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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
If the subsequent demonization by his constituency (and your party) is the fault of those who outed him, the demonization of all other gay people is their own fault for coming out of the closet.
Funny how you reject the unintended consequences of voting for the GOP's anti-gay platform, but you would have gay activists eat the unintended consequences of seeking to have their lifestyle seen as normal and commonplace by pointing out that beloved Patch leaders are gay, too.
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You make it sound so innocuous. The outer was merely trying to point out that someone was gay, huh? I see it more as blackmail, and so do many others, and so do you, I suspect. You can't blackmail someone for something they are proud of. So, the message is, this is so bad, it was worth resigning over.
The message everyone is left with is, he was so guilt-ridden and shamed that everyone found out he was gay that he had to quit.
Great message. I think it hurts much more than it helps.
Am I speaking of how people like you and I see the message? Obviously not. But, if most people held our views, there would likely already be gay marriages. The minds that must be changed are the ones most likely to perceive this negative message.
