Police probe Iris Robinson’s ‘gay’ remarks

By Emily Moulton
Monday, 9 June 2008

Police are investigating a complaint about Iris Robinson's remarks concerning homosexuality

Police are investigating a complaint about Iris Robinson's remarks concerning homosexuality

Northern Ireland’s new first lady has found herself in further hot water after it emerged police were investigating a complaint made about her second anti-gay outburst in a week.

Iris Robinson sparked outrage when she claimed during a BBC radio debate that homosexuals could be ‘cured’ through psychiatric counselling.

It came on the back of her comment the previous week that homosexuality was an “abonimation”.

Last night the PSNI confirmed they were investigating a complaint made about Iris Robinson’s remarks. Andrew Muir, the vice chair of Gay and Lesbian rights group in County Down, reported Mrs Robinson to police as a result of her comments.

During the Stephen Nolan show on Friday, which was discussing a homophobic attack on a 27-year-old man, Mrs Robinson, said one of her health advisors, Dr Paul Miller, was working with a ‘small number’ of gays who were trying to become straight.

“I have a lovely psychiatrist who works with me in my offices - trying to turn homosexuals away from what they are engaged in,” she told the show.

“I'm happy to put any homosexual in touch with this gentleman.”

It has been shown now that sexual orientation is decided at conception. The Swedes have demonstrated anatomical brain size differences between gay and "straight" men, in fact the size of the right hemisphere of a gay mans brain is smaller and close to the straight woman so no amount of comic counseling will change it. Many years ago a number of procedures were used to try to change gay men all to no avail.
I respect Mrs Robinsons freedom to worship her God although there is no scientific evidence to prove his existence. The Bible was written 2000 years or more ago and has been re-written many times since. We now live in a sophisticated society which can rely on hard evidence rather than the heresay in which she believes.

Posted by Burutu | 02.08.08, 18:34 GMT

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