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"New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie denounced comments by fellow Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry comparing homosexuality to alcoholism.Perry said earlier this week in San Francisco that people may feel \"compelled to follow a particular lifestyle\" but have the ability to decide not to do that.Christie, who is chairman of the Republican Governors Association and a potential 2016 presidential candidate,\u00A0was in San Francisco on Friday and said he disagrees with the analogy.Christie appeared Friday with California Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari, who also disagreed with Perry's comments.Kashkari said he met with Perry to discuss economic issues before he made the comments about homosexuality. He said people should \"cherish each other based on who we are.\"\"Somebody's sexual orientation is nothing to be treated. We are who we are, and the notion that you're going to convert someone from one to the other I just fundamentally don't agree with,\" Kashkari said.California passed legislation banning \"gay therapy\" for children. Christie also signed a state law barring the so-called reparative therapy aimed at turning gay minors straight.But the Texas GOP endorsed the approach last week. The Texas Republican Convention approved language in its official party platform that reads: \u201CHomosexuality must not be presented as an acceptable alternative lifestyle, in public policy, nor should family be redefined to include homosexual couples. We believe there should be no granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for homosexual behavior, regardless of state of origin.\u201DThe platform goes on to endorse so-called \u201Creparative therapy\u201D to \u201Ccure\u201D being gay and says that no laws shall be endorsed to limit such options. \u00A0Christie's San Francisco stop was part of a cross-country revival tour in which he is trying to shore up his reputation after a bridge-closing political scandal at home put a dent in his national aspirations. In recent weeks he has visited Pennsylvania, Tennessee, New Mexico, Iowa and New Hampshire.\u00A0He appeared Thursday night on \"The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon\" and is spending the weekend at a summit in Utah hosted by 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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