El Opinador Compulsivo

A raíz de este comentario de Carlos, me acordé de algo interesante que leí el otro día en el blog de Andrew Sullivan. Viendo la cuestión desde una perspectiva lógica, no es tan contradictorio como parece el hecho de que un senador gay enclosetado vote en contra de uniones civiles para personas del mismo sexo:

Every time there is another "outing" of an openly anti-gay politician, I am surprised that the media are so perplexed. Is there, in fact, irony that a guy who argues professionally against gay families, is engaging in extra-familial sex with other men? A gay guy who aligns with the straight folks politically!

I would say, "not at all ironic." It's merely part of the Death of Gay Culture. The current political wars are a re-alignment. It used to be gay vs straight. But now it's the old gay culture against the new gay culture. Larry Craig cruises for sex in bathrooms, he's part of the old gay culture. His lifestyle is threated by gay marriage: more guys sitting at the boarding gate with their husbands means fewer in the airport washroom. His lifestyle is threated by gays in the military: more sailors with boyfriends on shore means fewer available underneath the dock. Craig, West, and Haggard are the death throes of the old gay culture, desperately longing for the good old days.