Potential presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson says people sent to prison come out gay

NIT – Dr. Ben Carson, potential Republican presidential candidate, says homosexuality is a choice because many people “go into prison straight — and when they come out, they’re gay.”

Carson announced this week that he has established a Presidential Exploratory Committee to “examine whether I should become a candidate for President of the United States. If I believe that I have your support and your commitment to help, I will run for President to lead this great country to a brighter future.”

Carson, who says he “grew up poor in the 1950’s in Detroit, Michigan with low self esteem, a horrible temper, and in a single parent household” was asked by CNN whether being gay is a choice. He responded “Absolutely.”

“Because a lot of people who go into prison go into prison straight — and when they come out, they’re gay. So, did something happen while they were in there? Ask yourself that question,” Carson told CNN.

In 2001, Carson was named by CNN and TIME Magazine as one of the nation’s 20 foremost physicians and scientists.