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Outing is generally, in some small way, meant to be a shaming process. At least that's my perspective. So from that standpoint, it's not cool.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jan 17 '14, 07:22

Simply because it's not something people should be ashamed of.

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- I got pulled into a meeting so I didn't get to ask, but is it okay to out a Congressman that votes for gay marriage? - spamlet Jan 17, 07:41 10
  - LIR for Jack: Let's say it's a closeted gay man or woman that votes for gay marriage but hasn't come out for whatever reason. Is it okay to out them? - spamlet Jan 17, 07:43 4
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      - I'm just trying to figure it out (no pun intended) since it's not something I've had to deal with. -- nm - spamlet Jan 17, 07:49
    - I would hope that if someone voted for it and said they are gay but actually are not, that someone would out them. -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 07:45 1
      - Man, that would be a weird closet. No coordination, probably not even a walk-in. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 17, 08:04
  - I guess it did get posted (I must have hit enter before I left). - spamlet Jan 17, 07:42 4
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      - Above is a bit of a reply. If they are closeted but don't vote against gay marriage is it okay to out them? - spamlet Jan 17, 07:45 2
        
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        I'm not following. Your IM would be that he's voting consistent with his "secret". I think it is relevant in many ways if a person is voting for - pmb Jan 17, 07:54
- who was the guy who came out a few years ago after having been a campaign guy for Bush and helped organize the 2004 round of state initiatives - Reagen Jan 17, 07:29 3
  - Ken Mehlman? -- nm - znufrii Jan 17, 07:31 1
    - that sounds right. -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 07:32
  - Karl Rove? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 17, 07:30
- Yes, but that's self-punishment, not an attack. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 17, 07:27 1
  - Perhaps self-defense also describes it, or does a better job of conveying what I'm trying to say. - Beryllium Jan 17, 07:30
It takes away the choice, which I always thought was just as shameful for the outer. -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 07:24

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Outing is generally, in some small way, meant to be a shaming process. At least that's my perspective. So from that standpoint, it's not cool.

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