I have been doing some research into the question of whether Ambassador Stevens was gay

[Kalidurga]

96. What a convoluted post.

Why would you give any credence to what a Right Wing site says? Who says it is wrong to denounce an anti-Muslim movie? And who says it is a necessity to give in to anti gay bigotry practiced by Muslims?

I doubt Stevens was gay, not because I am in denial or think it's bad, but the odds. Most men and women aren't gay so there is about a 2-4% chance he was gay just on the odds. Secondly we don't know that he would have had to hide being gay out of necessity I know Muslims that are tolerant of gays and people that aren't tolerant that have shocked me by their intolerance, so it's a non starter unless we have a good idea of what is generally tolerated in that particular place.

Secondly it is ok to think that the people making the movie is wrong and that it is much worse to kill people over the movie. It seems the movie maker wasn't willing to stand by his convictions and he actually committed fraud when hiring the actors and dubbed over the lines they spoke to put a different take on what they were actually doing. So, the movie maker was wrong on a multitude of levels. However, none of that justifies violence and none of it justifies murder. Even worse none of the people killed had a thing to do with the movie.

Finally, if a person is qualified for a job even as a diplomat if the are gay and they want to go into an area where gays are treated violently that is their prerogative. Would I hesitate to send a gay person into a situation I think is dangerous, you bet. Would I stop them if they wanted to do it anyway? Probably not, I assume they know how to protect themselves and they have a right to do the job if they are qualified. No one has the right to murder them because they are gay period.