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| Brent Randall |
Whatever his sexual orientation might be, Randall is clear on one thing. He opposes amending the city's civil rights ordinance to protect persons from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Randall said he believed gays are adequately protected under the current law and an amendment to the local law is unnecessary. He told the local newspaper his position remains unchanged following the revelation he sometimes hooks up with gay men for sex.
"I don’t know if I thought this wouldn’t come up or would (when running for office),” Randall said. “But I still believe in my heart of hearts that our gay and lesbian communities are protected currently under the law. If there are cases that need to be brought, let’s bring them. I don’t know why they feel they need special protections when there are other categories that might need protections. My little experimentation over the last six years hasn’t changed my view on that.”Randall, who says he still dates women, is a prominent figure in the Goshen community where he is the voice of the local football and basketball teams during games on a local radio station. He also is the coach of the high school golf team and works as a relationship development manager for the local Ford dealership. “In the back of my mind I knew that profile was out there,” Randall said. “I really didn’t think it would come out. … It’s a bridge I really didn’t want to cross. The other side of that is I’ve been dating women too. It’s just something I’ve opened myself up for.”
Our municipal election in Indianapolis is just too boring this year. East Chicago has an accused murderer and drug dealer running for its city council. Evansville has an accused child molester on the ballot for city council. Rising Sun's municipal election is marred by allegations of vote fraud by a local police officer. And conservative Goshen has a confused 53-year old who likes experimenting in casual sex with gay men and doesn't mind advertising that fact on the worldwide web.
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He doesn’t sound confused to me. His long term marriage ended. Now he’s dating a few new women. Also trying out sex with a few guys. Experimenting. Just like he says. He doesn’t see the harm and neither do I. When you’re single you can sleep with whoever you want. Even if you’re an elected official. No story here. There’s nothing wrong with dabbling on the gay side if you’re single and available.
Disgusting.
Is there still an Indianapolis city councilor with a child protection services type of file that their caucus knows about and has ignored?
Not disgusting. What’s so appealing about what you do to that old woman in your bed? A bj is a bj. Leave the guy alone. I know lots of straight guys dabble a bit on the side. Only disgusting to old farts.
Anon 10:30 "When you’re single you can sleep with whoever you want. " I know a lot of people who think this way. It explains a lot.
Disgusting
Unless he's married and trying to have an extramarital affair (like so many morally superior conservative politicians have been caught doing), then this should not be news. He's single and he has a profile on a public dating website. So...what's the issue?
I think the Goshen News queried the candidate about it because he was seeking sex on a gay website but is not out as a gay man and doesn't support a gay civil rights law. It raised the hypocrisy question. The newspaper also noted the candidate's profile page on the gay website contained "explicit" information about him.
From Unknown 7:15: Fair point on the hypocrisy. As to the other point, I only read your article and did not click the link, so there was no mention about "explicit" information. If the 'news' was simply that he has a profile on a gay dating sight, then I would have an issue with him being singled out differently than a straight politician who was on anyone of the straight dating sights. Depending on the information he shared, however, (gay or straight), that could be a valid concern for lack of common sense.
He is also the coach of the high school golf team.
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