Investigating "the congressional closet"
In September 1996 The Advocate ran a story titled "On the record," which has been repeatedly cited as the deliberate outing of congressmen Jim Kolbe (pictured) and Mark Foley. Decide for yourself. Here's the original text of that now infamous investigation.
By J. Jennings Moss
An Advocate.com exclusive posted October 6, 2006
On the record
Heated debate over House approval of the antigay Defense of Marriage Act shines a wary spotlight on the congressional closet.
They spoke to their colleagues—and the nation—from experience. They argued that by passing a bill that defines marriage strictly as a union between a man and a woman, the House was trampling on the civil rights of gays and lesbians. They were talking about their own rights as gay men. And everybody knew it.
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