Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ) says that having a gay son has not swayed his views on the marriage issue and that he still opposes marriage equality, azfamily.com reported last week.
Salmon, a staunch social conservative, expressed love and respect for his son during an interview with 3TV in Arizona but said that he is “not there as far as believing in my heart” that marriage should be available to same-sex couples.
“My son is by far one of the most important people in my life. I love him more than I can say,” Salmon said. “I don’t believe that this is a lifestyle he chose.”
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) announced his support for same-sex marriage in March, citing his gay son as the reason he came around on the issue. “It just means that I haven’t evolved to that stage, Rob Portman apparently has,” Salmon said.
