political : SHOULD GAY REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE OUTED? [+] serious ballot by cranky ACTIVE Wed Oct 11, 06 - Mon Jul 06, 09 Quite a few of the people who are essential to running the House are gay, and many of them are keeping it a secret. This includes some members and many staff. And it most definitely includes Republicans. In fact, because Hill gays who are Democrats are more likely to be out -- having less to fear in terms of reprisal -- the closeted gays are more likely as a rule to be Republican. Spokesmen for several organizations of social conservatives, frequently lumped together as "the Christian right," have been in the media since the Foley story broke, expressing their dismay. Stunned by the idea of men preying on pages, they seem disquieted, too, by the stories identifying various key staff figures as openly gay. This is not a good report if you're an activist leader who regularly tells your constituency the Republicans are the good guys, the defenders of biblical morality and the knights of straight sexual traditions. Could it be the GOP opposes gay marriage and domestic partner legislation but looks the other way when it comes to the behavior of its own? The Republican Party has striven to have it both ways. They want to champion traditional mores and oppose the normalization of gay life, the mainstreaming of domestic partners and "Will and Grace." Yet they regularly elevate gays to key positions in their campaigns and in all three branches of the government, with the tacit understanding that these individuals will keep their private lives to themselves. (NPR, Ron Elving, 10/10/2006) * * * * * * * * Should this hypocrisy by the Republican Party be allowed to continue? Or should these gay Republicans be outed? Yes, out the hypocrites No, it should remain a private matter Ballot #103228 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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