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vihara
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Date Posted: 03:17:05 12/03/03 Wed
i don't think i know about politics any more than you do, but my feeling is that there are "rules" to the games of politics (just like there are "rules" in the show biz). it would seem rather foolish to out yourself as gay/lesbian when your political career hasn't even started, cuz (i know it's not pc to say so, but you can't say it's not true) it would put a lot of str8 ppl off from voting for you if they know u are a dyke. similarly, when leslie cheung first entered the show biz, he never claimed to be gay or bisexual (cuz that would kill his career right from the start); but when he has reached that unshakable height, he has the asset to come out, and he did! and far as i know, he had also contributed his monetary resources, time & effort to help some queer/aids groups (eg chi heng). my point is, don't be so harsh on any budding queer public figure (whether they are politicians or show biz artistes), after all, they need to survive the first round b4 they can contribute to the queer community. moreover, sexuality is merely one aspect of a person, why should one always carry that label around wherever one goes??
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