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Originally Posted by Lizra
I want politicians to be honest. Just as atheists should not have to make apologies for their beliefs, neither should gays. Honesty is the first quality I am looking for in a political representative. I would not vote for a hypocrite. The closet is a place to hide.....I want my politicians to be strong enough to not hide.
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In this case, I guess the bottom line is that I don't see your desire for this particular kind of honesty as being valuable enough to outweigh the hurt/damage caused by a public outing.
Unless you can show me how you're concretely harmed by a politician keeping their orientation private.