Laura Bush Comes Out as a Tolerant Woman

From former First Lady Laura Bush’s forthcoming autobiography:

In 2004 the social question that animated the campaign was gay marriage. Before the election season had unfolded, I had talked to George about not making gay marriage a significant issue. We have, I reminded him, a number of close friends who are gay or whose children are gay. But at that moment I could never have imagined what path this issue would take and where it would lead.

It is a well-known secret that many politicians in Washington are homophobic for show. Privately, they hold opposite views to those voiced in public. They simply do not have the courage to confront their voters on gay rights.