It scares me to hear things about people like this and to know that there are more like them still out there everywhere. Many of them sit in high places.
Antigay Former Rep. Jack Kemp Dies
Former Rep. Jack Kemp, the one time football quarterback turned politician who was staunchly opposed to gay rights, died of cancer at his home in Bethesda, Maryland over the weekend. He was 73.
Kemp served for 18 years as a congressman from Buffalo, New York. He went on to work as U.S. cabinet secretary and appeared on the Republican ticket with presidential nominee Bob Dole in 1996.
During his time in congress, Kemp often backed antigay legislation, including the firing of gay teachers, saying: "I think a school board should have the right to choose what type of example we have for our children in public schools."
He also fought legislation that would have offered civil rights protections to people living with HIV and supported a bill that would have required mandatory testing of people living with the disease.
Like many an antigay politician, for years, Kemp was at the center of gay rumors, including one placing him at a wild gay ski weekend in Lake Tahoe nearly 30 years ago. Despite investigations from several gay news outlets, the rumors have never been substantiated.
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