Ron Gould, Mohave County Supervisor and former Arizona state senator, has come under fire for saying gay men only live 42 years due to their “sinful lifestyle.”
Gould made the comments to the Kingman Daily Miner, a local newspaper. Gould proudly touted his anti-queer record and made the claim about gay life expectancy when asked about gay people dying young.
Related: STUDY: Life Expectancy Of HIV-Positive Gay Men Similar To That Of General Population
“That’s why they die,” Gould said, referring to the “sinful” gay lifestyle. “We all have our sins, but we should try to suppress them. Alcohol is harmful, too, but we don’t see groups promoting alcoholism.” He also slammed marriage equality. “It used to be ‘tolerate us,’;” he said of same-sex marriage, “now it’s ‘accept us.'”
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In the same interview, Gould slammed signs written in “Mexican.”
The claim Gould makes about gay life expectancy likely comes from a widely-debunked study from the 1990s sponsored by the anti-gay Family Research Institute. Paul Cameron, the lead researcher on the study, came up with the 42-year number by counting obituaries of gay men in local newspapers and averaging the age of the deceased. Cameron had his membership in the American Psychological Association terminated over his shoddy methods and anti-gay agenda.
Mack
Interesting since I’m 72 and still kicking. I had two straight male cousins who were close to my age die decades ago. This guy is nothing more than a BS artist trying to pass off fake news.
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Ben_Solo
I’m already dead.
BtnBill
67 and still going strong, like a drink to.
Metro135
Me too! Maybe I died at 42 and just don’t realize it yet.
Yggdrasil
I’m 59 and still causing grief to people like Ron Gould. I’m 59 and survived a brain tumor and am still around calling out stupidity. One thing I’ve learned in 59 years of being a gay man is that if a person, especially a politician or former politician, is running around screaming anti-gay anything, we should look to find them on Grindr or other sex site because they probably have something to hide.
James
Nothing but chrixtian hate filled tea party trash.
startenout
Incorrect. I’m a Christian and it’s about love. Find something else to blame beyond your bad experiences.
GREATGLORYHOLER
I am now 52 years old 412 lbs a Double Below The Knee Amputee With New Feet. I am Still On my knees to Please and I plan on being alive for at least 10 more years or Longer. Screw This Ron Gould . I am sure we will be seeing his name in the news because he got caught having understall sex in the Men’s Room at the airport or He will be in a Hotel Room with one or a bunch of Underage Boys
hansniemeijer
Sounds like this person has just 42 brain cells!
mbfmark
I’m a 63 year old gay may living in South Carolina. I have a ripped gym bod, a very healthy lifestyle and I’ve been HIV+ for 37 years. My straight neighbors are younger than me, obese and suffering from one catastrophic health crisis after another for the past 20 years. It’s funny how the hateful Christian right preaches from the pulpits that gays live an unhealthy lifestyle to a congregation that is 70% over weight and 34% obese. Talk about ignoring the elephant in the room!
Paul Nadolski
And I thought turning 40 back in April was bad!
I guess I better start planning my funeral since I only have two years left until I am smote by a vengeful (nonexistent) God on my 42nd birthday!
djmcgamester
Uh-uh. I’m going to be 49 in two months. Well past my expiration date.
Cam
I”m sure Ian McKellen nd Martina Navratolova would have something to say to this guy.
fur_hunter
What a total F uckTard A SS HOLE! I am 74 years old and doing fine in my retirement. And I’m in better health than a lot of straight folks my age. This AZ senator can EAT S HIT and DIE!!!!
fur_hunter
He’s probably a ‘former’ senator because folks finally realized he’s a stupid dumb A SS IMBECILIC MORON…..and doesn’t know S HIT from true facts.
IWantAFullBeard
He looks gay actually
dwes09
Nobody “looks gay”.
The hetero notion is that effeminate men look gay.
The gay wishful thinking is that handsome, in shape men look gay.
The fact is that we look just like anybody else and without specific (usually intentional) semiotics gaydar does not exist.
IWantAFullBeard
Dwes- 1) He looks masculine, not effeminate. So that has nothing to do with him looking gay. 2) He looks like a gay porn star. Better?
Rock-N-RollHS
@ IWantAFullBeard gay porn star circa 1980
nmharleyrider
Well I’m 80 and I’ll be 81 next month. Where does that guy get that info..Must be talking to Trump. Oh yeah, my husband is 62.
Carlos Primero
85 and husband is 57. Hope he remains an ex-whatever in politics.
Max
Gould is nothing but an ignorant moron.
bambamboom777
I am so sick of these public officials who think it’s okay to behave so hatefully to sections of the population they are supposed to serve. When you’re elected you are elected or hired for public office you are expected to serve ALL your constituents, not just those you approve of. This kind of bigotry by public servants needs to end their careers, permanently. It’s repulsive.
fur_hunter
It’s called helping others see YOUR point of view and getting them to………….VOTE!!!!
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
I’ll be pretty dam happy when that smcubag burns out his vile mortal coil and heads straight to Hell…..
cubcmh
It’s true: I only lived 42 years.
Apparently I was reborn or reincarnated or cloned or something. I’m in the 12th year of my second life now 🙂
Brumas
This gut is nuts. I’m 75, going strong and getting plenty!
Chrisk
This is what happens when you live your whole life in complete ignorance. He doesn’t know any gay people but of coarse I can’t blame anyone for straying far away from this nutcase.
JanDivine
It plays well with his political base. It’s what they want to hear.
johnnymcmxxx
He is to be ignored. These frightened white religious trolls are dying out slowly but surely and soon will be gone and forgotten. I’ll bet I live longer than he because he doesn’t look that healthy. Too much excess weight.
dean089
Well, to a segment of the gay population we don’t live beyond 42, except when they need money for their fundraisers. Then suddenly we’re part of the ‘team.’
Musk
He’s absolutely right. Gay people do die when they’re 42 . . . except the ones that don’t.
michel_banen
I’m 46 and my partner is 44. He was -and still is- my first boyfriend and we’ve been together for over 22 years now. So I guess in Ron Gould’s beliefs we’re a miracle as we’ve also been married for 11 years now. Many straight marriages don’t last that long.
Aires the Ram
I’m glad to see so many write in who are in their 60’s-80’s! We lost so many in the generation that is now 65 and over, it’s almost like finding a unicorn when one pops out of the woodwork! Congratulations men on your nice long lives!
smanofsteel76
Should I be worried? I turn 43 next month!!
DCFarmboy
If sin made you die young, Trump would have been long gone.
ingyaom
“Conservative Ron Gould”? Is there a Conservative party, or is he just too embarrassed to call himself a Republic@n?
Chrisk
Yep. Conservative (they’re not) or independent (they’re not).
Frank Lee Mideer
Gee, I’ve outlived this idiot by 25 years (and counting)
JJinAus
Well, I’m 57, HIV- and one of my close friends is 84 going on 30. All gay.
john.k
Be fair to the guy. He may be absolutely right! People tell me I’m 70 but I feel like I’m no more than 40!
Rock-N-RollHS
I lost so many gay friends in the 80’s and early 90s; I’m sure that there is a statistic from that AIDS era that brought down gay male life expectancy. These days, not so much.
ShiningSex
Doesn’t this guy look like gay porn daddy Donnie Russo?
Dana
I’m 52 and this guy is an imbecile.