December 15, 2009 @ 1:07 pm
Now we’ll not shut up
From the bad old days when we were “the love that dare not speak its name”, how wonderful that our numbers include some of the most successful and highly respected names in journalism and commentary – Anderson Cooper (CNN), Rachel Maddow (MSNBC), Ari Shapiro (NPR), Andrew Sullivan, and John Rabe (SCPR), just to name a handful of standouts.
Even more impressive, these are hard-hitting journalists or commentators who happen to be gay, but their personal lives are an issue only on extremely rare occasion. They might speak about their spouse or relationship if they happen to be part of an anecdote which contributes to a story. But otherwise it’s not news.
And in the longer timeframe that measures the evolution of our culture, that is news.
The love that dare not speak its name
Now will not shut up.
—with apologies to Oscar Wilde
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