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June 1, 2012

CNN's Ashleigh Banfield calls being gay 'a lifestyle choice'

Makes statement while interviewing Kansas pastor who says gays should be put to death

During CNN’s Early Start on Thursday (31 May), co-anchor Ashleigh Banfield challenged Kansas Pastor Curtis Knapp, who recently called for the government to kill gays and lesbians.

But during the interview with a controversial figure, Banfield caused a controversy of her own as she tried to condemn Knapp's comment that 'we punish pedophilia, we punish incest, we punish polygamy and various things. It's only homosexuality that is lifted out as an exemption.'

June 1, 2012

CNN's Ashleigh Banfield clarifies her 'lifestyle choice' comment about gays

'Not what I meant to say at all. Being gay is not a choice'

CNN's Ashleigh Banfield said on Friday (1 June) that she misspoke when she said during a broadcast this week that 'homosexuality is a lifestyle choice by people.'

Banfield's comment came during an interview with Kansas Pastor Curtis Knapp lit up the Twitterverse and she quickly became the target of a lot of criticism. Knapp believes the federal government should put all gays and lesbians to death.