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Center City race has candidate 'outed' as straight (Philly)
Philly.com ^ | 4/22/2010 | Thomas Fitzgerald

Posted on 04/22/2010 10:39:15 AM PDT by Born Conservative

It's happened so often that it's now a cultural cliche: the gay politician pretending to be straight. In most parts of the nation, homosexuality or bisexuality is a clear electoral liability.

Not in Center City's 182d state House district. There, it's a badge of honor.

Veteran Rep. Babette Josephs (D., Phila.) last Thursday accused her primary opponent, Gregg Kravitz, of pretending to be bisexual in order to pander to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender voters, a powerful bloc in the district.

"I outed him as a straight person," Josephs said during a fund-raiser at the Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant, as some in the audience gasped or laughed, "and now he goes around telling people, quote, 'I swing both ways.' That's quite a respectful way to talk about sexuality. This guy's a gem."

Kravitz, 29, said that he is sexually attracted to both men and women and called Josephs' comments offensive.

"That kind of taunting is going to make it more difficult for closeted members of the LGBT community to be comfortable with themselves," Kravitz said. "It's damaging."

But others said the remarkable quarrel itself was a sign of progress.

"We've hit a new high point when candidates are accused of pretending to be gay to win a seat," said Mark Segal, publisher of the Philadelphia Gay News and a pioneering civil rights advocate.

(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: babettejosephs; gay; greggkravitz; hetero; homosexual; sexuallyconfused; weird; wtf

1 posted on 04/22/2010 10:39:16 AM PDT by Born Conservative
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To: Tribune7

Ping


2 posted on 04/22/2010 10:39:32 AM PDT by Born Conservative ("I'm a fan of disruptors" - Nancy Pelosi)
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To: Born Conservative

He’s been “inned.”


3 posted on 04/22/2010 10:40:16 AM PDT by pogo101
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To: Born Conservative

Pretty sick when getting “outed” as straight is a bad thing. What is wrong with our world?


4 posted on 04/22/2010 10:41:40 AM PDT by ronnyquest (There's a communist living in the White House! Now, what are you going to do about it?)
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To: Born Conservative

Listen, if a straight man who claims he likes men must really be dedicated to whatever he is lying for.


5 posted on 04/22/2010 10:42:28 AM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: Born Conservative

Are these people EVER happy?


6 posted on 04/22/2010 10:42:41 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I don't have a 'Cousin Pookie'.)
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To: Born Conservative; BooBoo1000

You can't make this stuff up.

7 posted on 04/22/2010 10:43:00 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Liberty Valance

I consider myself pretty good at understanding obtuse references but, for the life of me, I don’t get this one.

Clue me in, LV.


8 posted on 04/22/2010 10:51:48 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (We were hoping for flying unicorns that crapped skittles. We got nationalized health care.)
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To: Born Conservative

So, let me see. Gay people can represent straight people because to suggest that gays are different would be prejudicial and biased but straight people cannot represent gay people because to suggest that gays aren’t different would be prejudicial and biased. Do I have that right?


9 posted on 04/22/2010 10:57:36 AM PDT by Juan Medén
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Why do you think they co-opted the word?

Interesting to see them turn against bi-sexuals. They hate, hate, hate them because it exposes the lie that sexuality is fixed. (which btw Kinsey argued just the opposite).


10 posted on 04/22/2010 11:00:11 AM PDT by BenKenobi ("we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be")
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

LOL - that’s the point. Like the story, it makes no sense at all. ;o)


11 posted on 04/22/2010 11:07:31 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Liberty Valance

So, it’s not obtuse and neither is it a reference.
It is what it isn’t.
Ok. Thx.


12 posted on 04/22/2010 11:10:25 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (We were hoping for flying unicorns that crapped skittles. We got nationalized health care.)
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