Sunday, December 29, 2013

Insidious " Closet Cases" and the Damage They Do-- from Salon


LGBT’s worst foe: The Closet Monster

Gays' worst enemies? Too often: Closet cases terrified of being exposed. A hall of shame SLIDE SHOW

LGBT's worst foe: The Closet Monster (Credit: Salon/Benjamin Wheelock)View the slide show
This story has been corrected since it was originally published.
Was anyone surprised when new research suggested that some homophobes were really closet cases? Maybe someone under a rock the past 30 years, because now when a preacher/politician/activist condemns homosexuals, it’s even money that there’s a rent boy close by with a delightfully filthy story to tell.

As Pride parades take over the streets this weekend and the days ahead, Salon is definitively documenting a particularly virulent enemy of freedom — the Closet Monster — beginning with this slide show, which we’ll update with your suggestions and any new additions that emerge over time. The criteria: public figures who were actively anti-gay while cloaked in the darkness of the closet. Post your suggestions in the Comments below, and email tips to ClosetMonsters@salon.com.
Slide show researched and compiled by Katie Ryder

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Kerry Lauerman Kerry Lauerman is Salon's Editor in Chief. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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