You Gay Too

You tar them as homosexuals, in hopes that they'll stop condemning homosexual acts. Isn't that kind of like labelling a Prohibitionist a drunkard in hopes that he'll stop preaching teetotalling? Of course, the former is far more humiliating, hence the strategy, I'm guessing. But why would a gay admit it's humiliating? Doesn't that . . . ah, nevermind:

Two black gay activists and bloggers have launched an online campaign targeting prominent African-American ministers known for their opposition to homosexual practice. Keith Boykin and Jasmyne Cannick seek to plant the suspicion that these "homophobic black ministers" are themselves secretly homosexual. This campaign of religious "outing" seems to have a strong whiff of blackmail about it.

Boykin and Cannick claim that their innuendo springs from an "obvious question." The two activists reason thus: "[O]ur experience has shown that the people who are the most homophobic also tend to be dealing with their own issues about their sexuality. People who are comfortable with their sexuality usually don't care as much about other people's sexuality." The two do not consider the possibility that the ministers might sincerely believe that the Bible calls Christians to abstain from all sex outside of marriage, including homosexual relations.

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Thanks, Shea.