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• OVER THE RABOW: MATT SALMON'S SON WANTS TO MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF REPUBLIN POLICS -- ONLY HE'S GAY
• A FAY DIVID: CONGRSMAN, GAY SON DISAGREE ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
• MATT SALMON: GAY SON OF A REPUBLIN CONGRSMAN WHO DO NOT SUPPORT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE SAYS HE WAS TURNED AWAY OM TV TERVIEWS BEE HE REFED TO CRICIZE HIS DAD
• MATT SALMON'S GAY SON TALKS CONGRSMAN FATHER'S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE OPPOSN, REPARATIVE THERAPY
• MATT SALMON'S GAY SON TOTALLY FE WH CONGRSMAN'S ANTI-GAY BELIEFS
• REP. SALMON'S GAY SON STGGLED WH REPARATIVE THERAPY
• MATT SALMON'S GAY SON: REPARATIVE THERAPY BUILT MY CONFINCE, HELPED ME TALK WH MEN
• MATT SALMON: ‘GAY REPARATIVE THERAPY’ HELPED ME MEET GUYS – VIDEO
• MATT SALMON, GAY SON OF ARIZONA LAWMAKER WHO OPPOS MARRIAGE EQUALY, DEFENDS FATHER'S VIEWS
• IS CONGRSMAN MATT SALMON REALLY LOVG HIS GAY SON WHILE WORKG AGAST HIS SON'S RIGHTS?
• GOP CONGRSMAN’S GAY SON CLAIMS CNN, MSNBC CANCELLED WHEN HE REFED TO BASH HIS DAD FOR NOT SUPPORTG GAY MARRIAGE
• ARIZONA REP: GAY SON HASN'T CHANGED VIEW ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
• 'REPARATIVE THERAPY HELPED ME MEET DUS,' SAYS CONGRSMAN'S GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JAM THILMANAPRIL 16, 2013/11:00 AMBY JAM THILMANAPRIL 16, 2013 / 11:00 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"'REPARATIVE THERAPY HELPED ME MEET DUS,' SAYS CONGRSMAN'S GAY SON","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-04-16T15:00:09.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-04-16T15:00:09.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JAM THILMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DURG A HANDSOME TêTE-à-TêTE WH ANRSON COOPER ON FRIDAY NIGHT, MATT R. SALMON, THE GAY SON OF REP. MATT SALMON (R-AZ), OPENED UP ABOUT THE LOVG RELATNSHIP HE SHAR WH HIS PARENTS, BOTH OF WHOM ACTIVELY OPPOSE SAME-SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIKE TOO MANY GAY TEENS OM NSERVATIVE FAI, SALMON WAS SUBJECTED TO SO-LLED "REPARATIVE" THERAPY AN ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT. DPE NSENS REACHED BY EVERY LEADG MEDIL AND PSYCHOLOGIL ASSOCIATN THE UNTRY THAT "NVERSN" THERAPY DO GREAT HARM WHILE FAILG TO CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATN, SALMON'S EXPERIENCE WAS MORE LIKE SUMMER MP SPONSORED BY OKCUPID:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LOOKG BACK I DON'T REGRET ," HE SAID. "THE GOAL WAS TO BEE STRAIGHT. AND TURNS OUT WHAT I TOOK AWAY OM WAS AN CREASED NFINCE...A BIG PART OF WAS REALLY TEACHG ME TO MAKE RELATNSHIPS WH STRAIGHT MEN BEE THAT WOULD HELP ME TO KD OF TAKE ON THIS STRAIGHTNS AND SO REALLY HELPED ME ACTUALLY LEARN HOW TO TALK WH MEN AND..."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT HELPED YOU MEET GUYS," TERJECTED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"YEAH, YEAH, DID," SALMON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DUMBFOUND HIMSELF, COOPER REACTED, "I THK YOUR DOCTOR RIGHT NOW IS SPTG UP HIS FFEE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• REP. MATT SALMON: GAY SON HASN’T CHANGED MY VIEWS ON GAY MARRIAGE

OVER THE RABOW: MATT SALMON'S SON WANTS TO MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF REPUBLIN POLICS -- ONLY HE'S GAY

"Mom, I'm gay. Salmon and his wife, Nancy, have supported anti-gay legislatn over the years, cludg bans on same-sex marriage and nyg gays the right to adopt. And Salmon jt beme print of the Arizona Log Cab Republins, a group of Republins that advot for gay rights and lobbi for sympathetic ndidat.

There's a rich history of gay Republins Arizona polics. Even two of the most famo Republin policians and printial ndidat Arizona history — Senator John McCa and the late Senator Barry Goldwater — have pro-gay fay nnectns.

A FAY DIVID: CONGRSMAN, GAY SON DISAGREE ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

Senator McCa himself voted agast the Feral Marriage Amendment, sayg the cisn should be left to each state, but he has mataed his opposn to gay marriage and been ambiguo about repealg the ary's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Conservative" Barry Goldwater, however, blasted ary bans on gays 1993, sayg, "You don't have to be straight to shoot straight. " Goldwater's grandson, Ty Ross Goldwater, is gay, and Ty says his grandfather was never anythg but supportive of him.

Barry Goldwater volly me out favor of gay rights the 1990s, part of a wir "left turn" that angered many social nservativ.

But never has the Arizona gay Republin nundm h so close to home, or created such a faial ntradictn — not publicly, anyway — as has for Matt R.

MATT SALMON: GAY SON OF A REPUBLIN CONGRSMAN WHO DO NOT SUPPORT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE SAYS HE WAS TURNED AWAY OM TV TERVIEWS BEE HE REFED TO CRICIZE HIS DAD

He also voted "y" on a failed bill 1999 that would have banned gays om beg able to adopt the District of Columbia. The Salmons have been so volly anti-gay over the years that some lol policians, ankly, rejoiced when one of their four kids me out. "There were a lot of 10 years ago that prayed one of Matt Salmon's kids would turn out gay, " says Steve May.

MATT SALMON'S GAY SON TALKS CONGRSMAN FATHER'S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE OPPOSN, REPARATIVE THERAPY

"Not bee we wanted to e any problems or pa for anybody, but bee we believe that gay children will change the hearts and mds of their parents. Salmon, an advote for gay rights sce g out at age 20, said he and dad, Rep. Salmon, that is, the gay son of Rep.

MATT SALMON'S GAY SON TOTALLY FE WH CONGRSMAN'S ANTI-GAY BELIEFS

But prev reports, the ngrsman has been quoted as sayg that while he oppos gay marriage, his son is “by far, one of the most important people my life.

Now 27, he is a self-scribed advote for the gay-rights movement. Matt said he is imprsed and exced by the urt’s lg, but that there is still work to be done the fight for equaly and rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people.

REP. SALMON'S GAY SON STGGLED WH REPARATIVE THERAPY

He said gay people still have to worry that if they “took a picture of their fay to work, they uld get fired for beg gay, for their sexual orientatn. While the elr Matt Salmon uld not be reached to ment on the lg, the younger Matt Salmon said his homosexualy is no longer an issue wh the fay. “We talk more about enomics and var polici the untry other than gay marriage.

Gay son of a Republin Congrsman who do not support same-sex marriage says he was turned away om TV terviews bee he refed to cricize his dadArizona Congrsman Matt Salmon said that even though his son is openly gay he do not support same-sex marriageHis son, also named Matt Salmon, was talks to appear on CNN and MSNBC to talk about his father's stance agast same-sex marriageSays that the works lost tert when he told them he wouldn't cricize his father Com after Republin Senator Rob Portman changed his stance on the issue light of his son's homosexualy Published: 06:44 BST, 9 April 2013 | Updated: 06:53 BST, 9 April 2013 The openly gay son of a Republin Congrsman who ref to change his stance agast same-sex marriage is now speakg out after he had multiple terviews ncelled after he told the bookers that he would not bash his father.

'SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Ventg: Matt Salmon, the gay son of the Republin ngrsman of the same name, said that certa TV news programs lost tert when he said that he got along well wh his father Denials: Sourc at Piers Man Live (left) and Lawrence O'Donnell's show (right) have both said that they chose not to book the junr Matt Salmon for other reasons, not bee he refed to cricize his dad The producers at MSNBC, which airs Mr O'Donnell's show, were not the only on to reportedly drop Mr Salmon after they realized he would not be patg a nflict-ridn relatnship. ' Polil prsure: Congrsman Matt Salmon (center) said that he do not support same-sex marriage even though his son, also named Matt (center right) is gay A siar scenar was told by an unintified source wh nnectns to the Piers Man show, who told Buzzfeed: 'This isn't accurate. Congrsman Salmon said that even though his son is openly gay and has been for many years, he ref to support same-sex marriage, sayg that he's 'jt not there'.

MATT SALMON'S GAY SON: REPARATIVE THERAPY BUILT MY CONFINCE, HELPED ME TALK WH MEN

' His parents' anti-gay stance has not stopped the younger Matt Salmon om makg his own way state polics, beg the print of the Arizona Log Cab Republins and posg for a photo shoot wh his boyiend for the Phoenix New Tim.

Addg to the plited suatn the Salmon fay is the fact that they are all vout Mormons, a fah that bans homosexualy.

MATT SALMON: ‘GAY REPARATIVE THERAPY’ HELPED ME MEET GUYS – VIDEO

Fay valu: Congrsman Matt Salmon (center) and his wife Nancy (center left) are firmly anti-gay but they still love their gay son Matt (far right) At the time of the terview 2010, Matt was datg Kent Flake, who also has fay nnectns to Republin policians the state, and the pair both cid to leave the church bee of their nflicts wh their sexualy. 'Everybody's pretty much told me, "You're fe, we love you, but your partner's not wele bee we don't want gay around . " And I'm like, "Well, I am gay.

What if he don't act gay? The younger Matt tells how he and his father have a strong relatnship but regnize their differenc when to homosexualy.

MATT SALMON, GAY SON OF ARIZONA LAWMAKER WHO OPPOS MARRIAGE EQUALY, DEFENDS FATHER'S VIEWS

'Evolved': Senator Rob Portman me out support of same-sex marriage after he revealed that his son Will (center back) is gay 'I love my father and realize that he n have the opns that he has, and they might differ om me, but that don’t change the way I feel about him, ' he said to The Washgton Post.

' Congrsman Salmon's stance stark ntrast to that of Senator Rob Portman, who ma wav after swchg his personal stance om beg firmly anti-gay rights to support of same-sex marriage after learng that his son is gay. The openly gay son of Rep. ) spoke at length about his father's ntroversial opposn of same-sex marriage as well as his personal experienc wh reparative, or "ex-gay, " therapy a new terview.

Salmon, 24, tells AZ Central that his father "don't support gay marriage, but that don't make him anti-gay at father and I have a great relatnship, he's one of my close iends. Rob Portman of Oh, who now supports same-sex marriage, is providg for his gay son.

IS CONGRSMAN MATT SALMON REALLY LOVG HIS GAY SON WHILE WORKG AGAST HIS SON'S RIGHTS?

" The elr Salmon raised eyebrows earlier this month when he told Phoenix statn KTVK that he didn't support same-sex marriage spe havg a gay son.

"Before You GoGay Marriage In The Uned StatPopular the CommunyYou May Like. It's difficult to listen to Republin Congrsman Matt Salmon's gay son expla his relatnship wh his, he says their relatnship is better than ever, but Congrsman Salmon don't thk his son should be allowed to marry a man -- and his son claims to be fe wh that. The Salmons have been the news recently due to Oh Republin Senator Rob Portman's changg his stance on gay marriage bee of his gay son but Congrsman Salmon's matag his opposn .

GOP CONGRSMAN’S GAY SON CLAIMS CNN, MSNBC CANCELLED WHEN HE REFED TO BASH HIS DAD FOR NOT SUPPORTG GAY MARRIAGE

Appearg on 12 News Sunday, the younger Salmon said he jt don't unrstand how people "jump to the ncln that he's anti-gay, he's a bigot, " jt bee he don't support same-sex said his relatnship wh his father is as good as ever, and claimed that MSNBC and CNN recently nceled terviews wh him bee he wouldn't trash-talk his fend his father, sayg that Senator Portman's son had been out for a longer perd of time -- he add that he "n't expect anybody to do overnight.

ARIZONA REP: GAY SON HASN'T CHANGED VIEW ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

She spects her father, former Utah ernor and 2012 Republin printial ndidate Jon Huntsman, supported gay marriage even before publicly backg a 2013 op-ed. Olr Republins, by and large, ntue to oppose gay marriage, only a handful of Republin lawmakers publicly favor , and none of the party’s printial ndidat have said they do. Texas Senator Ted Cz put out a statement last week affirmg his stance agast gay marriage, after news reports emerged that he attend a receptn for him hosted by two gay hoteliers.

He reportedly said at the event that he would not love his dghters any differently if they were gay.

Jeff Flake was nsirg a vote for the Employment Non-Discrimatn Act, which would protect gay and transgenr people, he posed a qutn to his son Ryan as the two sat his Washgton office.

'REPARATIVE THERAPY HELPED ME MEET DUS,' SAYS CONGRSMAN'S GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JAM THILMANAPRIL 16, 2013/11:00 AMBY JAM THILMANAPRIL 16, 2013 / 11:00 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"'REPARATIVE THERAPY HELPED ME MEET DUS,' SAYS CONGRSMAN'S GAY SON","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-04-16T15:00:09.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-04-16T15:00:09.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JAM THILMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DURG A HANDSOME TêTE-à-TêTE WH ANRSON COOPER ON FRIDAY NIGHT, MATT R. SALMON, THE GAY SON OF REP. MATT SALMON (R-AZ), OPENED UP ABOUT THE LOVG RELATNSHIP HE SHAR WH HIS PARENTS, BOTH OF WHOM ACTIVELY OPPOSE SAME-SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIKE TOO MANY GAY TEENS OM NSERVATIVE FAI, SALMON WAS SUBJECTED TO SO-LLED "REPARATIVE" THERAPY AN ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT. DPE NSENS REACHED BY EVERY LEADG MEDIL AND PSYCHOLOGIL ASSOCIATN THE UNTRY THAT "NVERSN" THERAPY DO GREAT HARM WHILE FAILG TO CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATN, SALMON'S EXPERIENCE WAS MORE LIKE SUMMER MP SPONSORED BY OKCUPID:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LOOKG BACK I DON'T REGRET ," HE SAID. "THE GOAL WAS TO BEE STRAIGHT. AND TURNS OUT WHAT I TOOK AWAY OM WAS AN CREASED NFINCE...A BIG PART OF WAS REALLY TEACHG ME TO MAKE RELATNSHIPS WH STRAIGHT MEN BEE THAT WOULD HELP ME TO KD OF TAKE ON THIS STRAIGHTNS AND SO REALLY HELPED ME ACTUALLY LEARN HOW TO TALK WH MEN AND..."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT HELPED YOU MEET GUYS," TERJECTED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"YEAH, YEAH, DID," SALMON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DUMBFOUND HIMSELF, COOPER REACTED, "I THK YOUR DOCTOR RIGHT NOW IS SPTG UP HIS FFEE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

“Do you thk homosexualy is a choice?

Later that year, Democrat Tammy Baldw, the natn’s first openly gay senator, approached Flake to lobby his support for the bill. Sce then, Ryan has bee an creasgly avid advote for gays and lbians. He’s joed pro-gay marriage Mormon groups and started volunteerg at a shelter for LGBT youth.

When asked about his current posn on gay marriage, Jeff Flake said, through a spokwoman, “This issue is now the hands of the urts. Salmon’s parents were once among the stncht opponents of gay marriage. Matt Salmon, voted for a ban on gay adoptn and for the Defense of Marriage Act.

REP. MATT SALMON: GAY SON HASN’T CHANGED MY VIEWS ON GAY MARRIAGE

His mother, Nancy, led a failed 2006 mpaign to amend Arizona’s nstutn to ban not only gay marriage, but legal regnn of any kd for same-sex upl. At the time, Matt was “reparative therapy” to reverse the homosexualy that ma him and his parents feel ashamed. In 2008, he qu the therapy and embraced his sexual inty, g out to iends and on Facebook as gay.

But 2013, his father — who served the Hoe om 1995-2001 and returned to the chamber that year — said that spe his son’s inty, he ntued to oppose gay marriage. His boyiends have been “weled wh open arms” at fay events, and his mother has told him she will not volve herself aga anti-gay marriage mpaigns.

Attus toward gay marriage have shifted rapidly recent years.