Gerry Eastman Studds (born May 12, 1937) is a retired American politician, born in Mineola, New York. He served as a Democratic Congressman for Massachusetts from 1973 until 1996. He was the first openly homosexual member of the US Congress and, more generally, the first openly gay national politician in the US. In 1983, he admitted having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old male page a decade earlier.
You nailed it. Gerry Studds should be the immediate response to this Foley matter. But does the GOP leadership, starting with (cough) Ken Mehlman have the guts to go this route? Sadly, I tend to doubt it.
FRANK: "Why can't we get BRAVO on Capitol Hill?"
And,boys and girls,lets not forget one more thing about Studds...after having been censured by the House,he rose on the floor of the House and delivered a blistering attack at those who voted to censure and made it clear that he felt *no* shame or *no* remorse for what he did.