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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Boehning (R-ND) votes against gay rights bill and is seen on Grindr.
Curious to hear people's thoughts not only on the possibility of internalized homophobia present in this situation but on the nature/tone of news coverage as well.
I'm just uncomfortable in general with people feeling like they have the authority to "out" someone else... even if that person is a politician. We have a tendency to link people's romantic/sexual lives with that of their work life in the US, and that can be a huge problem and get blown WAY out of proportion, in my opinion. I don't know; I'm always tired of hearing about politician's affairs or politicians being secretly gay, or politicians doing drugs. I don't think it really matters that much honestly if they're doing their jobs well. Sure, he shouldn't have backed anti-gay legislation, but I wonder how much "outing" him actually does.
I'm just uncomfortable in general with people feeling like they have the authority to "out" someone else... even if that person is a politician. We have a tendency to link people's romantic/sexual lives with that of their work life in the US, and that can be a huge problem and get blown WAY out of proportion, in my opinion. I don't know; I'm always tired of hearing about politician's affairs or politicians being secretly gay, or politicians doing drugs. I don't think it really matters that much honestly if they're doing their jobs well. Sure, he shouldn't have backed anti-gay legislation, but I wonder how much "outing" him actually does.
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