Wednesday, November 22, 2017
What's the deal with people like Wes Goodman?
The Wes Goodman story, as told by The Independent:
An Ohio lawmaker who routinely touted his Christian faith and anti-LGBT views has resigned after being caught having sex with a man in his office.
Wes Goodman, who is the Republican state legislator for Ohio, is married to a woman who is assistant director of an annual anti-abortion rally known as March for Life.
The right-wing legislator, who pushed “family values”, was reportedly witnessed having sex with a man inside his office who was not employed by the legislator.
According to the Columbus Dispatch, the observer told Ohio House Chief of Staff Mike Dittoe what had happened on Tuesday afternoon. Mr Dittoe responded by telling House Speaker Republican Cliff Rosenberger who in turn met with Mr Goodman.
The 33-year-old, who has been branded the “conscience of the conservative movement”, resigned for “inappropriate conduct” shortly after the meeting took place.
Mr Goodman, whose Twitter biography describes him as “Christian. American. Conservative. Republican. Husband to @Beth1027”, has regularly claimed "natural marriage" occurs between a man and a woman.
"Healthy, vibrant, thriving, values-driven families are the source of Ohio's proud history and the key to Ohio's future greatness,” reads his campaign website which has now been taken offline.
There is something deeply sad about this story. Goodman obviously was so deeply living a lie that he had to exaggerate his opposition to... well, himself.
This kind of hypocrisy is found in both parties, and among everyone at some level, of course. But between these episodes and the (probably more important) continuing revelations about sexual abuse by powerful men, it seems like our country has a major problem with sex.
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People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
And worse, when they come out or get caught they want everyone to accept the "new" them when they were unwilling to accept others.
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And worse, when they come out or get caught they want everyone to accept the "new" them when they were unwilling to accept others.
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