Thursday, May 08, 2003

Privacy

The New Times of Palm Beach effectively outs congressman Mark Foley, though not for the first time. I'm of the opinion that outing someone, at least public figures, isn't any more a violation of their privacy than is reporting on their marital status or the number of children they have. Thinking otherwise concedes the point that anti-gay prejudice is so virulent that bringing it up is too damaging.