Republican: If a Woman Has Right to an Abortion, a Man Should Have Right to Force Himself on a Woman
Republican Maine state Representative Lawrence Lockman is under fire for comments he’s made in the media regarding rape, abortion, and homosexuality.
An
investigation by Mike Tipping, an activist with Maine People’s
Alliance, found numerous offensive comments made by the Republican in
various newspaper interviews.
Perhaps the most inflammatory
was a press statement from 1995 in which Lockman says “If a woman has
(the right to an abortion), why shouldn’t a man be free to use his
superior strength to force himself on a
woman? At least the rapist’s pursuit of sexual freedom doesn’t (in most
cases) result in anyone’s death.”
That wasn’t all.
According
to the report, Lockman once implied that the HIV virus can be spread
through mosquitoes and bed sheets. Lockman also asserted that liberals
helped exacerbate the AIDS epidemic by assuring “the public that the
practice of sodomy is a legitimate alternative lifestyle, rather than a
perverted and depraved crime against humanity.”
In a letter to
Bangor News, Lockman once wrote “Clearly the practice of sodomy is
learned behavior, and those addicted to this form of biologically-insane
sex are at high risk for all manner of serious medical problems.”
Lockman
also spoke out against HIV infected students attending school, saying
“It’s peculiar that the government is telling health care workers that
surfaces contaminated with bodily fluids should be thoroughly
disinfected, but at the same time they are telling us that toilet seats
have some magical property that they are able to resist viruses.”
He
also tried to alert people to a “secret gay affirmative action plan,”
saying “You can bet the rent money they will demand that employers set
up goals and timetables to achieve 10 percent homosexual representation
in the workforce and in government contracts.”
Ben Grant, the
chairman of the Maine Democratic Party, called for Lockman to resign in
light of these statements, calling them “hateful, vicious, and
offensive.” Grant also
called Lockman “disturbed individual who holds some of the most
abhorrent beliefs ever heard from a public official in Maine.”
Lockman
has refused to respond to direct questions but released a statement,
saying “I have always been passionate about my beliefs, and years ago I
said things that I regret. I hold no animosity toward anyone by virtue
of their gender or sexual orientation, and today I am focused on
ensuring freedom and economic prosperity for all Mainers.”
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