Boy Tells Bachmann His Gay Mom Doesn’t Need to Be ‘Fixed’

AFP/Getty Images(CHICAGO) -- An 8-year-old boy was prompted by his gay mother to confront GOP contender Michele Bachmann about homosexuality at a book-signing event in South Carolina.

Rep. Bachmann, who supports a Constitutional amendment defining marriage between a man and a woman, initially coaxed the seemingly shy child to speak to her during the weekend event, only to be left virtually speechless when she realized what the boy said.

After repeated prompting from his mother to approach the congresswoman and urged  to, "say it louder" when he couldn't be heard, the boy, identified only as Elijah, whispered to Bachmann, “My mom is gay and she doesn’t need fixing.” The woman who captured the video,  posted it to YouTube with the title, "Activist Elijah With Michele Bachmann."

Bachmann, who crouched low to hear him, initially says nothing to the boy, but as he walks away she responds: “Ok. Bye-bye.”

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According to Chicago Now, a woman who identified herself as the shooter of the clip said the boy’s mother planned to confront Bachmann but got nervous. Elijah insisted they stay at the event to talk to the Congresswoman.

“I was standing in line with Elijah and his mom.  His mom was going to say something to her, but she got nervous and told me she wanted to leave.  We were about to step out of the line but Elijah cried out, ‘Nooo!’  He grabbed onto her coat and pulled her back in the line, saying he wanted to talk to her,” the woman told Chicago Now.

Bachmann was confronted by a high school student at an event in Iowa last week, also asking about gay rights in a video that went viral.

“Why can’t same sex couples get married?” 16-year-old Jane Schmidt asked Bachmann.

“They can get married, [if] they abide by the same laws as everyone else.  They can marry a man, if they’re a woman, and can marry a woman if they’re man,” Bachmann responded.

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