“For me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my God, my loved ones, my constituency and myself.”
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We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and anger and control. Dogma has replaced thoughtful discussion between people of differing views.
Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.
You know for many elected officials they all started in the same place. You know marriage is between a man and a woman, but they understand that they are moving inevitably, catching up to the American public.
But being in the closet uniquely assisted me in politics. From my first run for the state legislature until my election as governor, all too often I was not leading but following my best guess at public opinion.
