Republican tells gay men to follow Alexander the Great’s example and stop ‘whoring’

New Mexico state Sen. Bill Sharer (R-Farmington) explained his opposition to same-sex marriage. He claimed that marriage had always been between a man and a woman, even before the rise of the Judeo-Christian tradition in the Western world.

“Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) married a Bactrian woman - modern day Afghanistan. Alexander may have engaged in homosexual activity, but he married a woman,” he wrote. “He directed his officers to stop ‘whoring’ around and find a local woman to marry.”

Sharer also cited the philosopher Aristotle, the Chinese thinker Confucius, and the traditions of Native American tribes to argue that marriage was solely between a man and a woman.

“Sex between a man and a woman produces babies - society needs babies - babies need both moms and dads,” he wrote.