Barney Frank Calls Justice Antonin Scalia a 'Homophobe'

Fox News online is reporting that Frank made the comment to what it calls "a gay online news site," as opposed to a gay news site that rents a storefront and tells people the news if they walk up to it. From Fox News:

"At some point, [the Defense of Marriage Act] is going to have to go to the United States Supreme Court," the congressman, a Democrat, said. "I wouldn't want it to go to the United States Supreme Court now because that homophobe Antonin Scalia has got too many votes on this current court."

The report goes on to explain that the basis for Frank's comment is likely the text of Scalia's dissentin a decision overturning sodomy laws:

He went on to conclude that "the Texas statute undeniably seeks to further the belief of its citizens that certain forms of sexual behavior are immoral and unacceptable, the same interest furthered by criminal laws against fornication, bigamy, adultery, adult incest, bestiality and obscenity."

While sodomy does include many activities favored by heterosexuals, I think we all know what they're talking about. Frank seems to be on steady ground here.

Plus, I don't know if Fox News is aware of this, but to a person who doesn't care about gay rights, being called "homophobe" doesn't sting that much.

Interestingly, the Fox report doesn't contain a link to the interview, and doesn't even mention the name of the gay online internet web site address, 365Gay.com. That doesn't mean they're homophobes; it could jut be that they are content thieves. Here's the video of Frank's interview with 365Gay.com:

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