Inially, there were accatns that Ziegler, as a gay Democrat, was biased toward Bin, but now some Republins say his inty shows he's fair and reliable sayg the IRS was hampered the vtigatn.
Contents:
- WHO IS JOSEPH ZIEGLER, THE GAY IRS WHISTLEBLOWER HUNTER BIN PROBE?
- FIRST OPENLY GAY REPUBLIN ELECTED TO HOE WON LI SEAT WH ‘MON SENSE’ MSAGE
- PROMENT GAY REPUBLINS HELPED SMOOTH THE WAY FOR MARRIAGE BILL
- 17 GAY SEX SNDALS THAT ROCKED AMERIN POLICS
- AARON SCHOCK, FORMER ILLOIS CONGRSMAN, COM OUT AS GAY
WHO IS JOSEPH ZIEGLER, THE GAY IRS WHISTLEBLOWER HUNTER BIN PROBE?
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Homophobic Hypocr. While 's unlikely that queer feelgs live si the heart of every homophobe, a signifint number of anti-LGBT relig and polil lears have ultimately e out or been outed for same-sex feelgs, enunters, or relatnships. Here's a list of those hostile to equaly who turned out to be lbian, gay, or bisexual.
The Toronto psychiatrist for years offered servic to treat patients wh "problems related to homosexualy. Isve, and both said that at some pot, they thought that the sexual activy was part of the therapy and an attempt to cure them of homosexualy by engagg the acts, rather than fantasizg about them, " a disciplary panel wrote s report. The pastor left the Evangelil Lutheran Church Ameri over a cisn by the nomatn 2009 to orda "practicg homosexuals, " and even said God sent a tornado to strike the Mneapolis Conventn Center durg an ELCA nference over the cisn.
FIRST OPENLY GAY REPUBLIN ELECTED TO HOE WON LI SEAT WH ‘MON SENSE’ MSAGE
Today, Brock says he's felt tense "homosexual temptatn" his whole life but has always been celibate, and he matas gay sex is evil. Then multiple childhood associat of Suarez Pasgaza revealed to media outlets cludg El Espectador and La Opn that he had been kicked out of a Ju school for beg gay. The Mnota clergyman worked as a unselor for Outpost Mistri, an ex-gay mistry dited to helpg dividuals "break away" om LGBT life.
A former Hoton Cy Council member and rad talk show host, Berry 2012 was volved a h-and-n accint outsi a gay bar the Montrose district, which led to secury footage of Berry leavg the club beg ma public.
PROMENT GAY REPUBLINS HELPED SMOOTH THE WAY FOR MARRIAGE BILL
The nservative pund had ma cracks through the years attackg Barney Frank, Elton John, and others wh homophobic tnts, acrdg to The Texas Observer. The founr of Glory Hoe Internatnal Pentestal Church cried homosexualy as "at odds wh my relig beliefs, " even as he admted to he fondled a younger preacher and a teenage boy durg separate trips where he stayed the other men's hotel beds. Once the most senr Catholic clergyman Bra, O'Brien also had a reputatn for homophobia and opposed marriage equaly, adoptn by gays, and other civil rights protectns for LGBT people, earng him the tle "Bigot of the Year" om the Stonewall chary.
Self-scribed as a tradnal nservative, this mayor of Mississippi town Southaven got exposed as gay durg his fourth term office after state dors revealed he purchased $67 worth of toys om a gay sex shop Toronto and billed to the taxpayers. Audors found the spic purchase 2011, and the news prompted an terview wh the Memphis, Tenn., Commercial Appeal which Davis nfsed that he "me to the realizatn that I am gay" over the past few years. The mayor of Spokane, Wash., om 2003 to 2005, Wt prevly served the state legislature, where the Republin supported such legislatn as a ban on gay workers at schools and day re centers.
17 GAY SEX SNDALS THAT ROCKED AMERIN POLICS
While he didn't have the homophobic rerd of many of his horts the Republin uc, U. Another Republin to vote favor of DOMA spe his homosexualy beg an open secret Washgton was Jim Kolbe.
Ultimately, Kolbe cid to e out, and 2000 beme the first openly gay speaker at a Republin Natnal Conventn. But six years after securg that w, Mehlman me out as gay to The Atlantic, sayg he me to that ncln about his inty fairly recently (though Bill Maher seemed to know 2006). In his closed-door posn last month, Ziegler told lawmakers that he is gay, and phed back agast the notn om some right-wg figur that his sexual orientatn fluenc his polics or his job.
AARON SCHOCK, FORMER ILLOIS CONGRSMAN, COM OUT AS GAY
“People have said, bee I’m gay and that I am workg as the se agent on this vtigatn, that I mt be a far-left liberal, perfectly placed to f some agenda. Jean said mpaigng for her sister was a "neat experience" and nied that Christe was homophobic. Glenn Thompson sred high on this summer's hypocrisy x when the PennsylvaniaRepublinvoted agast a bill that sought to enshre marriage equaly protectns to feral law days before dancg at his gay son's d rerdg provid to Buzzfeed highlights the rank hypocrisy.
He was the gay brother of former Miami mayor and Florida Democratic Party chairman Manny Diaz. Matt Salmon told Phoenix TV statn KTVK 2013 that his gay son was "by far, one of the most important people my life. " The Republin was stnchly agast marriage equaly spe his son's beg gay, Poli did urge his son, also named Matthew, to attend harmful nversn therapy to pray the gay beg urged to unrgo nversn therapy by his fay at 18, the younger Salmon eventually me out of the closet.
As he was fishg up his psychiatry rincy 2015, he was a vol advote for gay 34, Dr. Hodg that same-sex upl the Uned Stat have the same right to marry as different-sex 2013, Portman, whose son Will is gay, announced his support for marriage equaly after Will me out. "This cisn means a lot to me and my fay as my brother is gay, means a lot to our entire muny, and means a lot to everyone throughout the Uned Stat of Ameri who has yearned for eedom and has been nied until today.