As someone who was in the closet for a long time, I understand the fear involved. I also understand that most of it is self-imposed and a result of a lack of self-esteem. Especially in politics, it can feel more important to live up to other people’s expectation of you than to live authentically. I also understand the expediency of posing as a homophobe as a facet of that cover.

But when you lay your head down at night, how can you feel like anything but a self-created monster?

It’s that same hypocrisy that is so insinuated into many religions that it is practically part of their dogma. It’s that hypocrisy that drives many gay people, including me, from churches.

I think part of the reason some people may be “outraged” at the film is that our expectations of our politicians are so low that we just expect that all of them are lying and cheating and covering up something. Or, in Eliot Spitzer’s case, not covering up something.

has anyone seen gov. of La. how soft he speaks, effiminate and Horrid. He is downright ugly too.

Do google search or youtube search and see what ya think. The GOP are wanting him and Nazi Palin to be next GOP candidates?

However, when we do know and we support or enable someone in staying in the closet (regardless, of whether or not that person is a slimeball hypocrite or not), we are propagating homophobia. We are, at some level, buying into the concept that there must be something wrong with being gay; that it is somehow acceptable to deny it. How many people consider their heterosexuality to be a private matter?

Personally, I have no shame about loving other men and I look forward to the day when no one else does, either.