Comments on: Report that Prop 8 judge is gay: long on speculation http://www.keennewsservice.com/2010/02/10/report-that-prop-8-judge-is-gay-long-on-speculation/ National LGBT news by experienced gay reporters covering law and politics with a deeper understanding than mainstream news wires. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:56:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.keennewsservice.com/2010/02/10/report-that-prop-8-judge-is-gay-long-on-speculation/comment-page-1/#comment-202 John Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:25:17 +0000 http://www.keennewsservice.com/?p=855#comment-202 Merely contending this is not an “outing” of the judge, because he’s “already out” is nothing more than a self-serving conclusion. Unless the Chronicle can show that the judge came out publicly (not just to friends and intimates), then it’s a private matter protected by the ‘fundamental’ Right of Privacy which is ‘private’ for the simple reason that you don’t have any such "right to know." Merely contending this is not an “outing” of the judge, because he’s “already out” is nothing more than a self-serving conclusion. Unless the Chronicle can show that the judge came out publicly (not just to friends and intimates), then it’s a private matter protected by the ‘fundamental’ Right of Privacy which is ‘private’ for the simple reason that you don’t have any such “right to know.”

]]> By: Mombian » Blog Archive » Weekly Political Update http://www.keennewsservice.com/2010/02/10/report-that-prop-8-judge-is-gay-long-on-speculation/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Mombian » Blog Archive » Weekly Political Update Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:22:30 +0000 http://www.keennewsservice.com/?p=855#comment-200 [...] broke this week that Judge Vaughn Walker, who is ruling on California’s Prop 8 case, is gay. At the moment, they are more speculation than [...] [...] broke this week that Judge Vaughn Walker, who is ruling on California’s Prop 8 case, is gay. At the moment, they are more speculation than [...]

]]> By: jjwatts http://www.keennewsservice.com/2010/02/10/report-that-prop-8-judge-is-gay-long-on-speculation/comment-page-1/#comment-195 jjwatts Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:49:38 +0000 http://www.keennewsservice.com/?p=855#comment-195 "And last October, they reported that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent openly gay Assemblymember Tom Ammiano a hidden “F— You” message in a letter explaining his veto of legislation Ammiano had sponsored. Their evidence: The first letter of the second and third paragraphs started with the letters “F” and “Y.”" Actually, their evidence was that the first letter of each line spelled "F-u-c-k Y-o-u". http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/10/27/ba-letter28_gr_SFCG1256695605.jpg “And last October, they reported that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent openly gay Assemblymember Tom Ammiano a hidden “F— You” message in a letter explaining his veto of legislation Ammiano had sponsored. Their evidence: The first letter of the second and third paragraphs started with the letters “F” and “Y.””

Actually, their evidence was that the first letter of each line spelled “F-u-c-k Y-o-u”.

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]]> By: John http://www.keennewsservice.com/2010/02/10/report-that-prop-8-judge-is-gay-long-on-speculation/comment-page-1/#comment-193 John Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:52:16 +0000 http://www.keennewsservice.com/?p=855#comment-193 Outing of this nature is unconscionable and irresponsible. It bears absolutely no relevance, it impugns the honorable judge integrity by suggesting he can not be objective, and it's an invasion of privacy. Outing of this nature is unconscionable and irresponsible. It bears absolutely no relevance, it impugns the honorable judge integrity by suggesting he can not be objective, and it’s an invasion of privacy.

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