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

[Smarmie Doofus]

251. This thread's getting pulled all over the place. OP did not, and would never question the following:

>>Everything I have read about the Ambassador indicates that he was well loved and well thought of by his co-workers at the State Dept. and the people of Libya, a hard worker, and a great representative of the United States overseas. >>>

Point: these qualities are in no way inconsistent with his being gay. ( IF that's what he was. ) You are implying that they ARE.

You are not alone. A lot the posters in the thread that object to the OP are operating from the same fallacious assumption. But that doesn't make it any less wrong.

He could have been all of those great things you just described and....hold on to your hat, now....... HAVE BEEN GAY AT THE SAME TIME !

>>>Who cares what a person's sexual orientation is,>>>.

Everyone. Everyone cares. Gay people care... and believe me.... after many decades of contending ( often with a lot of emotional difficulty) w. straight peoples' opinions of how I should live my life, I can assure you that STRAIGHT PEOPLE CARE ALSO. ( Look at the size and scope of this thread, ferchrssakes.) We ALL care.

>>This is a topic that can just get the Republicans and Tea Partiers frothing at the mouth and we all know that they aren't too interested in the facts. Just google Ambassador Stevens gay and see the type of stories that come up. >>>

This is a tactical question that has to be considered separately. I'm not sure I want to be party to a consensus that's going to be forced on us as DEMS by the ravings of the wingnut wing of the wingnut party.