Former New York City Mayor Rudy
Giuliani has advised the Republican Party to stay out of gay
marriage.
During a Sunday appearance on
CNN's State of the Union, Giuliani told Candy Crowley that
the GOP should stay out of people's bedrooms.
The 67-year-old Giuliani said he
supports civil unions, not marriage, for gay and lesbian couples, but
added that he didn't see any harm from New York's recently approved
gay marriage law, which takes effect on July 24.
“I think that the Republican Party
would be well advised to get the heck out of people's bedrooms and
let these things get decided by states. And the reality is that this
is something that New York decided by a democratic vote. I think
it's wrong, but there are other things I think are wrong that get
decided by [a] democratic vote.”
“You can live with it,” Crowley
suggested. “You don't see any harm that's going to come to New
York?”
“No,” he answered, “I don't see
harm. Although I think it would be better for stability of families
and everything else if we kept marriage between a man and a woman. I
see more harm, however, by dwelling so much on the subject of gays
and lesbians and whether it's right or wrong in politics.”
“I don't know what the heck the
Republican Party wants to do getting involved in people's sexual
lives and personal lives so much for. Stay out of it and I think we
would be a much more successful political party,” Giuliani added.