It's happened so often that it's now a cultural cliche: the gay politician pretending to be straight. In most parts of the nation, homosexuality or bisexuality is a clear electoral liability.
Not in Center City's 182d state House district. There, it's a badge of honor.
Veteran Rep. Babette Josephs (D., Phila.) last Thursday accused her primary opponent, Gregg Kravitz, of pretending to be bisexual in order to pander to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender voters, a powerful bloc in the district.
"I outed him as a straight person," Josephs said during a fund-raiser at the Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant, as some in the audience gasped or laughed, "and now he goes around telling people, quote, 'I swing both ways.' That's quite a respectful way to talk about sexuality. This guy's a gem."
Kravitz, 29, said that he is sexually attracted to both men and women and called Josephs' comments offensive.
"That kind of taunting is going to make it more difficult for closeted members of the LGBT community to be comfortable with themselves," Kravitz said. "It's damaging."
Hey Gregg, I hear there's a softball team looking for a couple players (see below) if you can prove that you're gay enough.
You're not gay enough to represent us. Now that's "progressive"!
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We have spent the last 40 years resolving the issue of getting government out of the bedroom. Now that 99% of americans are in agreement with that cause, you have the left trying to bring the bedroom into government. In general, gay people are some of the nicest, professional, and easy going people you'd ever want to meet. But the left will stop at nothing to create social divides, even if means turning the gay and straight people against each other.
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