Mike Rogers outs Rep. Mark Kirk

Rep. Mark Kirk, a Republican Congressman long suspected by the gay community to be, well, gay – actually is, according to Mike Rogers.

The interesting thing here is that Kirk has a pretty pro-gay voting record, voting for ENDA, against a constitutional ban on gay marriage (twice) – and even voting to re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment (not specifically gay, but lesbian feminists like myself are cheering).

So why is a gay activist – who also outed clearly anti-gay Mark Foley and Larry Craig – outing this guy?

He voted against the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

Rogers says Kirk came out to him (kinda) at a party in 2004:

“I was introduced to [Kirk] by the person I came with and at the time did not realize he was a member of the House. As my friend walked away, Kirk asked me if the man who introduced us was ’single or attached.’ When I said that he had a partner Kirk replied disappointingly, ‘Oh, well.’ At the end of that interaction I walked away and didn’t think much of it at the time.”

And after the DADT vote, two men wrote him to say they had slept with Kirk.

Kirk is running for Senate this fall – and he is in the military (he’s a Commander in the Naval Reserves).

What do you think about this, folks? Do you think his gayness will make a difference in the election? Is there actual hypocrisy here, or was this just a bill he didn’t agree with (not all gay people vote in lockstep, after all, and the House didn’t need his vote to pass the bill). Or is this anti-gay vote a bid to help his election – and so the worst kind of hypocrisy?

Withers: Top 10 gay anti-gay politicians

You know it’s bad when Mark Foley [1] and Ted Haggard [2] can’t even be in the top five. For a little humor go examine the top 10 list of anti-gay politicians caught doing the gay. [3]

They are all there, from Larry Craig [4] and his bathroom antics to good ol’ Roy Ashburn [5], who voted against rights for gays and immigrants but was enthralled with Latino male tail (who isn’t?). Some of these guys are really low-down dirty dogs. There is Richard Curtis [6], a Washington State representative who voted consistently against domestic partnerships and discrimination laws. How did his sodomy loving ways come out? He hired an escort (no problem there), but reneged on the agreed upon price. Really Curtis? That’s so not classy and rather cheap. Glad the working lad had pictures of you in sexy red negligee.

Then there is creepy Bruce Barclay [7], although his creepy nature saved him from living as a guest of the state. He and a young guy had some booty time. The young thing called it rape. The authorities were called in. Mr. Barclay had many videotapes preserving his sexual conquests, filmed without the consent of his fellow actors. The tape didn’t show rape; however, if you meet this guy in bar and want to give him shot, take him to your place.

Go check the list out. Any glaring omissions? Any problems with the order?

[1] http://www.365gay.com/video/video-ross-palombo-has-the-latest-on-mark-foleys-case/
[2] http://www.365gay.com/video/haggard-sex-scandal-the-sequel/
[3] http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-anti-gay-activists-caught-being-gay/joanne#
[4] http://www.365gay.com/news/larry-craig-defense-fund-fizzles/
[5] http://www.365gay.com/news/calif-state-senator-says-hes-gay-after-dui-arrest/
[6] http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_more_shocking_details
[7] http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/12/ex-cumberland_county_commissio.html

Former US Rep. Mark Foley to host talk radio show

(West Palm Beach, Fla.) Former Congressman Mark Foley, who resigned after sending lurid Internet messages to male teens who worked on Capitol Hill, has found new a gig as a talk radio host in Florida.

“Inside the Mind of Mark Foley” will begin airing Sept. 22 on WSVU in North Palm …

Gay politicians’ hypocrisy uncovered in movie ‘Outrage’

As Obama passes his first 100 days in office, I find myself sad that we liberals have less and less to complain about. Guantanamo Bay is closing, good health care policy is in the works, and I no longer have nightmares about McCain invading my living room on top of an elephant as if he were a Carthaginian emperor.

Nonetheless, liberals in 2009 still have more things to complain about than Holden Caulfield would, holding a broken Miley Cyrus record.

One such complaint is homosexuality in America. This week’s “gay controversy” surrounded Miss California and her Twitter-quarrel with Perez Hilton. I could take an opinion on this. But I won’t. Why? Because important American figures don’t wear tiaras.

Moving on, a controversy occurred at the Tribeca Film Festival. A documentary titled “Outrage,” which outs allegedly closeted right-wing politicians, previewed this past weekend in lower Manhattan.

To begin with, I should be upset there’s a movie dedicated to this. To out someone is a bit of a faux pas, and this movie probably doesn’t help the queer cause. At the same time, it kind of makes the director of the film, Kirby Dick, look like the same four-letter word that is also his last name. On the other hand, gossiping about and laughing at the follies of Republican congressmen is definitely quite fun.

Dick’s film draws on a compilation of substantiated rumors to expose conservative Republicans. The more obvious of these individuals includes former Rep. Mark Foley, who was indicted for sexual relationships he had with 16-year-old male pages, and Larry Craig, who was caught cruising a men’s bathroom at a Minnesota airport.

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