Spokesman for antigay senator says he's gay

A top aide to one of the U.S. Senate’s leading antigay members has told a Washington blog that he is gay and stands by his boss, Pennsylvania Republican Rick Santorum.

Robert Traynham serves Santorum as the main spokesman and deputy chief of staff for the Senate Republican Conference, which Santorum chairs. After receiving tips from readers of his Web log, BlogActive, Michael Rogers called Traynham and asked him if he is “out to the senator.” In a tape Rogers provided to Advocate.com, Traynham responded, “I am.” Asked whether the senator’s constituents know he’s openly gay, Traynham said, “I’m not sure that’s really relevant.”

In a statement released exclusively to Advocate.com, Santorum said, “Robert Traynham has worked for me for eight years; the last four as a member of my leadership staff as deputy chief of staff for the Senate Republican Conference. He recently returned to my personal office and is now communications director for me. He is widely respected and admired on Capitol Hill, both among the press corps and among the congressional staff, as a communications professional. Not only is Mr. Traynham an exemplary staffer, but he is also a trusted friend and confidant to me and my family. Mr. Traynham is a valued member of my staff, and I regret that this effort on behalf of people who oppose me has made him a target of bigotry in their eyes.”

The senator added, “It is entirely unacceptable that my staff’s personal lives are considered fair game by partisans looking for arguments to bolster my opponent’s campaign. Mr. Traynham continues to have my full support and confidence as well as my prayers as he navigates this rude and mean-spirited invasion of his personal life.” (source)

It is entirely unacceptable that my staff’s personal lives are considered fair game by partisans looking for arguments to bolster my opponent’s campaign.

Perhaps. But it is entirely acceptable to expose a hypocrite and a fraud for what he is. And that is exactly what Robert Traynham is; a gay man working for and helping the cause of the likes of Senator Santorum ultimately at the cost of our community. It’s like Ernst Röhm, a gay man, who served Hitler - helping to exterminated over two million homosexuals during the holocaust. It’s disgraceful.

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