I liked Mayor Pete early, but now that he is gaining popularity, it seems media focus is more...

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20. Because him being gay is important. It is a watershed moment

for gay visibility and gay rights.

And as Mayor Pete says, there are still many states where you can get fired based on who you love.

These issues are important. Allow the gay community to have its moment.

Mayor Pete is changing minds. Homophobia is still a cancer in the body politic that needs to be cut out. I am glad the media is unmasking the putrid faces of the homophobes.

For fucks sake. Being gay is NOT A PEJORATIVE. It is a positive that he is speaking out and that people want to talk about it. I came of age during the eighties. There wasn’t anyone like him. There has never been an openly gay and proud presidential candidate that has captured the imagination of the so many. Fuck the closet. We are never going back in.



On edit: what really set me off was the bit in your post bemoaning why the media isn’t focusing on Sanders’ orientation. I found it offensive. I have an answer to your rhetorical question: because No. One. Cares. But people should care and celebrate that Bernie is the first Jewish front-runner. That is progress. That matters.