{"id":3900,"date":"2013-11-04T18:04:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T18:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highplainsblogger.wordpress.com\/?p=3900"},"modified":"2013-11-04T18:04:43","modified_gmt":"2013-11-04T18:04:43","slug":"candidate-is-gay-and-it-matters-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=3900","title":{"rendered":"Candidate is gay; and it matters … why?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud has just announced he’s gay.<\/p>\n

He’s also running for governor of Maine. His announcement came with this statement: Why does it matter?<\/p>\n

Good question.<\/p>\n

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A person’s sexuality is the most intensely personal aspect of one’s life. I guess it matters to some folks in Maine that the Democratic congressman is gay only because he bothered to announce it to the world. I guess there had been rumors swirling around the state about his sexual orientation. Michaud thought he’d clear them up, and clear the air, by coming out as he did.<\/p>\n

The overarching question, though, for the Maine gubernatorial campaign and for voters is whether a candidate’s sexuality should matter on anything. Does it inform his views on most public policy, such as taxation, road construction, public education, the environment, protecting his state’s coastline … whatever.<\/p>\n

These all are issues that governors and candidates for governor must face as they take their case before the voters. I’m unaware of the most personal aspect of a candidate’s life affects how he or she will act on any of them.<\/p>\n\n

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