Blinders for Hypocrites
Dr. Betty Berzon recently penned an op-ed piece on gay.com regarding internalized homophobia, a subject raised by the recent revelation that a gay man is working for Santorum. 
The comments related to this article are reserved for gay.com members and run the gamut as one would expect. Two comments, however, stand out to me.
What truly amazes me is that, in this op-ed piece, there was no mention of Santorum's visit to Jon Stewart the other night on the The Daily Show wherein he flat out said that he believes gay people, just like str8s, can be and often are good and virtuous people, but of course, they don't want to report that. These media outlets have agendas and slants just like everyone else and only want to manipulate the masses to their own end.
Yes, good and virtuous being defined as "celibate and not engaging in any sexual sin," presumably like his communications director, Robert Traynham. Since I doubt many of you are gay.com members, I'll share that the profile of the fellow making this comment says he is monogomously coupled. Well, unless he is in a platonic relationship, he is not one of those gay people Santorum believes are good and virtuous. Get real.
Being a homosexual is not all these people are. I personally don't let my sexuality rule my life, destroying my vision of other, perhaps more pressing issues. Santorum's staff no matter their personal lifes feel the Senator is fighting a fight they agree with, even if sexuality gets in the way. How dare we of all people say we must all step in line, follow one drummer. We are the ones who say be free, yet we scorn those that don't follow the mantra. Shame on you Dr. Betty grow up and stop letting your homosexuality be the only thing you are.
I don't think anyone said anything about forcing people to march to the same drummer. I love the fact that this fellow uses one of my favorite "homos with homophobia" lines. The issue with Traynham isn't that he presumably believes that celibacy is the right course for his life, but that he is working for a man who wishes to criminalize the behavior of homosexuals who have chosen a different course for their lives. Wait a minute. What was that about forcing people to march to the same drummer?