Texas Governor Suggests Gay & Lesbian War Veterans Should Leave State

U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Texas Governor Suggests Gay &...": "Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry on Sunday insinuated the state's lesbian, gay and bisexual war veterans should leave the state if they are unhappy with a recent anti-gay marriage amendment introduced there, according to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN).

During a news conference held in a Fort Worth church, Perry was asked what he would tell Texas gay and lesbian war veterans returning home from war about the law. Gov. Perry responded, according to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, by saying that 'Texans made a decision about marriage and if there's a state that has more lenient views than Texas, then maybe that's a better place for them to live.'"