Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Friday that gay people are “probably” born that way, conceding that view during a testy exchange with a gay voter at a California event. Asked by Kelly Bryan, a gay 62-year-old man, during an event at the Commonwealth Club of California whether people are “born gay,” Kasich first attempted to avoid answering the question.

“I’m not gonna get into all the analysis of this or that,” Kasich said at the San Francisco town hall. “I’m not gonna do that.” But the questioner pressed again: “It’s not analysis. Are people born gay?” Kasich replied, “You know, sir, probably.” “I mean, I don’t — I don’t know how it all works, OK?” he added. “I mean, look. Are they? You know, probability they are.” FULL REPORT


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