There’s a very valid reason why closeted gay politicians need to be outed by any means necessary. It’s hard to believe big ol’ closet case Charlie Crist is still alive in politics despite a multitude of sources calling him out for being gay (which he still denies). But our own li’l ol’ Roy Ashburn, who was caught by police recently for drunk driving after leaving a gay bar in Sacramento is now the example of why it’s simply not permissible for politicians to be closeted if they’re gay. This is Ashburn’s latest quote…
"My practice in my entire political career when it came to gay issues was to prevent any kind of spotlight from being shined my way, because I was in hiding. So casting any kind of vote might, could in some way, lead to my secret being revealed. That was terrifying to me. It was paralyzing. So I cast some votes that have denied gay people of their basic, equal treatment under the law, and I’m not proud of it. I’m not going to do that again."
Now that Ashburn has started to vote with his brain rather than his fear, it’s unfortunate that he’ll be out of office soon.
