Reply #199: Don't try to assume my motives. [View All]

[Liberal Veteran]

Or put words in my mouth.

Is it punishment to expose the truth of a hypocrite?

That's subjective as to whether or not it's punishment. Consequences of one's actions are not necessarily punishment.

And don't presume to lecture me on the closet. I am gay man who served in the military. I've been in the closet friend and I have been out of the closet. You may be able to empathize with the travail of being in the closet but I've been there.

And you know what? I also have to live under the oppression of a closetted gay person's anti-gay voting record. If you want to take a principled stand on this issue, then have at it. You are free to express your opinion on the matter, but it's really easy to sit back and make excuses when you are not the one who is being targetted.

Like others have said, we will have to agree to disagree here. I see it as a matter of self-defense. I will not protect the sexual identity of a politician who is unwilling to accept the consequences of his votes by actually living under the conditions and with the obstacles he or she may be placing in front of millions of people in our community.