After
President Obama on Wednesday signed a law that repeals the military's
ban on gay troops serving openly, Massachusetts Congressman
Barney Frank chided a reporter for asking if gay and straight service
members should shower separately.
Frank let out a sarcastic gasp and
turned the tables on CNS'
Nicholas Ballasy when he asked the question.
“What do you think happens in gyms
all over American?” Frank responded after letting out a loud gasp.
“What do you think goes wrong with people showing with homosexuals?
Do you think the spray makes it catching? … We don't get ourselves
dry-cleaned.”
“I know you're looking for some way
to kind of discredit the policy,” Frank added. “Do you think
that gyms should have separate showers for gay and straight people?”
Ballasy refused to answer the question,
saying he was “just quoting the recommendation” in a Pentagon
report on repeal of the military's ban on open gay service.
“Don't be disingenuous,” Frank
chided. “You're quoting those you think may cause us some
problems. You're entitled to that, but you shouldn't hide behind
your views.”
America's
longest-serving openly gay representative also laid out the so-called
“gay agenda” at a press conference on Wednesday.
The “gay agenda” is “to be
protected against violent crimes driven by bigotry, it's to be able
to get married, it's to be able to get a job, and it's to be able to
fight for our country,” he said.