He also sought help from his local senator, Ted Cruz. On April 7 of this year, Cruz’s office sent Ryan a letter telling him that they had “initiated an inquiry” with HUD on Ryan’s behalf. On May 6, Ryan received another letter from Cruz’s office, stating that HUD had made a “final determination” on his case in May 2014, at which point HUD closed his case. Enclosed was a letter from a HUD field office director, stating that HUD could not initiate any further investigation into Ryan’s case unless he provided “new and relevant information.” Ryan felt this response was insufficient, and that several government agencies had sided with his landlord in discriminating against him because of his sexuality. (Cruz’s office has continued to stay in touch with Ryan, he tells us. He says that an employee of Cruz’s called him this afternoon to say that the senator had personally called the HUD director on his behalf. It seems as if Cruz, in the midst of his Presidential campaign, sees an opportunity to help a veteran with PTSD who has been crushed by Washington bureaucracy.)

This in a story about a gay man, whom they out and give anonymity to the outer as part of a failed blackmail plan on the part of the outer. .

Really important for us to understand what your typical teapartier thinks about them.

I need to do a thread about it.

or their family members like this.

This escort's life will never be the same.

He is also a rw born-again birther gun nut, per his Facebook timeline.

This also can be found out by using our internets.

BTW, prostitution is still illegal.

So is marijuana in most states. Your point?

And marijuana is hardly the same as prostitution, where abuses such as trafficking, beatings, slavery, and psychological abuse abounds.

They both should be decriminalized and regulated for everyone's protection. until such time, stop pretending it's a fair exchange between consenting adults.

That's my opinion too.

So there!

Who pays the withholding tax? and the FICA?

Sounds a little under-the-table to me. Regardless of the activity, it is probably a taxable interaction just like paying your maid or your lawn service.

Can't anyone have a little privacy these days? If some average Joe, not related to anyone in a position of power, had hired an escort, would anyone (other than his immediate family) care?

Maybe he is Bi. Maybe they have an open relationship.

Gawker gets to come in and essentially destroy the lives on an entire family without any evidence of any wrong doing on the guy's part.

Didn't we have reams and reams of pages about how johns should be outed for their behavior in making this entire industry exist?

Especially when the only reason they are doing this is they failed to black mail the person to get their government connections on an apartment dispute.

Health and safety procedures in registered brothels.

Bring it out of the shadows, sunlight is the best disinfectant.

My humble opinion.

Yes, we've seen countless posts expounding on this "evil."

But in the end, you'll have your wish. This prostitute won't have any johns anymore.

I do not find it appropriate in this case.

They had some really clever writers but when this gets recognized and they have a following and presumably ask for a raise then they are gone. Replaced by the next desperate college grad that needs a job.

Gawker has become just an aggregator getting most of its "news" from the Daily Mail and the rest from HuffPo and Reddit. Virtually no original pieces anymore. Unless you call this an original piece. Ugh.

I still read because the commenters are still witty but this type of crap might change my mind.

I don't know if Geithner did it or not but even if he did it from their account he paid the guy even though he cancelled the appointment, paid for his airfare for a flight he didn't take, paid for his hotel. The guy is clearly unhinged, yet they print his account of the story with very little evidence. The whole thing is to go against the owners of Reddit.

Given the level of escort we are talking about. Maybe he had no idea, find that real hard to believe.

Nothing in the outing article paints the guy as anti-gay. In fact, he comes out looking fairly decent in not using his political connections.

So what was the point? We don't know his marital arrangements. Maybe his wife is fine with it. The gay escort certainly isn't a victim. He is apparently getting paid big money in a chosen profession (well, maybe not after this).

So . . .

Why is being gay still being reported as a shameful, scandalous secret? If I questioned every single person's reasons for being in the closet, I'd get nothing done.

Apparently the escort is volatile and probably mentally ill. Lots of certifiable insanity on his facebook page - that Gawker knew about.

And they still ran the story. Blergh.

the purchase of sexual congress, but then the individual selling the 'product' found out his client had clout and tried to use him to solve his legal problem. When that didn't work, he outed the guy.

If Mr. Geithner/Gardner doesn't have an "open" relationship with his wife (and if I had to place a bet, I'd guess that he doesn't), his marriage is probably over and his spouse and children have to deal with a broken home.

I think there's a family in Orleans MA who isn't enjoying their summer holiday on the Cape very much at all....

The villian in this piece is the film star/prostitute. Ted Cruz is no hero, he's just a footnote to this dumb, mean mess--I'm betting he didn't even know his constituent's line of work.

Apparently his lawsuit, if it is successful, represents a monetary amount that is a de facto death sentence for Gawker. They published a sex tape and refused to take it down, so he's suing for $100m in damages. During the trial preliminary procedures it was discovered they're registered in a tax shelter in the Caymans lol.

Tabloid trash

would be even richer and more insufferable.

A conundrum, it is.

No matter who wins, society loses

sexuality and his extracurricular activities than he is scum.