Prop-8 Supporting Senator Admits He's Gay, Stands Behind His Anti-Equal Rights Votes!
After being arrested for a DUI after leaving a gay club and coming under a considerable amount of scrutiny due to his position on Prop 8, Senator Roy Ashburn has admitted publicly that he is, in fact, gay!!
However, the douchebag stands by his numerous votes against gay rights!!
Ashburn said today in an interview:
"I am gay… those are the words that have been so difficult for me for so long. But I am gay. There’s never been a doubt in my mind on the position of the … vast majority of people in my district … on these different issues. And I voted as I felt I should on behalf of the people who elected me. I’ve always believed that my personal life is personal and I have a public role, a public job, a public responsibility. But I felt I could keep the two separate. What happened … through my own actions the other night changed all that.”
“When I crossed the line and broke the law and put people at risk that’s different and so I do owe people an explanation. And so the best way to handle that is to be truthful and to say to my constituents and to all who care that I am gay but I don't think its something that has affected nor will it affect how I do my job. I pray to God that I can find peace and I want to go back to work in the Senate."
Wow.
Although we sympathize with how difficult the coming-out process can be, this guy's inability to accept himself has hindered progress and perpetuated hatred directed at gay men and women!
Congratulations, you dick. Those people you were voting on behalf of are going to kick your ass to the curb now that you're out of the closet!!
[Image via AP Images.]
Tags: arrest, come out, douchebags, dui, equal rights, gay marriage, homosexual, politics, prop 8, roy ashburn, senator
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And says NOTHING about how he was driving drunk. Well I guess shifting media attention off of that is good PR.
What a Slimeball.
Hope a-holes like this guy make people realize how ridiculous the anti-gay movement is, and push our rights through finally.
I wonder if he's on DaddyDater
Leave him the freag alone Perez. You are the biggest hypocrite and you've used the fa**ot word in hate even tho you are supposadely for gay rights. So think about what u have done before you judge him. What he done was wrong but you've been just as bad.
He may be self-hating, but others are hating on him too.
You are an absolute idiot. He said he's voting in line with his state's views, not his personal views. Are politics in this country really so fucked up that a senator who goes against his personal beliefs to do what he was elected to do is chastised? Never mind, dumb question.
oh god. i can't stand republicans. they are nothing but racist fat ugly hicks and self hating idiots. a gay republican - can you get any more self hating than that?! oh, and i can't wait ’till i read the comments the gay republicans are going to respond with … self hating idiots. how anyone even defend republicans nowadays?
I hope someone kicks his ass.
Homophobia in our society is so rampant it leads to this kind of self-hatred. I'd hate the man completely if I didn't feel sorry for him. Though I hate him more than I feel sorry for him (sorry changed my mind as I thought of it). Sad. Very sad.
He is doing what he is suppose to do. He was elected to do what the public wants. If the public in his area wants Prop-8 to pass, then he will vote for prop 8 to pass. If they don't then he won't.
A self hater.. crazy.
here in america we dont support them
Lol, and they're always Republican!
I can only imagine that keeping such a secret would have been extremely difficult to live with. Enough to make him do something as reckless as drink and drive…People have ways of dealing with their secrets, and this is obviously the most common way. It' just such a shame that a person can't do what they love and what they're good at with out being scrutinized about their sexual choices. It's really sad, and I can't believe that in a world so sophisticated as this, that we still have such simple, ignorant views on what a man or women chooses to do with their own lives.
What's with all the closeted self-loathing gays in politics?
I have a new found respect for Barney Frank.
…and Democrats are the biggest hypocrites?!
Just because he is gay, by no means does that mean that he has to support gay marriage, but he is going to have a hard time being welcomed with open arms in the gay community.
The old man has been confused all his life… sad!
i guess when you are filled with nothing but hate for yourself then that hate will spill out all over others who are just like you. it's really too bad his own personal toxicity has to harm others. at least he is out of office and can't do anymore harm that way. wonder if he'll try some of that evil "pray out the gay" bullshit his fellow hate-mongers love to imagine works.
Re: zooby – You're being a complete racist by saying that about Republicans. Just because someone is a republican doesn't mean that they are racist, or against the gay community.
You just don't understand how racist YOU are by saying that ALL republicans are "Racist fat ugly hicks and self hating idiots".
Perez Website Ilk: YOUR inability to accept YOURSELF (as a lazy, entitlement-seeking pufta) has hindered YOUR progress and perpetuated hatred directed at PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE YOUR VIEWS!
Get real Perez. I am gay (you on the other hand are not welcome in the gay men's club). I don't like this guy but if he in fact represented the wishes of his constituents…then he did right! Stopy flaunting your gayness as if that is the ONLY thing that defines you.
Re: zooby –
Ashburn was doing what he was elected to do. He would not be elected to his position if he went against what his constituents wanted for him to do. You only appear to use ad hominem arguments, making your points seem more ignorant than those you oppose. For example, I could say "Zooby is an ignorant slut." In reality I should say "Zooby is an ignorant because she doesn't know how to use proper capitalization."
And all I see here are people perpetuating that hateful attitude. They don't cancel each other out people.
This is LUCIFER himself!!!! Hope you burn in hell you FUCK TARD!
Also, why is everyone assuming that he is self hating? Is Obama a self hating minority because he is not pushing to further the LBGT's views on "equality?"
Re: Scrugger – Re: Scrugger –
Well said! Furthermore, I'm sure he thinks he can do more good to the world by "conning" those Republicans into continuing to vote for him, which will enable him to stay in politics and accomplish more! There are not enough gay politicians and maybe that's because some idiots (espeically republiaan ones) out there wouldn't vote for him if they knew he was gay. By staying in the closet, he may think he's suffering more for the common good. While I agree that in a perfect world every gay man/woman would be able to come out and they would all get fair elections based on real merit, this isn't the reality. He's doing his job, what he is paid, by our tax dollars, to do…which is represent his district. Hopefully now that he IS out anyways, he can use this as an opportunity to further gay rights in ways he wouldn't have been able to do if he wasn't elected to begin with! Maybe some Rebulicans who really liked the job he was doing will even open their hearts a little to the gay community now that they found out (albeit after the fact) that "their guy" is indeed gay. You can't fault him for it…though we CAN fault him for drinking and driving! MORON!
Re: rax – LOL!! You have no idea what the term racist means. What an idiot you are.
People just contradict themselves. It's confusing. So that means he votes against what he believes in to keep himself in office? There is such a thing as gay republicans. If you look it up, you will find it. Just because he is gay does not mean he has to be Democrat. Gay marriage is only a part of the platform. There are gay republicans for gay marriage. And so he is a gay republican against gay marriage.
Re: rax – Republican is a race now? Typical republican idiot.
Re: Goodtimes1983 – He was doing what he was elected to do? Hmm, so does that make it right to be self-hating? No. You can't say it's not a fact that this man is self-hating. And yes, republicans are very close-minded.
Re: Goodtimes1983 – Why is everyone assuming that? Maybe because he is GAY and is standing by a legislation that denies rights to gays, like himself. What more proof do you need?
It's not anti-equal Perez. The usage of the term "marriage" is the problem. But of course you won't be accepting of others, you just demand acceptance from others. it's always a "take" with you.
Re: rax – when did republicans become a race, genius?
Im gay and i actually commend this man. while im clearly NOT a supporter of the gay marriage ban, he IS in fact a public servant and DID in fact vote in the direction of the people.
His constituents show support for prop 8. while he should take his position of power to educate them, and maybe now that he is out he will, it doesnt mean he gets to be the ultimate decider, the people do.
unfortunately this is usually a good thing.
Re: rax – while i agree with the general premise of your post, i have to point out that "republican" is not a RACE.
Re: Scrugger – THANK YOU! That's exactly what is wrong with politics.
Re: Paulie – Re: Goodtimes1983 –
Do you think he would have been elected in the first place had he been out? I don't.
Shouldn't have to be dishonest. As you must know gay has nothing to do with job performance (Paulie). There are no equal rights and opportunities for gay people. Prop 8 is an example of that inequality.
this moron said, "I’ve always believed that my personal life is personal and I have a public role, a public job, a public responsibility." However, as a gay man, his 'public job' affected my 'personal life.' At this point the court of public opinion will bring his sorry ass down. Damn fool.
you are such a dick perez! if this guy is gay doesnt mean he has to agree with all of the gay agenda. just like all straights arent for preventing gays from getting together. you really set back the gay community you fucking dirty asshole.
Re: Plinkie9 – Oh, so it's a word that people are protecting? This is what I ask all of the people against gay marriage and they can never give me a good answer. If two men want to get married, how does it affect YOU? How does gay marriage affect you personally?
Re: tigrrrlilly –
Why sympathize with this guy Perez? I don't care he was gay, I do that he was caught DWI, I care more about his stances on Gay rights issues. Hiding behind, I have to do what my constituents want has not stopped republicans before, now he is hiding behind it. I have no sympathy for his coming out the way he did either, he was dragged kicking and screaming out of the closet while keeping other gay people down. Tough shit for him in Bunning's words. Am I glad he can now be who he is, certainly but not for what he has done. If he now gets up in front of gay rights issues then I will certainly change my opinion, till then forget it.
ONe question I do have, if he was all about his constituents and hiding who he was, why in the hell run for office in such a toxic area? I don't get that. Plus when you think about it, he did not "come out" he got caught drinking and driving with another man in his vehicle, local news here was all over it. He basically lied to all his constituents about who he was to keep a damn job. Yep, that is your typical anti everything republican right there folks.
Re: Jai – and notice how all of them are republicans?
Ummm, his job is to represent and vote along the lines of his constituents. If they've made it clear that's the way they want him to vote, then he's been doing the right thing.
Now driving drunk is a totally different matter.
he's kinda cute for an old guy i'd fuck him
Re: zooby – #42 post
If there is one thing that fascinates me about this topic, that's it right there. I can give you a very simple reason why I support gay marriage: I'm straight. Gay marriage is what other people are doing. What other people are doing is none of my business. Case closed.
Why do they CARE? Really? I have never received a satisfactory answer and never will.
Re: zooby – The "Republican race"-not so much.
while I think he is a very confused person, if his district supports prop 8, then he is right in supporting prop 8. An elected official is supposed to represent his districts views and if the majority supports the prop, than he must too. He can try to change their minds, BUT, he is supposed to vote the want they want. Unfortunately, in congress right now, we have a bunch of bullies who say they know better than what americans say and think and are going to vote straight down party lines. BOTH PARTY LINES. and for all those calling this man and all republicans racist idiots, etc, etc. …. you are the ones that are racist -grouping all members of one political party together like that.
Re: zooby – i think the answer to your question is "Because when gay people marry each other it makes me feel all icky and creepy inside so I want to legislate that feeling I get." that's pretty much it, right? i mean, we're all skeeved out by the idea of our parents having sex, right? maybe we should legislate THAT out of existence… how about we legislate miley cyrus and lindsey lohan out of existence - they both give me the creeps too.
your personal feelings, oh haters of the gay, are irrelevant to the rest of us. go have your feeling in private.
Re: justtfax – oh no, another brilliant mind that thinks that republicans are a RACE. i love this. do you people even own a dictionary? you might want to consult one before you speak next time. boy are you dumb.
Re: Annie Sue – somebody check Annie Sue's temperature, stat
"we sympathize with how difficult the coming-out process can be"
WHAT THE HELL PEREZ! you forcibly outed Lance Bass and just agreed 4 posts above about how it was OK for Barbra Walters to grill Ricky Martin about his sexual orientation and in your words "ruining his career."
pick a side and stick to it you hypocrite!
if you sympathize with people coming out of the closet why do you forcibly out them?! you're taking their choice away, you lying fat bastard.
Re: YUCK – Your criticism of PH makes it seem like you are proud to vote for hyprocrites. Situational ethics usually bite you in the ass, not in a good way. Your into that are you?
Re: rax –
rax…actually being Republican isn't a race so the person bashing Repubs isn't racist…just ignorant
Re: tigrrrlilly – Republican race! LOL!
Tears rolling down my face. Aw, man people are stoopid. LMMFAO!
Re: zooby – To all the people trying to argue with this little ignorant rotted cun*t, you'll never get through to her because she is a complete moron. She'll keep on posting comment after comment because she has no life and stays on the internet all fucking day. Stupid bitch needs a man so she can get the stupid fucked outta her.
Re: justtfax – If his district supports Prop 8 could he have even been elected had he been honest about his life? Doubtful. So he's to mirror the profile of his district, is he? That implies his district consists of self-hating, drunk driving, losers…seems to me.
Re: I am awesome–o – Do you know the meaning of racist? Because, when she said that 'Republicans' are "Racist fat ugly hicks and self-hating idiots". She was talking about ALL Republicans, that is racist.
Look it up.
haha all homophobes are gay - duh. most people are gay, its called narcissism, which is why men are so freaked out by gays.
Re: Gary78 – You're right, I don't think that I should be arguing with her..it's pointless.
The never ending parade of politicians/clergy/entertainers/whatever being exposed as hypocrites is a BIG part of North American society and it won't end any time soon! What consenting adults want to engage in privately isn't really anyone else's business. When is the antigay prejudice going to stop, especially FROM closeted gays in power positions? Society is broken and dishonesty/self hating behaviour isn't helping to fix it! A PRIVATE citizen's sexuality and how they carry themselves isn't quite the same as a PUBLIC person who has chosen life in the spotlight. Simple step at healing: if you're a lying egomaniac with a lust for power instead of a desire to actually stand up for honesty and common sense, maybe politics isn't the line of work you should make a career of!
Good for him!
Re: npc25 – WTF?
Re: blacklily.of.the.valley – don't check my loins they're burnin'
lol.
He deserves to be kicked to the fuckin curb! SHAME ON HIM FOR SPREADING HATE, AND BEING GAY! O SHIT ! WHAT AN ASSHOLE! TAKE ONE STEP FORWARD AND 10 STEPS BACK EH SENATOR DOUCHE!
Re: Annie Sue – Well, the first step in treating the problem is speaking about it
Re: rax – Exactly my mother is republican and for gay rights and knows her 3 daughters two are BI and one is GAY and she ACCEPTS IT!
Re: A&Cmomma – LOL exactly, BUT NOT ALL REPUBLICANS HATE GAYS! MY MOTHER IS REPUBLICAN AND SHE DOESN'T!
he obviously doesn't take his own marriage too seriously .He probably a good catholic child fucker too.
Re: Gary78 – HAHAHAHA KINDA LIKE YOU GARY ALWAYS THE FIRST TO COMMENT HAHHAA! AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU SWEETY BUT I OWN LAPTOPS AND BLACKBERRIES AND A HOME PUTER! I AM ONLINE WHEREVER I AM ASS FUCK! SO SORRY THE CONCEPT SLIPS YOUR MIND AND YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN THE STONE AGES! LET ME GUESS YOU GOT DIAL UP! HAHAHA STFU AND LEAVE THE LIL GIRLS ON THIS SITE ALONE YOU POMPOUS ASSHOLE! IVE BEEN OBSERVING YOU FOR A WHILE AND YOU ARE ALWAYS THE SAME WAY! ATTACKING THE LIL WOMEN HAHA SUCH A BIG GUY YOU ARE!
What a fucking hypocrite!!! This is the biggest douche I've seen in a WHILE!!!
maybe we should cam first lol.
WOW the comments to this post are just off the chart ! HAHA to funny how quick ones panties pull into a bundle on Perezhilton.com!
So you like to suck a dick on occasion…who doesn't? Right Perez?
Just come clean about it a-hole!
Gary is just bitter and angry because I called him a fat bear with no life. He is the one who comments on every single Perez post. I comment on two a day … that's nothing compared to you, old fat bear.
And I have a great man! Much better than any you will ever have. (your type is trash for sure)
supersongbird - Agreed. They need to mind their own business.
And rax, I don't want to argue with someone who thinks that republican is a race either.
Re: SammiDe – I know! Gary is such a coward. He tries to pick fights with women. Maybe he feels like a woman? He definitely shows it on this site with his daily (and hourly) debates about Madonna and Mariah Carey. His picture used to be of some fat bear and he changed it because people thought his face was nasty.
Re: Scrugger – Scrugger, not such a dumb question. I am a gay man and I was happy when I heard about this arrest. Now, after reading what he said, he is right. he can keep his life private but disagree. he is representing his community, the community that elected him to represent them. He was not elected by gay groups to represent them. So it is very unfair to expect all gays to agree on the same things. I am gay, and I do not feel churches should be forced to mary people. I do not agree with marriage but feel that all should have the righ to marry. The only thing I have against this guy is that he should have came out, said he was gay, but against this and why. Move on.. Not play the str8 role and pander to the right. But he is right. You can be gay, republican and conservative..
"I voted as I felt I should on behalf of the people who elected me." THAT is the definition of what a representative of the people should do, not follow their own personal agendas. I personally can't wait for the moral center of this country to rise up and round up those who pervert their elected position's to vote the way THEY want and not the way the people they represent want! CONGRATS to Senator Roy Ashburn for doing HIS JOB!!
Re: SammiDe – #72
Yeah I have noticed the same thing. Always so ANGRY. Must have a stick up his ass.
Bullies. Not too cool.
:)
To everyone who agreed with me, THANK YOU! And I am sorry I did lose my cool but when I saw what he wrote about a YOUNG WOMAN AGAIN! I just lost it! So again Sorry, *lol but it was due!!!!
Why do people assume that those who support prop 8 hate gay people? Maybe they just think that a "marriage" should be between a male and female. That has NOTHING to do with how you feel towards GLTB people.
Re: npc25 – What evidence do we have that his constituents support Prop 8? Sounds a little to convenient to simply take his word on the matter. Has any news outlet verified the record?
Well, let's keep in mind that he didn't say he was for prop 8. He said he voted for it because the people he represented wanted him to vote the way he did. I respect him for it, honestly. The country is supposed to be run by the people, not the senate. If anything, it;s the people you need to blame, not him.
Re: Rican31 – Rican and I agree with EVERYTHING you just said! I too was so man till I calmed down and looked at everything as a whole!
very well said! (we always seem to have the same stance on things- hehe)
Re: zooby – His picture used to be of some fat bear and he changed it because people thought his face was nasty.
LMAFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: lastonestanding – Totally agree with you. That is EXACTLY what a representative should do. Vote in a way that REPRESENTS his ppl. That is why they voted for you. You were not voted in to further your own agenda. It's in the name. Someone needs to teach ppl this in school because I've seen ppl holding offices in college, too who don't know that it means to represent.
Re: SammiDe – You've been observing me and you're on the internet everywhere you go? Really, how sad you have a lot of free time on your hands and if you're always on the internet you must have no friends either. You're probably the fat girl in the corner of McDonalds with her blackberry/laptop.. And I didn't "pick" on ZOO whatever her name is.. She started talking shit to me on another post for no reason.
Re: SammiDe – BTW the picture I use to have as my avatr was of Francois Sagat. It was not of me, morons.
Re: SammiDe – Re: zooby – And to say you're not on here all the time is a lie.. You comment on every other post. Rotted cun*ts !
Re: SammiDe – If "young women" are big enough to talk shit than the "young women" talking the shit needs to be big enough to take it when someone fires back. Women like you are idiots, you want to be treated as equals, but then when a woman attacks a man verbally or physically then the man isn't supposed to say or do anything.. Typical double standard. You want the best of both worlds.
Too bad he felt like he had to discuss it.
Re: SammiDe – Re: zooby – I hope the next time you get fucked, if that ever happens, the dude/chick/monkey/farm animal donkey puches your bitch ass. Infected lard ass gashes !
I don't give a shit if you're gay.
You vote for hate and then drive drunk. You should be on death row.
The world doesn't need scum like this. And I hope the haters that you supported push you out! I HATE FUCKING HYPOCRITES LIKE YOU. Don't EVER come to FL.
Re: Gary78 – HAHA- if only I knew where you lived! My husband would bitch slap your ass so hard for that one! HA- now I know why you result to making insults online! TO SCARED TO DO IT IN REAL LIFE! EH! So my hypothesis of you was right! So sad! Get help honey!
Re: Gary78 – Re: Gary78 – HAHAHAH and you would KNOW ALL ABOUT ANIMAL BESTIALITY WOULDN'T YOU! ROFLMAO!
Re: POMPOUSASS78 – Excuse me but let me set one thing STRAIGHT! I SAID YOU ATTACKING WOMEN! AND THAT IS WHAT I SEE! I SEE NO ONE ATTACKING YOU FIRST!! EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCKING EVER !! I NEVER SAID THAT ! IF THEY DID HELL I AM THAT GIRL WHO LOVES TO THROW DOWN WITH MEN SWEETY! I DIDN'T BRING IT ON THAT LEVEL ON BOOHOO YOUR VICTIMIZING WOMEN WHO ATTACK YOU! COME ON I AM NOT THAT FUCKING STUPID! OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE BECAUSE THAT IS HOW YOU TOOK MY COMMENT! AND IT WASN'T EVER WORDED TO WHERE YOU WOULD GET AN ASSUMPTION LIKE THAT! Ya POMPOUS ASS! HA ( I LOVE CALLING YOU THAT NOW)
AND GARY I BACK TRACK YOU IDIOT! I AM RARELY IN THE FUCKING TOP! LOL! SO KEEP TRYING HON!
Yea! Who does he think he is? Voting the way the constituents who elected him to represent them want him to! The nerve! (But dude's got to knock off the DUI stuff, seriously)