June 27, 2009

Outing Gay Hypocrisy

By Deborah Weiss
"There exists a brilliantly orchestrated conspiracy to keep gay and lesbian politicians as closeted as possible."  So begins the recently released film "Outrage", that purports to constitute a documentary about the hypocrisy of gay politicians who have the affrontery to vote against "gay rights".  The filmmakers insist that they are not attempting to out politicians' sexuality, but only to complete the record and tell the truth in the name of good journalism.  They are leading the moral banner of media accountability on the issue of homosexuality.  There's just one problem:  the claim is a lie.  The filmmakers are guilty of all the sins they accuse the mainstream media of committing, and more.First, the film focuses almost exclusively on outing Republicans.  While true that it is more difficult for Republicans to come out of the closet than Democrats, surely there must be some closeted Democrats who are in need of a good...(Read Full Article)