Rep. Troy Mader (R-Gillette, WY) #wingnut #homophobia trib.com

From “The Death Sentence of AIDS: Vital Information For You and Your Family’s Health and Safety,” copyright 1987, compiled and edited by T.R. Mader. Mader is now a Republican member of the Wyoming House, representing Campbell County. All quotes are direct excerpts from the book.

• Page 135: “Mandatory Testing must be required for the entire population—”

• Page 136: “Sex Education was attempted during World War II in response to syphilis. The result was the highest incidence of syphilis cases in the United States. It did not work then nor will it work now.”

• Page 162:-163 “The spread of AIDS into the general population of the United States is assumed to have come about by: A. Homosexuals who purposely infected women to pass AIDS infection into the straight population. B. Bisexual men who participated in homosexual acts, became infected and then passed it on to wives, lovers, prostitutes and most off-spring born after infection—.”

• Page 180: “There is not a constitutional right to practice homosexuality.”

• Page 180: “Many homosexuals demand the right to kill themselves with the AIDS virus and to kill others by infecting them.”

• Page 180: “Many homosexuals demand the right to have sexual acts with children of any age, including infants.”

• Page 180: “All sexual practices of homosexuals must cease—”

• Page 180: “Most attacks on homosexuals are covered up by the media.”

• Page 190: The media attacks “any action that they feel would be harmful to their cause of protecting homosexuals, promiscuity, etc.”

• Page 207: “Homosexuals have very strong, well-financed political activists who are constantly attempting to get legislation passed in favor of homosexual/lesbian rights.”

• Page 207: “Congress has many members that are sympathetic to the homosexual cause.”

• Page 207: “There are admitted homosexuals in congress as well as in many other branches of government.”

• Page 209: “A homosexual can reform if he wants to, it is just that most homosexuals do not want to change.”

• Page 210: “They (liberals and the liberal press) advocate national suicide for the ‘rights’ of a few.”

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The Star-Tribune asked Mader whether he still thinks everyone should get tested.

“You’re asking the wrong person,” he said. “That’s what the experts recommended at the time. I will say this: I haven’t seen anything to refute their statements at the time. Again, that was 30 years ago. I have researched a lot of issues over the years. I am not up to speed on all the issues the experts said back then.”

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