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In reply to the discussion: I have been doing some research into the question of whether Ambassador Stevens was gay [View all]Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)The following observations:
1. No disrespect at all to the gentleman is implied by asking the question.
2. The question matters to lgbt people ( as you note, somewhere in the thread) in much the same way that Mr. Obama's ethnicity matters to African Americans.
3. It should matter to non-lgbts as well. They are delivered an dishonest and debilitating ( even if they don't realize it) message when they are served-up history that is "sanitized ( i.e. scrubbed-free of lgbts and lgbt-ism.) for their protection". ( Sanitized "history" obscures the fact that lgbts and lgbt-ism are a natural phenomenon, occurring naturally in all known human populations. This would be helpful to know. I think we can all agree on this. No?)
4. We don't know... for a fact... that Mr. Stevens was NOT out before his murder. Many lgbts are "out" partially... or selectively. Perhaps a little research can establish this.
5. It may be that Mr. Stevens was straight. And that is fine also.
Kick and recommend.