowing health benefits for partners of state employees, Sen. Scott Renfroe of Greeley (pictured) spouted Bible verses calling for gays to be put to death and said that homosexuality was a sin equal to murder according to the Denver Post.

The Denver Post does not note whether Renfroe spoke in tongues or handled any snakes.

Fortunately, rational thinking won out and the Colorado Senate passed Sen. Veiga's domestic partner benefits for state employees by a voice vote.

It will be voted on again in the Senate and then go to the House.

Meanwhile, why not contact Sen. Renfroe and remind him of a little thing called separation of church and state.

It sounds like he could use a refresher course.

Contact Senator Renfroe:

303-866-4451

scott.renfroe.senate@state.co.us

www.scottrenfroe.com