I saw this online in USA Today and found that comment interesting. A writer at a conservative blog stating that they felt it might
not have been a good idea for Mehlman to come out publicly, and rather just stayed in the closet.
I was trying to think of the advantages vs. the disadvantages, or why the hell a conservative blogger would even care what or when a gay puiblic figure discloses their sexuality? Then it came to me, they don't want any more known people to come out and state that they have nothing to be ashamed of, and are happy to come out, because it presents more role models for younger kids, teens, or young adults who might be considering the same move, and are not sure if it is a good idea, or they feel they are alone. And the more people that come out without fear, the less power these biggoted "conservatives" can have over them.
I really know next to nothing about Mehlman and don't care either. It's not a story worth reading imo. But this comment I quoted below caught my eye for some reason. And now I think I understand the politics of it a bit better. I think that this comment below is missing one little tiny thing at the end, blogger allahpundit should have added, it will likely end with him burning in firey hell for being a sinner as well.
See, that is the angle they all seem to take, they want these gays to stay in the closet where they have less political power. It is a boring story to me, and I didn't read any of it, but the back drop story I find more interesting, the reactions to the story are where the story is.
http://t.love.com/361626438Conservative blogger allahpundit, meanwhile, posts in Hot Air that Mehlman's announcement "won't endear him to gay activists and his new public identity won't endear him to social cons," or social conservatives. The blogger continues: "Maybe he should have just worked for gay marriage like Ted Olson and kept his orientation private?" Olson is the former U.S. solicitor general in the Bush administration who challenged Proposition 8 in court.
(Posted by USA TODAY staff)