Floridian politician Darryl Rouson may need to do some same-sex damage control.

Recently uncovered video shows Rouson, a Democrat who's running for a seat on the state legislature, telling a talk show host that he considers queerness "morally wrong:"

I think it is wrong to allow adoptions of children by gay and lesbian couples. It sends a wrong message early to a child during formative years that’s hard to overcome just by sitting down and talking to them.

I think lesbianism and homosexuality is morally wrong. The law is supposed to discriminate sometimes, in some respects, it is supposed to discriminate against social order and anarchy.

When confronted with the tapes, Rouson told a Florida blog Creative Loafing that he had "evolved" since the show's taping, which was two years ago.

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