Ahmadinejad on Homosexuality

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at Columbia University today, and was asked about his country's poor treatment of homosexuals. This is what he had to say:

"In Iran, we dont have homosexuals like in your country. We don’t have that in our country. In Iran, we do not have this phenomenon. I don’t know who’s told you we have it."

Um, maybe that's because your country has executed 4,000 homosexuals since the Ayatollahs took over in 1979.

UPDATE (9/26): Ahmadinejad posted the transcript of this speech on his website, but conveniently removed the part where he was laughed at for denying the existence of homosexuals in Iran.