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I believe the point of "the list" is that these are public figures who are in the "closet" rather than from any one party. The point Rogers is making (and it is logical, even if some of us don't approve) is that if we expect honesty from our public figures, and we have no hesitation asking about their marital status, they should be honest enough to give their sexual orientation... which says nothing about their fitness to do their job.

I noticed a few Democrats on that list... none of which surprised me. There's a few names I'd add, but it's not my list, and I don't speculate about other people's private lives anyway.

we have no hesitation asking about their marital status, they should be honest enough to give their sexual orientation

I don't agree with that. I want to know their stands on issues - for example, do they support gay marriage? Do they want to penalize the Boy Scouts for banning gay scout leaders? Do they support NAMBLA? etc.
Marital status or sexual orientation don't give a clue.

A few years ago, the Dems were after GOPers who had extra-marital affairs - Gingrich, Hyde, Dole, etc. Now it's gay GOPers. If everyone who isn't the perfect example of a "Father Knows Best" family can't be a GOPer, the party would have about 10 members.