Vernon Jones Says Being Gay Is a Choice—'They Can Actually Change'
Donald Trump endorsed Jones in the race for Georgia's 10th congressional district only days after he exited the race for governor in the Peach State.In an interview on Friday with former Trump aide, Steve Bannon, Jones said that "civil rights for Blacks, and gay rights for gays, are two different things."After Bannon responded, "they say it's the same thing," Jones interrupted with "but it's not the same thing.""I don't know what you are unless you tell me what you are, if you're gay," Jones told the War Room podcast. "But when I walk in that room, you can tell that I'm Black.
I'm Black from cradle to grave, let's not get that confused.""They can actually change," Jones said in a comment that would put him at odds with LGBT advocates who have said that sexual orientation is what you are born with and not a choice."You can go from being straight, to being gay, to being transgender and all these other genders," he said. "But when you Black, I don't have a choice.""When did gays come over in ships?" he added, referring to the slave trade.Jones is renowned for making headline-grabbing statements.
