i just want to address the theory behind “outing” closet homosexuals who don’t vote the way that group thinks that they should. how counter-productive could a strategy possibly be? sacrificing one of their own to score political points and to punish such a person is not the way to encourage total disclosure. criticize the vote if you have the need to do so. if you are opposed to a certain piece of legislation, then you feel that everyone voting for it is wrong. the opposite of that is also true. so why should it matter what the person’s sexual orientation is?

i sincerely believe that the whole agenda here is to make homosexuality not only tolerated, but completely accepted in our culture. this should be the purpose behind “outing” people — to say, look, here’s someone else who is perfectly normal and agrees with our lifestyle choice. why are such examples important to this group? it’s simple, really. gays and lesbians seek validation from society. it’s not enough to live their own lives in their own way making their own choices. everyone else should accept them without question and without making any moral judgments.

i think this is an impossible dream for the gay/lesbian community. those of us who are not sympathetic to their lifestyle are not likely to be convinced otherwise. we want them to have successful, productive lives just like anyone else. they should not be subject to abuse because of their choices. just don’t ask those of us with moral problems with that lifestyle to accept it, because we can’t.

send flame mail here. i’m expecting it.