Ben Carson
Possible presidential contender Ben Carson made it clear in a recent interview in New York that he harbors no hatred for those of alternative lifestyles – and if he learned his son were homosexual, he would still love him.
"I don't hate gay people. I just happen to believe that marriage is between a man and a woman," Carson said at a National Action Network event overseen by Rev. Al Sharpton, various media reported.
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He was asked by BuzzFeed how he would react if he learned his own son was homosexual.
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"I would still love him, just like I love all gay people," he told the media outlet.
He also expressed uncertainty about attending any same-sex wedding ceremony that might come of the invented scenario and shot BuzzFeed a question of his own.
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"What I would ask – I think, maybe BuzzFeed can get an answer to this question: What position can a person who believes in traditional marriage, between one man and one woman, have, who has absolutely no animosity or opposition to gay people – what position can they take that would be satisfactory to the gay community? Because if they can give me an answer to that," he said, "I'm quite willing to seriously consider it. But so far, I haven't been able to find anybody who can give me an answer. It's sort of like, 'Nope! It has to be my way or the highway.'"
Carson said his hope was to find "a level of tolerance in that community" that allows for dissenting opinions.
"[One] where they can actually come up with an answer," he said, BuzzFeed reported.
Carson, one of the most talked-about Republican candidates for president, has said he will announce a decision in May.
