From: Wayne Besen
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 7:24 PM
To: ckrugman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Was Orlando gunman sexually conflicted? And did it matter?
Was Orlando gunman sexually conflicted? And did it matter?
AP: Was the Orlando gunman gay?
Was Orlando gunman a closeted homosexual?
AP: Was Orlando gunman sexually conflicted? And
did it
matter?
Was the Orlando nightclub gunman part of the
local gay dating scene? As investigators ask that question, activists and
academics reflect on a phenomenon that has been documented
: Some men who profess to disdain homosexuality
have covertly engaged in sex with other men.
The Orlando attack, which left 49 people dead in
addition to Mateen, occurred just two weeks ahead of the one-year anniversary
of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
That ruling, and increasing acceptance in many
other realms of U.S. society, have empowered many people to come out as gay at
earlier ages and to be more comfortable with that decision, according to gay
activist Wayne Besen, a Florida native now based in Chicago.
"When I came out in 1988, I felt alone, like I
was the only one," he said. "Nobody says that anymore. Everyone knows there's a
community out there, that people are out and happy."
However, he said there are pockets of U.S.
society, for example in households where homosexuality is viewed as sinful,
where young people still struggle with whether to come out.
"For someone who grew up in an extremely anti-gay
atmosphere, with parents saying that if they had a gay child they would shun
them, that creates profound psychological damage," Besen said. "They may want
to come out but they can't."
For any such young person, he suggested, it would
be deeply frustrating to be in the closet while observing the growing number of
gays and lesbians living openly and confidently.
"It's out there and in your face and hard to
avoid," he said.
READ FULL AP STORY
The Wayne Besen Show interviews Tracy Baim of
Windy City Media about the Orlando Tragedy
Listen to the interview HERE
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