Famous Homophobes with Gay Offspring--Post 'em here!!!!!!!!!!!

[joeybee12]

My two entries: Slade Gordon, corrupt, right-wing former Senator from the state of Washington. He has a gay son with whom he hasn't spoken to in years.

Phyllis Schafley--Irritating, brain-dead witch who speaks out against outspoken women. Has a gay son with whom she is apparently on good terms, and he seems to be as self-loathing as she is.

The list goes on and on--go ahead, make my day--add some more!

:hi:

[saltpoint]

1. Snarlin' Dick Cheney and Phyllis Schlafly, just for starters.

[joeybee12]

4. I'm willing to be bet Lynne is more of a homphobe than Dickie...

...not that he's at all open-minded, but she just impresses me as more hateful. Dickie's hateful, but will look the other way if it benefits him.

[saltpoint]

5. You might be right, joeybee12. I'm not in a big hurry to dine socially

with any of these folks any time soon, are you? I can see why you'd say that about Lynne Cheney.

Dick and Lynne give off a very chilly vibe next to say, John and Elizabeth Edwards.

[joeybee12]

7. Yeah, I think I'd decline a dinner invite from them also...

...you'd never know if the food was poisoned. Oh wait, I'm sure it would be!

[aden_nak]

15. I'm not so sure about Lynne.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451112040/sr=8-1/qid=1144610490/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-2886973-0091811?%5Fencoding=UTF8

[boobooday]

2. Alan Keyes!

:hi: Did I get his name right? Ran against Obama?

[joeybee12]

3. Yup, I believe you spelled it right....

...forgot about him--there are just so many, though!!!:hi:

[ruggerson]

6. Pete Knight - relentless homophobe from CA n/t

[Maat]

49. Does that guy have a gay son? (n/t)

[cboy4]

8. Ann Coulter.

Oh wait, I thought you said name a famous homophobe whose offspring you hope turns out gay.

Sorry for the confusion.

:rofl:

[joeybee12]

9. Her giving birth will be a Cartman's Mom sort of moment...

...if you know what I mean.

[ruggerson]

10. I don't think she's hormonally capable of doing it n/t

[aden_nak]

16. Maybe she freeze dried some swimmers before the snip snip.

[cboy4]

18. Ruggerson, I think you've really crossed the line

Poor Ann.

The next thing you know, you're going to start a thread asking if people think Fitz is gay. Jeeeez,

what's wrong with you?

:rofl: :spray: :rofl: :spray: :rofl: :spray:

[ruggerson]

19. Interesting, isn't it

how no one has protested us outing the children of famous homophobes.

I guess that smacks down the whole "privacy" argument as being a bogus smokescreen.

[cboy4]

20. Yea, if it's an important issue/problem that affects gays,

people don't seem to give a rat's ass.

But if it's something fun like, hmmm, I wonder if that person is gay....people go ape shit with outrage.

It's drives me insane!!!!!!!!

[foreigncorrespondent]

22. Mate I just have to say this...

...I saw your thread asking about our gaydar. When I read the comments the one thing that crossed my mind was "what a bunch of hypocrites posting in this thread. Not you, those who blasted you.

Basically many of the same people do not begin defending someones sexuality when being gay is used as a negative. Let's start one saying Bush* is gay and all these same people will come in agreeing. But dare we start one about a hero and watch out.

And I really thought the left was meant to be better than the right! Go figure!

[ruggerson]

23. Agreed

Good point, I said much the same thing in the body of the thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=221x31838#31903

The eye opener for me, and this little dust up was just one example, was that I notice more and more that some of our progressive "friends" quite often are just as in the dark as the religious rightwingers are. They mouth the right words at us, but deep down, they harbor the same prejudices and the same bigotries that the rightwing has.

[foreigncorrespondent]

24. Funny you say that...

...Sapphocrat just said something very similar to me a couple of days ago, when we were discussing certain things seen on DU in the last few months.

[kweerwolf]

11. Lets not forget Randall Terry of Operation Rescue

His gay adopted son came out in a big way in one of the gay magazines a couple of years ago. Daddy Randy all but disowned him in public statements he made.

Here's a link to the story from the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A32934-2004Apr21?language=printer

[kweerwolf]

12. Oops! Forgot about Sonny Bono

... the late father of out lesbian Chastity Bono.

[ronnykmarshall]

29. I don't think Sonny was homophobic.

[GodlessBiker]

30. I think he was.

In Congress, Bono said he loved his daughter, Chastity, and respected gay people, but could not accept the notion of gay marriage. "I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I'm not pandering to hatred," he said. "I simply can't handle it. It's nothing else."

Yet he could handle his own four marriages.

[ronnykmarshall]

32. OK, now I remember

and his wife Mary got back at him and let Chas take her half brother and sister (Son's kids w/ Mary) to a gay rights rally with Cher.

[mitchtv]

33. We're still waiting for Caesare Bono to enlist

Just the right age . Starting to attend charity society functions with mom and Connie MackIV, mary's latest hump

[ronnykmarshall]

34. Wow is he that old now?

So Mary's got herself a new beau, huh? That husband she had after Son died was a hottie. That didn't last too long.

[mitchtv]

36. yeah well the clothing designer didn't last

yeah the young Bono is well a fledgling chickenhawk

[terrya]

40. I don't, either.

As I recall, he was ok when Chastity came out to him.

[joeybee12]

41. Personally, he had no problem with it...but at his death he and Chastity

were't on speaking terms. As you said, he was fine and very supportive when she came out (Cher, surprisingly, flipped out), but his career took precedent over the welfare of his daughter, and he was very supportive--as a U.S. congressman--of anti-gay causes and legislation. She tells of fights they had, and how angry she wass with him for his betrayal.

[kweerwolf]

13. This has been rumored for years ...

... but supposedly at least one (and maybe two) of Fred Phelps' demon spawn is gay or lesbian. If I recall, Freddie has 10 kids, two of whom have rejected daddy dearest's homophobic teachings and left the cult.

Not that this is conclusive proof, but I've heard both of Freddie's rejects are single and one lives in San Francisco.

Maybe it's just conjecture and wishful thinking, but the thought of Fred going slowly mad wondering how something queer sprung from his withered hetero loins is oddly comforting. :evilgrin:

I can't imagine even being straight and growing up in Phelps's little cult of hate. To be gay or lesbian and grow up with an evil demon like Fred for a father should earn that child immediate passage to paradise after this life.

[Siyahamba]

14. Nancy Heche

Not sure if this fits here because it depends on how you'd classify Anne. Nancy tours the nation speaking with ex-gay groups claiming her prayers "cured" Anne of her homosexuality. Anne has denounced her mother for speaking at these events and said her split with Ellen was not because of a change in her own sexual orientation.

[joeybee12]

21. Yeah, how would you classify Anne...

...didn't she channel someone dead during her interview with BaBa WaWa a few years back?

[Maven]

31. She's a lesbortunist.

I keed, I keed. :D

[joeybee12]

45. Well, her having "stopped" being a lesbian hasn't helped her career...

...she ought to reconsider.

[FuzzyDicePHL]

50. That or maybe she's

a "has-bian."

[Maven]

52. ZING!

:rofl:

[mitchtv]

17. the late Senator Knight (palmdale) prop 22

gay son
Newt has a half sister, Candace

[nofurylike]

25. aw, jeez, help. i come from a long line of witches! calling schafley one

is aspersion enough on my kind. but calling her that as a character attack...

i have to speak up! didn't want to have to, but i can not let that go by!

thank you for the thread, in general, but aw....


peace

[joeybee12]

35. Sorry!!!!!!!!!

My original thought was to call her a witch, but spell it with a "b", but I was sure that would get this thread locked!!!!!!!

[nofurylike]

38. thank you, joeybee12!!! i was pretty sure that was how it happened. i know

there are rules about the "b" word...

sigh... after all, what other word can adequately apply to schafley?! i've tried to think of one, but i can't find one strong enough.

monster? slime?... nope, not enough.

alas.

i appreciate your understanding and sympathy, though!!


peace and solidarity!!

[joeybee12]

42. How about calling her a &*%$#*!@%& like they do in the Sunday comics?

Gets the point across without actually spelling it out!

[nofurylike]

47. VERY well put!! &*%$#*!@%&-squared!!! thank you, kind joeybee12! eom

[joeybee12]

48. Maybe we can make this a rule at DU???? n/t

[nofurylike]

53. :) it's true there is a definite shortage of appropriate alternatives to

the b word.

i have noticed other witches asking for mercy when witch is the word substituted, though. i think we deal with that as it happens, as it seems rare, so far. but then, these days... hmmm

thank you for your kind-spirited responses to this, joeybee12!
sorry to interject it into your very good thread!

peace and solidarity!!

[joeybee12]

55. No problemo!

Or is it problema? :hi:

[IntravenousDemilo]

26. Brit Hume and son Sandy.

Does this tragic example count, or do they have to be still living?

[joeybee12]

27. That's sad...if you mean Sandy has died...

...I didn't know about Brit Hume--makes me hate him even more. I mean, I knew he was a lying pig, but to have a gay son with whom he disowned, that is sick.

[GodlessBiker]

28. There were rumors that House majority leader Dick Armey blackmailed ...

Rep. Bill Paxon and Sandy Hume after he learned they were having an affair, which may have led to Hume's suicide and Paxon's decision to leave the House of Representatives.

I have no idea if it is true.

[IntravenousDemilo]

37. Yes. Self-inflicted gunshot wound.

And only 28.

[Puglover]

44. It is horribly sad.

But I'd seriously consider suicide if I had that abomination as a father.

[terrya]

43. That was a very sad situation.

That's an excellent choice.

SHMILY

[terrya]

39. The late, unlamented Charles Socarides

Virulent homophobic psychiatrist...campaigned against the lifting of homosexuality from the DSM by the American Psychiatric Association in 1973. He had an openly gay son, Richard, who was an White House adviser on gay and lesbian issues during the Clinton Administration.

http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/Charles_Socarides

[joeybee12]

54. Didn't know about him...

...interesting find!

[Up2Late]

46. Has anyone said Knute Gingrich yet?!?

I think he's still a Homophobe.

[terrya]

51. He has a half-stster, Candice Gingrich, who's a lesbian

She's very prominent in the GLBT community. An activist for years.