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Evangelical preacher Billy Graham died on 21 February 2018. His death led to much commentary about his legacy, including a meme that appeared on social media bearing the claim that Graham once said All homosexuals should be castrated: Graham was famously anti-gay, describing homosexuality as sinful and perverse, as reports about his legacy described: BillyGraham.org, features two questions about the preacher's position on same-sex relationships. One addresses whether gay people are born that way, and another entry discusses marriage: The strongest possible sentiment attributed to Graham was a condemnation holding same-sex attraction was an ungodly spirit of self-gratification. A 1973 controversy did involve Graham and the specter of castration, mentioned in the 2005 book The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham. In it, he is quoted as having said: I think when a person is found guilty of rape, he should be castrated. That would stop him pretty quick: Records exist that show Graham both made and apologized for the early 1970s remark about castrating convicted rapists, but no such evidence appeared of any similar commentary about same-sex relationships in an extensive review of Graham's relationship with the gay community published immediately after his death.
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