I posted this on the main page, but I wanted it to get a bit more attention. And since I'm not writing a lot of diaries lately, I figured I'd share it here.
It was insinuated on the main page that Roy Blunt was more acceptable than David Dreier, at least in the minds of Republicans, because he wasn't "gay." This, of course, insinuates that Dreier is.
If Dreier is gay, and wishes to remain in the closet, that's his business. It's not a crime and it's not public business unless he makes it public business.
Is it hypocritical when a Cohn-style Republican bashes gay folks? YES. It is just as hypocritical as when the racist Strom Thurmond had an African American mistress.
But when we whisper about someone's sexuality, as if it makes them unqualified, it does a disservice.
Is it our job to expose such hypocrisy and feed the "gay is evil" meme at the same time?
No.
It makes us no better than them. I call on everyone, especially the mods like Kos, to end the practice.