Chisholm admits he's not a 'big fan' of homosexuality

Cornwall Standard Freeholder

03 December 2007

It's the sort of message, said Taylor, that leads to homosexuality being conflated with pedophilia. And that, she said, can be damaging to young people struggling to come to terms with their sexuality.

People also need to remember that some of the earliest experts to testify at the inquiry laid out the difference between the two, she added.

"I think he (Chisholm) is dissatisfied with the process, and when you're dissatisfied with something, you need to find a scapegoat," said Taylor. "And historically, the queer community has always been a scapegoat."

When reached on Sunday, Chisholm said while he "was not a big fan" of homosexuality, he was not trying to smear the gay community and the message on his sign was hard to misinterpret.

"I think what it said is prosecute the pedophiles, not the whistleblower - the whistleblower being Perry Dunlop," said Chisholm.

Though he stuck behind his phrasing, Chisholm did acknowledge some people might find the term "sodomite" offensive. "It used to be a good word," he said.

"It describes what they (sexual abusers) do. These kids have been sodomized."