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RTÉ says ‘curing gays’ tweet was taken the wrong way
A Twitter account for an RTÉ Radio religious programme asked if ‘gays can be cured’, sparking outrage on Twitter.
RTÉ HAS SAID that a tweet from one of their programmes that provoked a backlash on Twitter was simply poorly worded.
The tweet, which has since been deleted, was attempting to promote this Friday’s edition of the Radio One show The God Slot.
It asked whether or not curing gay people was possible.
The use of the term “cure” sparked an angry backlash on Twitter, with RTÉ trending within minutes.
The account of the show, which is presented by Eileen Dunne, initially attempted to tell people to listen to the show for context and, at one stage complaining, in another deleted tweet, that the criticism was “fascism masquerading as liberalism”.
An RTÉ spokesperson told TheJournal.ie that the tweet was meant to promote a segment that actually refutes the notion of influencing sexuality.
“An organisation has sprung up claiming to be able to cure people of being gay,” the RTÉ spokesperson said.
The show sent an undercover journalist to them in an attempt to see if it could be done. The journalist uncovered that it couldn’t be done. They exposed this group and will be discussing the story on The God Slot tomorrow.
“The tweet was meant to promote the show and was taken the wrong way.”
Those running the Twitter account have since apologised for any offence.
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