Mike Signorile provided much needed context to the discussion about Ken Mehlman. There were real, often harsh, implications for LGBT Americans. Here’s an excerpt of what Mike said:
But we cannot sweep under the rug what happened. I spent the day on the radio listening to people tell me about how their lives were destroyed in these campaigns in Arizona, people being forced to move, their neighbors turned against them. In Wisconsin, people’s homes defaced, their children attacked. These campaigns were brutal. They used homophobia, they used hate and they used religious bigotry. That needs to be addressed. He needs to be held accountable and history needs to record it. It cannot be swept under the rug.
Note that John King admits to being a friend of Mehlman. You have to wonder how many of those insider media types knew Ken was gay, but either “protected” him or were strongly encouraged not to report it. I suspect Mehlman’s news wasn’t news to many of them.
