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Politicub

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24. That, and tapping their feet in bathroom stalls.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #23)

Thu May 23, 2019, 07:07 PM

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'I'm gay': Mormon Republican lawmaker in Utah comes out [View all] UpInArms May 2019 OP

yawn. did he include an apology for the damage done by his republican and mormon history? nt msongs May 2019 #1

I'll give him credit for what in Mormon country is a brave step. n/t pnwmom May 2019 #2

+1 ... this is NOT an easy thing for a Mormon to do, especially not at 40 y.o. mr_lebowski May 2019 #3

And he has a wife and two young children. This will be a challenge for all of them. pnwmom May 2019 #6

LDS Male members belong to the Wellstone ruled May 2019 #8

I used to go to a website for ex LDS people. murielm99 May 2019 #13

Wonder if he was about to get outed? Sucha NastyWoman May 2019 #4

maybe both. Javaman May 2019 #5

Partial credit at most, for something he should have done two decades earlier eallen May 2019 #21

Easy to say for someone who's never been a gay Mormon living in Utah. pnwmom May 2019 #22

Sounds like Scientology. dewsgirl May 2019 #26

It depends on the individuals involved, but there could be a similarity. pnwmom May 2019 #27

That's most likely the end of his political career. totodeinhere May 2019 #7

Agreed ... and it could be the beginning of a much more worthy career (nt) mr_lebowski May 2019 #9

another valid reason CDerekGo May 2019 #10

There are churches that are gay friendly. This isn't one of them. nt pnwmom May 2019 #11

I'm betting it is the Buttigieg candidacy that gave him the courage DFW May 2019 #14

He has become high-profile. But several others were recently elected to high profile pnwmom May 2019 #15

Probably so DFW May 2019 #16

Salt Lake City has had a gay mayor since 2015. That probably helped, too. pnwmom May 2019 #17

That's true rpannier May 2019 #31

Maybe not much less hostile. In SLC, LDS members are now in the minority, but in his county, pnwmom May 2019 #33

True rpannier May 2019 #34

So he joined the party that works to undermine gay rights? Politicub May 2019 #12

He was in denial, and joined the predominant party there. That's part of being in the closet. n/t pnwmom May 2019 #18

The closet is not a fig leaf that covers every bad decision Politicub May 2019 #20

It is part of being in the closet for many gay Republicans. It's part of their denial. n/t pnwmom May 2019 #23

That, and tapping their feet in bathroom stalls. Politicub May 2019 #24

I imagine there will be an intervention... SergeStorms May 2019 #29

You'd be surprised rpannier May 2019 #32

Such BS SpankMe May 2019 #19

and he is a repuke......why? Skittles May 2019 #25

Maybe his epiphany will extend to changing parties. totodeinhere May 2019 #28

He's still a fucking Republican. Still a scumbag. Progressive Jones May 2019 #30