Saturday, January 4, 2014

Out And About In Washington DC

So, here's the question:  Is it okay to publicly out a Republican Congressman as gay when he does everything he can to be a hypocrite and anti-LGBT bigot, and sponsors and votes for legislation to that effect?

Apparently at least one CBS News journalist (in this case Itay Hod who is gay himself and is an anchor for CBS News's show on the LGBT-themed Logo network) thinks the answer is "oh hell yes, and about time too."

Early yesterday, Hod — who is also gay — posted a long note on Facebook wondering why no journalist has ever outed Schock, who he claims has been caught by a journalist in the shower with his male roommate by as well as in gay bars by TMZ. "Doesn't the media have an OBLIGATION to expose hypocrisy?" he asks:

here's a hypothetical: what if you know a certain GOP congressman, let's just say from Illinois, is gay... and you know this because one of your friends, a journalist for a reputable network, told you in no uncertain terms that he caught that GOP congressman and his male roommate in the shower... together. now they could have been good friends just trying to conserve water. but there's more. what if this congressman has also been caught by tmz cameras trolling gay bars. now what if you know that this very same guy, the darling of the gop, has also voted against repeal of don't ask don't tell, opposed the repeal of doma, is against gay marriage; and for the federal marriage amendment, which would add language to the us constitution banning gay marriage and would likely strike down every gay rights law and ordinance in the country? 
Are we still not allowed to out him?
Hod goes on to defend outing the "certain GOP congressman" before posting a link to "The 7 gayest Aaron Schock Instagram posts of 2013" juuuuust to make sure we're all on the same page.

So is what Hod did the right thing to do?  I'm a straight ally, so do I even have a valid opinion either way in this fight?  Any opinions out there?

1 comment:

  1. As an LGBT person myself, I'd say I'd agree with Hod. Out them. Normally, one would argue that sexuality doesn't matter and shouldn't be a factor. But when you're given someone who is hypocritical and willing to sell out their own to pander to people who hate them... fuck that. Fuck "for me and not for thee". You do not get to be on the down-fucking-low while aiding, abetting, pandering and feeding the assholes who want LGBT wiped off of the face of the country.


    That and it's one of my favorite forms of schadenfreude.

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