Wednesday, June 15, 2005
All Around the World
Conservative gays threaten to 'out' party members
Looks like America isn't the only country with an outing campaign--and the one in Spain is being pushed not by a fringe blogger but by the gay wing of the country's quasi-equivalent to the Republicans. Imagine if the Log Cabin Republicans made a similar threat! Imagine if Jim Kolbe, the only "out" gay Republican in the U.S. House, threatened to bring a few of his closeted colleagues into the spotlight! It would be an ugly thing, but if the far right drumbeat against gay rights continues, the time may come when outing moves from the fringe to the mainstream in this country, too.
Looks like America isn't the only country with an outing campaign--and the one in Spain is being pushed not by a fringe blogger but by the gay wing of the country's quasi-equivalent to the Republicans. Imagine if the Log Cabin Republicans made a similar threat! Imagine if Jim Kolbe, the only "out" gay Republican in the U.S. House, threatened to bring a few of his closeted colleagues into the spotlight! It would be an ugly thing, but if the far right drumbeat against gay rights continues, the time may come when outing moves from the fringe to the mainstream in this country, too.
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