I'm guessing if he's been with his partner for 28 yrs it wasn't a secret.

Correct. I know for sure it was well known for sometime and nobody has ever cared.

These pronouncements are not meant for the straight community.

 

They're meant for the gays that are afraid of public reaction should they decide to come out.

These pronouncements are not meant for the straight community.

 

They're meant for the gays that are afraid of public reaction should they decide to come out.

You beat me to it Clyde. Well said.

All I can say is who cares anymore, Im sick of hey Im out of the closet. No one really cares anymore. If you want it to be accepted SHUT UP about it and just keep being your gay self. The more attention you bring on the subject the more people get sick of it.

 

I mean does anyone care that Im a straight guy.

 

Or in other words, it's fine, be gay, just don't talk about it and keep it to yourself, and by all means don't bring your relationship out in the public. It's those thoughts and reactions, that make these sorts of things news.

 

And yes no one cares that you're straight. But being straight has never caused you to be disciminated against, ridiculed, or shunned. You cannot reasonably compare the two situations.

All I can say is who cares anymore, Im sick of hey Im out of the closet. No one really cares anymore. If you want it to be accepted SHUT UP about it and just keep being your gay self. The more attention you bring on the subject the more people get sick of it.

 

I mean does anyone care that Im a straight guy.

 

 

Being a white, straight guy in America, there's probably not too much you have had to fight for in your life. Maybe in your next life, you will be a black lesbian or maybe a transgender male. Wouldn't that be a hoot?!

Or in other words, it's fine, be gay, just don't talk about it and keep it to yourself, and by all means don't bring your relationship out in the public. It's those thoughts and reactions, that make these sorts of things news.

 

And yes no one cares that you're straight. But being straight has never caused you to be disciminated against, ridiculed, or shunned. You cannot reasonably compare the two situations.

 

No...it just doesn't have to be national news.

No...it just doesn't have to be national news.

With Twitter and such...everything is national news these days... Even Johhny Football's entourage. It is what it is.

Being a white, straight guy in America, there's probably not too much you have had to fight for in your life. Maybe in your next life, you will be a black lesbian or maybe a transgender male. Wouldn't that be a hoot?!

 

I'll probably be a conservative soccer lover.

 

Can't get any worse than that.

Being a white, straight guy in America, there's probably not too much you have had to fight for in your life. Maybe in your next life, you will be a black lesbian or maybe a transgender male. Wouldn't that be a hoot?!

 

While you may be right that many straight , white guys in America have not had to fight for much, please remember that A) there are PLENTY of straight white guys in America who have had to fight for everything they have, and B) it is difficult to judge other's views in this context because we have not walked in their shoes.

 

And because I have not walked in MountainRef's shoes I am not agreeing nor disagreeing with lawildcat's statement - it is not my business.