As the New York Senate prepares to vote on marriage equality, Sam Trombley (R), a member of the Clinton County Legislature, argued that homosexuality is a public health risk: “I’m surprised the health department has not come out against this because we are going to have an HIV epidemic if this passes.” He added, “You don’t see two male dogs sleeping in the same dog house together.”

As we continue to wait to see if New York state senate Republicans have the guts to put same-sex marriage up for a vote, a deep thought from the brain trust fighting against equal rights for all citizens:

Leaving aside heretofore unknown HIV epidemic in the canine world ... really? This is the best the homophobic idiots have as an argument against equal protection under the law? No wonder they're afraid to vote.