In the course of his career, Brown has earned more than a few headlines for playing a conservative role in the ongoing cultural wars. Brown was one of only three members of the heavily Democratic State Senate to vote against a repeal of a state law that barred out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts. Later, he would vote for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage - for which he earned the endorsement of the group The Coalition for Marriage -- and he opposed the repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
If his immoral and emotionally stunted stance on gay rights wasn't bad enough, this incident raises even more eyebrows about his judgment and temperament.