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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Politics / Sex Ed Koch Sez: Stop Asking About Politicians' Sexual Orientation

Posted by Mark Asch on Wed, May 19, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Gay former NYC mayor Ed Koch, who has famously (and quite ostentatiously!) rejected the legitimacy of any and all questions about his homosexuality, has a column up at the Huffington Post on Elena Kagan, entitled, "Questioning Sexual Orientation Is Out of Bounds."

Arianna Huffington's many paying interns are doing an admirable job, it must be said, of keeping the comments section clear of any speculation as to why gay former NYC mayor Ed Koch has such strong feelings about the prerogative of politicians to refuse to answer any questions about their rumored homosexuality. (It's because gay former NYC mayor Ed Koch is gay).

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Politics / Sex Ed Koch Sez: Stop Asking About Politicians' Sexual Orientation

Posted by Mark Asch on Wed, May 19, 2010 at 2:03 PM

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