Fred Maher at InNewsweekely

I was just checking out what Fred Kuhr had to say about Bill Mahers comments on the Larry King show. I just wanted to add that to often people choose to live a lie instead of working to better themselves. It is easier to convince yourself you are a certain way when you are not, than to go out and change yourself.

Throw in the fear factor (phobia) and you've got a dangerous mixture. How many people have been hurt by Republican party policy. People who might not have been otherwise, had certain Republicans just accepted everything about themselves as any honest, ethical, and moral person would.

It is far easier to be true to yourself, all of you, than it is to live a lie. It's been my experience that those people who live in shame and try to kill off a part of their individual identity end up loosing the most. Just look at the fall out from the Republican scandals over the last six to eight months. Ted Haggerty choose to live this lie and at the same time was unable to help himself. He destroyed his reputation, his standing in the party, might have alienated all of his friends, and hurt his entire family.

The only hard part of being an honest openly gay man is to continue being who I am each and every day. For those who are my brothers by nature but choose to be my enemies. I don't know what to say except. I'm not sure it would be anything good except stay away from me.