Whitney "took to drugs and drinks because she was hiding her true sexuality"

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36. Justifying homophobia???

Singer says she's not gay before she died.
Peter Tachell says she is gay, after she died.
I say, we should take the singer at her word.

[Was this the homophobic justification?]

Singer says she's not gay before she died.
Peter Tachell says she is gay, after she died.
Some say, by saying she's gay, this will be a wake up call to churches. Even though, she said she wasn't gay.
I say this is crazy. Calling a singer gay (who said she was not gay) gay after she dies will NOT be wake up call for churches.

[Was this the homophobic justification?]

If Whitney Houston had actually said she was gay, then the wake up call argument would have merit. But, she said she isn't. So, it's just a rumor.

Ray Boltz would be a better argument. And, I certainly don't want anything to happen to Ray Boltz. But, as a live, gay, Christian performer. He offers the best wake up call for churches. He also holds the creditability to do so. He is a gay man who was troubled and felt isolated because he knew he was gay and wanted to come out and eventually did. But, he can speak of how difficult his decision to come out was AND how his background with the church made it even more difficult.

His voice is a valuable one in this discussion.

Peter Tachell's voice...as I guess Whitney's medium...lacks creditability to me.

Now, on the last issue. You can have it. I may be wrong. Somewhere out there, there really could be a closeted gay performer reading these rumors about Whitney and thinking. Wow! What was I so concerned about? Me personally, I think the closet deepens. And, the secret is held more closely. But, hey! I'm willing to give you that one. I wouldn't want to justify homophobia?

But, if Peter Tachell is showing us the ultimate game plan for defeating homophobia, we're doomed.