Is it an outrage?
Rep. David Dreier, whose district spans from La Crescenta to Rancho Cucamonga, is one of the subjects in a new documentary by Kirby Dick, the man behind "This Film is Not Yet Rated." "Outrage," only showing at the Laemmle on Sunset for now, is about closeted gay politicians. Dreier's sexuality has been talked about for years, especially when he's up for reelection. And according to an article and review in L.A. Weekly, this movie probably won't do too much harm to Dreier since the scrutinizing eye is on Charlie Crist, the Florida governor whose name has been tossed about as a 2012 Republican presidential candidate.
Just fodder for an indie flick or do voters actually care whether politicians are closeted, out or straight?
Just fodder for an indie flick or do voters actually care whether politicians are closeted, out or straight?
This is the first I've heard of this on anything related to the IEDB. On Buzzflash, this came out a couple of years ago.
Who cares if he lives with another guy? As long as he spends taxpayer $ to kill kids in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere, he is 100% total scumbag as far as I am concerned.
What? A hypocritical "family values" Republican engaging in the same acts that they publicly decry? Who knew? :)
Seriously, while I wouldn't be surprised if there's something to this, this is 100% the wrong way to go about furthering equal rights among same-sex partners.
Basically, there is absolutely no need to sink to the same level as these sorts of people. If you have a just cause (and, I believe, proponents of same-sex marital rights do), you can fight ethically and win the war against bigotry without resorting to such ugly tactics.
With gay marriage in particular, the right-wing has already lost - they just don't know it, yet. Demographic shifts are already taking their toll, and already they've been forced to advocate alternatives (ie. civil unions) that they would never have supported even 5 years ago.
If gay rights advocates aren't careful, "outing" hypocrites may offer a Pyrrhic victory: A feeling of satisfaction and payback at the expense of making them look like huge jerks and hurting their cause.
IMHO: Showing that gay/lesbian Americans share many of the same values as their straight counterparts is responsible for the shift in attitudes we've seen already. This could threaten to undo that.
So, yeah... I don't agree with this a bit.
- Jeff
It does not bother me as much as Rex Gutierrez's and Bill Postmus' meetings in the assessor's love shack.