# days since the last prominent homophobe came out pro-gay:
Latest winner:
Zach Wyatt (R), May 2, 2012
We now have two theme songs — Probably Gay by Katie Goodman and Gay Homophobe by Jonathan Mann!
See also Ruben Bolling's prophetic 2007 comic, and Roy Zimmerman's songs about how Ted Haggard, George Rekers, and Larry Craig are "completely heterosexual".
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| Pic | Name | Date | Days held (avg: 112) |
Reaction to outing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jeremy Marks (C UK) | April 20, 2012 | 12 | 
came out voluntarily, now advocating ex-ex-gay |
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Kathryn Lehman (R) | March 28th, 2012 | 23 |
came out voluntarily, now advocating repeal of anti-gay law she helped write |
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Sheriff Paul Babeu (R) | February 16, 2012 | 43 | came out and spoke in favor of same-sex marriage after threatened ex-boyfriend got a lawyer |
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Michael Berry | February 15, 2012 | 1 | deleted Twitter & Facebook accounts |
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Mayor Greg Davis (R) | December 16, 2011 | 60 |  came out after ironic audit showed city paid for gay sex shop purchase |
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John Smid (ex LIA) | October 11, 2011 | 65 | came out voluntarily, now advocating ex-ex-gay |
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Msgr. Ian Dempsey (RC) | Sept. 15, 2011 | 26 | denied wrongdoing, victim under confessional gag order |
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Rev. Markku Koivisto (Lu) | Sept. 11, 2011 | 4 | resigned, admitted homosexual infidelity |
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Sen. Roberto Arango (R / NPP) | Aug. 29, 2011 | 13 | resigned, denial: "documenting weight loss" |
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Rep. Philip Hinkle (R) | Aug. 12, 2011 | 17 | still in office |
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Rev. Albert Odulele (GHIP) | March 31, 2011 | 133 | religously conflicted, pled guilty, still in prison |
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Rev. Eddie Long (NBMBC) | Sept. 21, 2010 | 191 | denial |
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Chm. Ken Mehlman (R) | Aug. 26, 2010 | 26 | came out voluntarily, resigned, now advocating for gay rights |
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Rev. George Rekers (SBC) | May 4, 2010 | 113 | resigned, denial: "lifting luggage" |
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Sen. Roy Ashburn (R) | March 9, 2010 | 56 | came out voluntarily, now advocating for gay rights |
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CoS Mark Buse (R) | Sept. 22, 2008 | 534 | no response to outing; still working for anti-gay McCain |
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Glenn Murphy, Jr. (R) | Nov. 9, 2007 | 317 | resigned for "business opportunity" |
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Rep. Richard Curtis (R) | Oct. 30, 2007 | 10 | resigned, filed extortion charges |
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Rep. Bob Allen (R) | July 27, 2007 | 94 | resigned, denial: "scared into paying $20 to give fellatio" |
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Sen. Larry Craig (R) | June 11, 2007 | 46 | denial: "wide stance" |
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Rev. Ted Haggard (NAE) | Nov. 3, 2006 | 220 | resigned, denial: "just buying meth" |
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Rep. Mark Foley (R) | Sept. 28, 2006 | 35 | resigned, admitted via lawyer |
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Hon. James E. West (R) | May 5, 2005 | 509 | removed from office, partially admitted |
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Rep. David Dreier (R) | Sept. 24, 2004 | 223 | still in office, mixed voting record after outing |
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Rep. Ed Schrock (R) | Aug. 30, 2004 | 25 | ended reelection campaign |
at least admitted it, or came out voluntarily
did a 180° change and started supporting gay rights after coming out
It's important to show both that another anti-gay person in power was hypocritical, and that people can change.
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Criteria for inclusion are simple: someone who used a position of power to promote or support an anti-gay agenda, and turned out to be a closet case. Political/religious affiliation is irrelevant.
Being a closet case who's not anti-gay is just sad, not hypocritical, so doesn't count; pedophilia isn't homosexuality, so that doesn't either.
Yes, most of them are probably bi, not gay, but "biorgaypeoplewhosupportrevocationofgayrights.com" isn't quite as quippy. ;-)
May 17: Yes, I saw the Paul Cameron interview. He's against gay actions, which he's probably not doing, and not gay orientation, which he probably has. He's a bigoted fuckwit who lies about the facts, but he's not hypocritical. Sorry.
May 2: Trend it is: four in a row. Welcome out, Zach!
Apr 20: In honor of three successive rainbow stars, I've rewritten the heading. I hope it's a trend.
If you're a closeted conservative gay man or woman, there are basically two stories you can be in.
The old story: you live a life of suppressed desperation. When you get outed — and you will get outed — it's a big scandal that ruins your life. Arango, Rekers, Curtis, Allen, Craig, Haggard.
The new story: you come out voluntarily and support gay rights while retaining essentially all of your other conservative and religious beliefs. You retain support from all your existing conservative friends (except the guys who are forcing you into the closet, who aren't your friends anyway), and you gain a whole new base too. Marks, Lehman, Babeu, Smid, Mehlman, Ashburn.
Your choice.