St. Pete Times columnist Sue Carlton writes about Redner and drops this juicy tidbit:
But here’s an ugly fact: We live in a place where being openly gay can be a political liability. That may be in part why some of our local public officials keep that information private when it’s an everyday fact to those around them, reporters included.
Closeted elected officials in Hillsborough County? Now there’s a real bombshell. I wonder if any of them voted on the county’s prohibition on gay pride partiticpation.