Pennsylvania GOP Lawmaker’s Homophobic Tirade; Rejects Call for Resignation

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Pennsylvania Lawmaker homophobic tirade

Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, who surprised his fellow lawmakers because of his homophobic tirade, rejected calls for his resignation. He said it will never happen.

Rep. Metcalfe is the chairman of the state’s House Committee in State Government. During a Committee hearing, he suddenly reprimanded Democratic Rep. Matt Bradford for touching his arm. Many particularly Democrats considered his reaction a homophobic tirade, which was caught on video.

Metcalfe told Bradford that he is heterosexual, has a wife, and loves his wife. “I don’t like men, as you might. Stop touching me all the time. Keep your hands to yourself. If you want to touch somebody, you have people on your side of the aisle that might like it. I don’t.”

At the time, Bradford just laughed but noticeably surprised by the outburst of Metcalfe. The other lawmakers in the room also burst into laughter. He then said, “I don’t know where we go from here really. Let me make this suggestion that we do a motion to postpone…I think it is probably appropriate we have a side bar to talk about some of the…extraneous issues.”