Gay Republican State Senator Speaks Out

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Republican State Senator Roy Ashburn, a political conservative from the Central Valley, was the only GOP vote in Sacramento on Thursday in favor of a resolution demanding an end to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the U.S. military.

For him, the issue was clear.

"Since the time of Julius Caesar, there have been gay people in the military, and it's time to end the practice of requiring people to conceal who they are," said Ashburn, R-Bakersfield.

Which is exactly what Ashburn admits he has done throughout his 14-year career in the legislature.

A deception that ended earlier this year when Ashburn was arrested for drunk driving after having visited a gay nightclub.

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On Thursday in a remarkably candid interview, Ashburn, who had long been a no vote on gay rights legislation, called himself a hypocrite.

"My practice in my entire political career when it came to gay issues was to prevent any kind of spotlight from being shined my way, because I was in hiding. So casting any kind of vote might, could in some way, lead to my secret being revealed," he said.

"That was terrifying to me. It was paralyzing. So I cast some votes that have denied gay people of their basic, equal treatment under the law, and I'm not proud of it. I'm not going to do that again," Ashburn said.

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http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/Gay-Republican-Roy-Ashburn-Speaks-Out-95075144.html

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1. Good for him. . .that arrest for drunk driving was obviously a blessing in disguise

It has liberated him from his onw and others' homophobia which kept him prisoner and a hypocrite for all these years.

I'm glad he is now free to tell the true and to be himself. . .as soon will be all our soldiers!

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2. Since the time of Julius Caesar??? n/t

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3. If he's still a repuke he's still a sad fuck.

Thanks for the support -- I guess.