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In reply to the discussion: Barney Frank Says Aaron Schock Should Be ‘Exposed’ If He's Gay [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)71. Tell you what.
When you have to pretend to be straight to have equal housing opportunity, protection from getting fired because you are gay, and have the same rights as straight people, you have the right to talk to me about a person that pushes that same agenda.
Then you can tell me that outing a person that advocates those SAME things, votes on them and chooses to oppress gay people because he pretends to be straight is wrong.
I have absolutely no sympathy for gay people that make life worse for other gay people just because it firms up their support with straight America. None.
Looking for the wrong bastion of support if you are looking at me to condemn being gay while being gay.
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Agree with Barney. Being or admitting to being gay should not be shameful. Nothing wrong
libdem4life
Mar 2015
#1
I hear you and Barney but, and I am not gay, while I feel that the Rep is reprehensible for
rhett o rick
Mar 2015
#18
I saw something or read something some time ago that stuck with me. It talked about how
rhett o rick
Mar 2015
#30
privacy of everyone. That man has voted to make things evil for lots of good people.
roguevalley
Mar 2015
#16
no. It amazes me that people who are gay hide, then make it so evil for other gays that
roguevalley
Mar 2015
#36
And I will say this again Tyler Clementi commited suicide because he was outed
William769
Mar 2015
#22
That's out of bounds because it's personal and you can only come out once. He's resigning let it go.
craigmatic
Mar 2015
#11
In Cali every other guy is yoked. They can't be possibly all be gay, can they?/NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2015
#13
The whole problem with outing is that it plays into the "gay as shameful" story.
sibelian
Mar 2015
#40