An anti-gay speech made by Oklahoma state Rep. Sally Kern has hit YouTube, and the lawmaker is getting a lot of flak for it.
Kern is defending her comments, saying she would "never" engage in hate speech. But it's not suprising that her comments have been inflammatory:
I honestly believe it's the biggest threat our nation has, even more than terrorism or Islam.
You can hear part of the video in this report.
Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach has written about a range of topics, including social policy issues and urban planning and design. Originally from Tennessee, he joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism
E-mail: zpatton@governing.com 
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