The youth organization of the Swedish Christian Democrats (KDU) elected Charlie Weimers as their new chairman yesterday. It is probably a good thing for them since the party’s base consists of conservative Christians who consider hating minority groups a virtue. Mr Weimers is perhaps best known for his extremely hostile homophobia. For one thing, he likes to compare gay people to animals by suggesting same-sex marriages are equal to sexual relationships with cats and dogs. With Weimers in charge, we can expect more insults of the kind in the future. After all, the inability to acknowledge the obvious differences between gays and animals could logically result in demands for incarceration. I bet Charlie Weimers would love that.

Update: In a comment to this entry, Charlie Weimers denies the accusation and says he never compared same-sex marriages to human-animal relationships. I acted on information I received from a source who wish to remain anonymous. I apologize to Mr Weimers for making my harsh comment.