Mark Foley is a gay homophobe. - Democratic Underground

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Fri Mar-04-05 07:24 PM
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Mark Foley is a gay homophobe.

I couldn't believe that a gay man would vote to allow discrimination. I've got the basic post up and am writing more on it over the weekend...These gay republicans are really the most self-hating group of people I've ever seen.

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jonnyblitz

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Fri Mar-04-05 09:04 PM
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1. interesting blog.

I wasn't aware Tim and Beverly La Haye of CWFA had a gay son, Lee. All these notorious rightwingers with gay children. Allen Keyes, Phyllis Schafley, and know the LaHayes. interesting.

Mark Foley is a piece of work. :puke:

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Brian_Expat

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Sat Mar-05-05 04:12 PM
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2. Mike Rogers is posting here?!?

Wow, welcome if it is you, Mike!

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blogactive

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Sun Mar-06-05 01:42 AM
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3. Thanks...

Yeah, I love DU!!!!

Mike

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xchrom

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Sun Mar-06-05 10:12 AM
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4. we come in all the variations that are available.

and it is sad for for a gay person to publicly display self loathing.

consider the source -- his parents.

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FuzzyDicePHL

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Sun Mar-06-05 12:58 PM
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5. Truly sad

I can't think of much more that's as insulting or as self-hating as a gay man describing himself as "straight-acting."

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ladeuxiemevoiture

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Sun Mar-06-05 04:01 PM
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6. Amen

"Straight-acting, straight-appearing" - I mean, WTF is that supposed to mean? I never DID get that.

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blogactive

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Mon Mar-07-05 01:53 AM
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7. I always thought...

Does "straight acting" mean...

...they disrepect women while watching the superbowl?
...they can't cook a decent home made dinner?
...they can't decorate a room for their life?

No thanks!!!

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Nimrod

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Mon Mar-07-05 07:23 AM
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8. Well, in fairness I s'pose you could call me "straight-acting"

In that I've spent a good deal of my life working in industrial jobs (those hotbeds of tolerance and acceptance) with none of my Joe Sixpack blue-collar ex-army compatriots having the slightest clue. In a situation like that though it's probably less "straight-acting" and more "having a long fuse". :)

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FuzzyDicePHL

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Mon Mar-07-05 07:44 AM
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9. supposed to mean

Edited on Mon Mar-07-05 07:47 AM by FuzzyDicePHL

I think it's supposed to mean that they believe they "pass" for straight.

Sadly, I think all it usually means in practice is that they're closeted.

That said, I do believe it's an individual's choice to come our or not, but to self-identify as "straight-acting" is, IMO, as self-hating as an African-American selling himself as "white-acting."

I've always tried to undo some of the damage of the "straight-acting" label by identifying myself as "me-acting." One of my favorite quotes from "Unnatural Quotations" by Leigh Rutledge is this:

"Anyone can be gay -- it's no accomplishment -- but only I can be me." --Ned Rorem (Composer)

EDIT: Welcome to DU, blogactive and ladeuxiemevoiture!! :)

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