GLAAD ripped into ‘Growing Pains’ star Kirk Cameron for comments he made on CNN’s Piers Morgan show.
Cameron said during last night’s show that he does not support gay marriage, saying, “I think that it’s … unnatural. I think that it’s detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization.”
He continued:
“Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it was defined in the garden between Adam and Eve. One man, one woman for life till death do you part. So I would never attempt to try to redefine marriage. And I don’t think anyone else should either,” Cameron said. “So do I support the idea of gay marriage? No, I don’t.”
After the interview GLAAD issued a statement in response to the actor’s comments.
“In this interview, Kirk Cameron sounds even more dated than his 1980s TV character,” said Herndon Graddick, senior director of programs at GLAAD, in a statement. “Cameron is out of step with a growing majority of Americans, particularly people of faith who believe that their gay and lesbian brothers and sisters should be loved and accepted based on their character and not condemned because of their sexual orientation.”
A GLAAD spokesman told TMZ that the organization will be monitoring Cameron’s media bookings and various acting gigs to ensure “the news and entertainment industry is aware of his outrageous anti-gay views.”
Watch Cameron’s appearance on Piers Morgan Tonight below:
What do you think? Do you agree with Kirk or GLAAD, and isn’t Kirk, like GLAAD, entitled to his opinion? Sound off in the comment section.
