As they say, a picture is worth.....
Posted on 03/18/2015 6:45:26 AM PDT by PROCON
n 1986, I was as ready to leave the closet as I would ever be—but how would I do so? Though I was a third term Democratic congressman from Massachusetts, I had lived too long with the burden of “the gay thing” to treat coming out as a political matter alone. For many years, I was ashamed of myself for hiding my membership in a universally despised group. I’d been afraid of exposure, and angry at myself for my self-denial. I’d felt shame as I watched younger gay men and lesbians confront the bigots openly with a courage that I lacked. After all those years, lying to people was much easier emotionally than finally admitting my lie.
The circumstances of my disclosure were complicated by another factor: I talk too much. Specifically, I shared my decision with more friends and allies than was prudent, and word was starting to get around. This led to an unusual interaction with several members of the media. They remained committed to the “rule” that prominent people should not be outed unless they had been enmeshed in a gay-related scandal, but they were understandably eager to break the story. So various journalists asked me from time to time if they could do so. I consistently said no—I didn’t deny I was gay but invoked their own nondisclosure principle.
This arrangement was tested in mid-1986 when a book was published that implicitly, but unmistakably, told the truth about me. The author was Robert Bauman, who’d been a stridently right-wing Republican member of the House in the 1970s. His primary concern was outlawing abortion, but he had followed the conservative movement’s anti-gay line as well.
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Bawney, you worthless POS crooked low IQ idiot....please assume room temp immediately so as to rid the world of another common piece of verminosity.
He’s on a book tour right now.
People need to ask him why he was so adamant that Bush NOT investigate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Then ask Barney about the boy toy exec he got in the deal.
Wasn’t there a pedophile ring that was run from his basement?
Celebrate diversity! This queer has done almost as much to screw over the nation as Teddy Kennedy, but not nearly as much as Jimmy Carter and B. Hussein Obama.
Go away Bawney Fag.
As they say, a picture is worth.....
I thought this was going to be Aaron Schock’s resignation speech.
FMCDH(BITS)
Barney Frank? Homosexual? Who knew?
The problem with fags, is, well, um, they are fags.
Hilarious song and NOT a parody, H/T Rush.
Barney, It’s HOMOSEXUAL, because there’s nothing GAY about it.
He had to come out — because of evil Republicans, or something.
Wait, I thought being gay was fabulous!
Who’s this guy kidding. He screams Homo as soon as he opens his mouth! I can’t beleieve he thought everyone didn’t know.
Having said that, he did a lot of damage to our country. What a disgusting excuse for a human being.
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