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DUI Arrest Leads to Outing of Gay California Politician

By Michael

California state Rep. Roy Ashburn’s DUI arrest earlier this month led the conservative politician to come clean about his sexual orientation. For the past 14 years Ashburn has been a Republican senator who consistently voted against movements for gay rights, reports the Associated Press. But on a radio in his California district he came out out of the closet, saying: ?I am gay… those are the words that have been so difficult for me for so long.? Ashburn is a 55-year-old father of four who stated he has always tried to keep his personal life separate from his professional life. But his recent drunk driving arrest brought both together under the public spotlight. The senator was arrested near the Capitol in Sacramento on March 3rd for erratic driving...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on March 10, 2010 (boomark / email).