Rep. Allen West Tells Heritage Military Doesn’t Need More Gays

Says it’s not like being black because gays can change

“For those that will sit there and say, ‘well, Congressman West, you should understand because after all, you are black,’ — unless I’m Michael Jackson, I can’t change my color,” West said. “But people can change behavior, and you do not base being a part of the military on adjusting for individual behavior. That’s my position.”

“Now is not the time to try to appease a very small special interest group,” West said.