"He was also gay, at a time when being out meant losing one's career, or worse.
Cutler backed Eisenhower's efforts to ban communists, gays and lesbians from government, including Executive Order 10450. Those efforts came during the Red Scare — driven by fear of communists — and the lesser-known Lavender Scare, when Sen. Joseph McCarthy and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, both thought to be secretly gay, ferreted out others who were. "
So being " gay " - born or cultivated -does not make the individual any more naturally " progressive " than any other designated problematic " identity ".
Gay cops or lesbian combat soldiers , gay and lesbian CEOs can be just as oppressive and mean spirited as " macho " cops , " macho " combat soldiers ," macho " CEOs .
The mainstream ILLIBERAL LIBERAL news media thinks readers - including gays - are endlessly fascinated by the " Gay Mystique " which is just as much a cultural construct as " The Feminine Mystique ".
There is something to be said for cherishing that cozy -oh-so-dignified- PRIVATE " closet ".
Does seeking the nth dimension of gay liberation end in a moral and intellectual abyss ?
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