Santorum Is Outraged That Gay ‘Sexual Activity’ Is ‘Being Seen As Equal’ To Heterosexual Sex

GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum engaged in a contentious discussion about same-sex marriage during a campaign stop at a Christian college in Sioux City, Iowa last night, after a student compared the senator’s position against marriage equality to prohibitions against interracial marriage. The student, 23-year-old Jason Kornelis, demanded to know how same-sex marriage would “be a hit to faith and family in America”:

“You can’t think of any consequence?” Santorum asked.

Kornelis answered that he did not.

Santorum then said that if same sex marriage was legalized then “their sexual activity” would be seen as “equal” to heterosexual relationships and it would be taught in schools.

“Really- wow- um okay, well let’s see if we can have a discussion. We can flesh out some, well, let’s look at what’s going to be taught in our schools because now we have same sex couples being the same and their sexual activity being seen as equal and being affirmed by society as heterosexual couples and their activity,” Santorum said.

“So what is going to be taught to our people in health class in our schools? What is going to be taught to our children about who in our stories, even to little children — what are married couples? What families look like in America? So, you are going to have in our curriculum spread throughout our curriculum worldview that is fundamentally different than what is taught in schools today? Is that not a consequence of gay marriage?” he GOP hopeful asked.

Of course, it’s unclear why teaching children to respect students regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity would disadvantage society, particularly since teaching about diversity leads to more tolerance for gay, lesbian, and transgender students, who often feel marginalized and bullied in schools.