Reply #61: No they wouldn't have

[ruggerson]

and see Meldread's post below to prove my point. Read the link he provides. It speaks volumes.

In addition to his Laura Bush post, which might not be the perfect analogous thread, I have seen HUNDREDS of threads here in the last five years, the titles of which were Is Bush Gay? or Is Lindsey Graham Gay? or Is Scott Mclellan Gay?

Hoardes of upset women did not descend on those threads haughtily denouncing the OP as an invasion of these people's privacy.

Not ONE person ever wrote in those threads "you shouldn't invade George Bush's privacy and ask that question."

Which can only lead me to believe that it's only ok to discuss sexuality here as long as it's a Republican being discussed and you're trying to smear them (thus the underlying attitude being that gay is something "bad" or "wrong")

Discussing whether someone is gay or not is NOT discussing what someone does in bed, that is a point of view propogated by the religious right and has no place in this forum.

Censoring discussion about people's families only perpetuates homophobia. I wrote the OP, as I"ve mentioned, as merely fun, idle musing, not knowing it would turn into a political discussion. But now that it has, it has made me very angry to see the double standard rear its ugly head amongst people who pose as progressives.