GOP House candidate: Gay couples are 'creatures that are so destructive'

GOP House candidate: Gay couples are 'creatures that are so destructive'

Republican House candidate Anthony Culler on Monday doubled down on his description of gays as "gremlins," posting a video on Facebook in which he warns that same-sex couples threaten to undermine traditional Christian values.

"Same-sex couples that want to destroy traditional marriage and our way of life: They're gremlins," he says. "They're these creatures that are so destructive."

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Culler, who is running to unseat Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), came under fire earlier Monday over a Facebook post in which he called same-sex marriage a "pestilence" and likened gays to the titular Gremlins in the 1980s horror-comedy movie. (For those unfamiliar with the film, the Gremlins appear cute and cuddly but quickly transform into crazed, destructive monsters.)

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.