I have no issue with outing public figures who speak out against gay rights or vote for legislation that is harmful to the gay community; read Buh bye Aaron Schock.
But I do take issue with bloggers and websites that indiscriminately “out” people for a news story like Gawker’s recent decision to use an angry sex worker who was extorting an executive at Condé Nast. If you are unaware of what I am referring to, Huffington Post has an article about the incident worth reading, Gawker’s Outing of Condé Nast’s CFO is Gay- Shaming, Not Journalism.
Reading Gabriel Arana’s article made me angry. In my opinion, Gawker’s decision to publish this story makes them an accessory to extortion.

Gawker is just a crappy advertising vehicle without much of a moral center that sometimes runs articles that look like “news.” I’m done with them too.
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