Let's discuss the morality of outing in the closet gay men and women

[cally]

I know DU has had many flamefests over this but I need to be reminded why it's a bad idea to out gay men and women who are Republicans. I'm seeing this Foley scandal turn into a tirade against gay men and women. The latest NYT article implies that somehow evangelicals are saying it's Dems fault for promoting acceptance of gays and lesbians. My first response is to just out all the Repug hypocrites but I know that it will start a backlash against gay men and women. So how do we respond to the gay bashing by the religious right and the repug enablers? How should we decide whether to out anyone?