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Troy, Michigan Mayor Plays Victim As Recording Confirms Homophobia | Janice Daniels, mayor of Troy, Michigan, has faced scrutiny for various anti-gay comments she has made, including her disdain for New York “now that queers can get married there.” Now, a newly obtained recording confirms that she recently told some local gay-straight alliance students that she believes homosexuality is a mental disease. Daniels had denied making such comments, but the Detroit Free Press reports via the meeting’s recording that she suggested the community “bring in psychiatrists who will tell you that the homosexual lifestyle is dangerous.” Daniels has said she has been bullied, threatened, and “unfairly vilified” for her “inconsequential” comments, but 72 percent of Troy voters have responded that they would support her recall.