Blogs Jan 27, 2016 at 10:06 am

Who Is the Closeted Gay Republican With the Anti-Gay Voting Record, the Toned Twinkish Torso, and the Active Grindr Account?

Dan Savage
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Someone on Wikipedia thinks it's Will Morefield.
jade on January 27, 2016 at 10:45 AM Report this
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They're not casting votes against the civil rights of adulterers.
(PS, I know you're just trolling, I'm just keeping my skills honed).
Sandiai on January 27, 2016 at 10:47 AM Report this
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This man totally deserves to be outed.

I'm generally of the view that most closeted gays should be left alone to come out when and if they choose. Mostly, this falls under the category of: none of my business. But when they use positions of power and influence to harm other gay people, they no longer deserve the protection of the closet.
Reverse Polarity on January 27, 2016 at 10:52 AM Report this
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@1, you aren't funny.

No sympathy for the hypocrite. He obviously doesn't think workplace protections are a human right. So, I would like to see his views respected: he should have to run for reelection as an out gay man. It's only fair.
Ophian on January 27, 2016 at 10:53 AM Report this
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@2, Even shooting skeet, he looks gay.

https://www.facebook.com/Delegate-Will-M…
Sandiai on January 27, 2016 at 10:56 AM Report this
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@1, you are totally welcome to your covert vice, if that is how you enjoy it.

What you are not welcome to do is undermine the rights of other LGBT people who choose to live openly.
Reverse Polarity on January 27, 2016 at 10:56 AM Report this
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I thought @1 was great satire!
Urgutha Forka on January 27, 2016 at 11:05 AM Report this
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Looks like "somebody" took this off his wiki page recently:

"Will Morefield identifies as gay, has a Grindr profile, and was mentioned in a GayRVA story."
Sandiai on January 27, 2016 at 11:23 AM Report this
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@6 Oh gurl thats some gay-face if I ever saw it! Could totally see him getting gang banged by a bunch of bears (if his grindr convo didn't show him hitting on a twink of course).
brandon on January 27, 2016 at 11:24 AM Report this
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@9, OMG lol!!!
Sandiai on January 27, 2016 at 11:24 AM Report this
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@6 looks gay... aren't you a peach.
Agrippa on January 27, 2016 at 11:28 AM Report this
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Aaron Schock? If so, it's the worst-kept secret in the world.
Chuck Anziulewicz on January 27, 2016 at 11:44 AM Report this
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@13: Your comment looks gay also. Allow me to explain:
You referred to Sandiai as "a peach". As we all know, peaches look kind of like fuzzy, deeply cleft butts. And who does it in the butt? THE GAYS, THAT'S WHO. Q.E.D. (queer erat demonstrandum)
venomlash on January 27, 2016 at 11:51 AM Report this
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This whole comment section looks pretty gay to me. Gay as a tangerine.
Theodore Gorath on January 27, 2016 at 12:01 PM Report this
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Look at one of the interns he had in 2013!?!? You know there was some man on man fucking going on in that office!
Cato the Younger Younger on January 27, 2016 at 12:16 PM Report this
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@15 you are an aggressively boring poster
Agrippa on January 27, 2016 at 12:59 PM Report this
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Agrippa @13, I assume you were irked by Sandiai's comment @6. You might like to read this article:
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beri…
Ophian on January 27, 2016 at 1:04 PM Report this
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As a Virginian, I'm glad he's been challenged to change or out himself, though with the guessing going on, he's probably toast already.
AFinch on January 27, 2016 at 1:36 PM Report this
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Just from the cadence of the article title, sounds like Dan thinks it might be Shaft.

Am I damn right?
Captain Schmuckburger on January 27, 2016 at 2:02 PM Report this
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like 2 and 6 mentioned, towleroad seems to think it may be this dude: https://m.facebook.com/Delegate-Will-Mor…
CubOnFire on January 27, 2016 at 3:18 PM Report this
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@18: I prefer "boringly aggressive".
venomlash on January 27, 2016 at 3:18 PM Report this
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BRB, have to go see if that "Outrage" movie is on Amazon...looks fascinating.
ReverseCowgirlDiscrimination on January 27, 2016 at 4:37 PM Report this
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I wonder if he had been on secret.
Iheartfrenchpress on January 27, 2016 at 4:38 PM Report this
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I'm pretty sure this might be a delegate named Will Morefield:

https://m.facebook.com/356261686418/phot…

There's even a couple discussions from a while back on some forums around the interwebs. However, this guy psychically fits the bill, geography appropriate to the story (Tazewell, VA), and has an oh-so predictable anti-gay record.
Pratsha45 on January 27, 2016 at 4:43 PM Report this
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@26, Thanks.

Sandiai on January 27, 2016 at 5:26 PM Report this
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I don't think this senator wants to come out to a community which thinks he needs to be punished and basically hates him. GAYRVA was right to offer him support. Forcefully outing him will only lend credibility to people who characterize activists as "bullies."
TheLastComment on January 27, 2016 at 6:38 PM Report this
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TheLast @28, GAYRVA is within it's rights to offer support, but they are not required to.

If this guy wanted folks to respect his closet, he should have shied away from repeatedly voting for legislation that targets the entire queer population of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

He is the bully, using the force of law to damage the lives of literally hundreds of thousands of people. If they choose to hit back by merely telling the simple truth about him, he has nobody to blame but himself.

He made his bed...
Ophian on January 27, 2016 at 9:46 PM Report this
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I don't see how outing someone benefits him or the LGBT community at all. There's no reason for it other than anger.
TheLastComment on January 27, 2016 at 11:33 PM Report this
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I never said anyone owes him support.
TheLastComment on January 27, 2016 at 11:38 PM Report this
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@ 30 - Exposing the hypocrisy of those who fight you is always beneficial.
Ricardo on January 28, 2016 at 6:50 AM Report this
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TheLast @30, think of it this way, if all closeted politicians knew that by making anti-queer policy they were jeopardizing there own secrets, they would have very good incentives to stop hurting other people.

Lots of people still have good reasons to stay in the closet. Out of solidarity we owe it to others to protect their secret. But when the closeted person is actually fighting against queers, it is not only allowed, but required that their truth be exposed.
Ophian on January 28, 2016 at 7:32 AM Report this
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I agree with @8, @1 was obviously meant in jest. And was pretty funny at that.
BiDanFan on January 28, 2016 at 8:58 AM Report this
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What Ophian said @33.

And that guy getting bandied about in the comments totally has gayface.

@18 - I see you're projecting again.
Pridge Wessea on January 28, 2016 at 1:04 PM Report this
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I think there is a clearer argument to support his outing than the one Dan makes (which I am OK with). He voted against workplace protections for gay people. He can't protest being fired for being gay without hypocrisy. That is pretty simple.
brent.b on January 28, 2016 at 1:14 PM Report this
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looks like comments on Delegate Moorfield's facebook profile pic, asking whether it was also his Grindr profile pic, are getting deleted
Doot on January 28, 2016 at 2:17 PM Report this
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can't skive your gay and eat him too ...
Still Thinking on January 28, 2016 at 9:52 PM Report this

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