Yet another married Republican lawmaker comes out as a Gay cum guzzler
 

Yet another closet case pull smoking cum guzzling Republican comes out of the closet fully lubed, this time in Utah.

“You can be gay and a Republican ... you need to trust that people will love you for who you really are,” Utah County Commissioner Nathan Ivie said.

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Republican lawmaker Nathan Ivie says it took him more than 20 years to come to terms with his identity.

But on Wednesday morning the 40-year-old Utah County commissioner sat in front of his computer and publicly shared the secret that has caused him pain and confusion since he was 9 years old: He is gay.

In a video posted to Facebook that has since been viewed more than 11,000 times, Ivie embraces his sexual orientation and recounts the difficult experience of growing up feeling at odds “spiritually and biologically.” Ivie is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but he declined to comment on his faith. The Utah-based faith strictly opposes gay marriage and still considers same-sex relationships to be a serious transgression.

Many residents of Utah County, which is south of Salt Lake City and includes the church-owned Brigham Young University, are members of the church.

The confusion Ivie felt led to his attempted suicide at age 22, then attempts to “cure himself” of gay feelings, he said. The first-term commissioner said his announcement was inspired in part by his work with families who have lost LGBTQ children to suicide.

“That really makes you reevaluate your life, and what you’re doing as a leader to prevent that kind of stuff,” Ivie said.

Interacting with gay couples through his passion for the outdoors and photography helped Ivie accept himself, he said. He recently had the opportunity to photograph a same-sex couple for their wedding.

“The love they shared and the way they looked at each other was the same as any other couple,” he said. “It helped me realize, ‘Maybe I’m not broken.’”

Ivie choked up reflecting on the support he has received from family and friends since coming out since the announcement, which he said has only strengthened his relationships.

“It’s been liberating, just a huge burden off of my shoulders,” he said.

Jackie Biskupski, the first openly gay mayor of Salt Lake City, joined a chorus of local politicians who applauded Ivie’s decision to come out: “All the best to you, I love how a simple act of love among strangers helped you find your truth and that you are being embraced by family and friends,” she wrote to Ivie on Twitter.

Fellow Utah County Commissioner Tanner Ainge also tweeted his support.

“My instinct is just to embrace @IvieNathan. Today I stand with him as a friend, valued colleague, and fellow Republican. His story will provide strength and hope to those feeling the lonely despair that almost took his life and has taken too many in our community #HeartOfUtah,” Ainge tweeted.

Though Ivie and his wife of 13 years have decided to separate, they will co-parent their two young children. They recently spent Mother’s Day together, and he still refers to her as his best friend.

Ivie said he hopes the announcement encourages other young people struggling with their identities to accept themselves.

“It’s OK to be different, it’s OK to live authentically,” he said. “You can be gay and a Republican ... you need to trust that people will love you for who you really are.”

who cares?

You would care if he were a Democrat..

Unlike Blaidswire The Rotten,

We don't hate fags.

But we do love watching sore losers squirm and piss their lives away :1orglaugh

That's sad to have to live a lie like that.

What causes someone to live like that? Sociopolitical ideology they're raised with? Fear of being pegged a far-left liberal simply because of their sexuality?

Probably religion. The guy was a mormon, right?

I used to date this girl whose father I swore was gay. He was very effeminate and hung around these dudes that were clearly gay. He was always going on weekend getaways with these gay looking dudes. Plus she told me her parents would always fight about the lack of sex. And her brother was gay too. Now I know it's anecdotal but I've know of another guy that had kids and came out as gay and both his kids were gay.

That was 20 years ago tho..still sad there are people living that lie today.

Agreed.

It shouldn't matter to anyone if you're gay or not, but politicians, especially republican politicians, still have to keep this private. In one way I feel sad for them, but the ones who are the most pathetic ones are the privately gay yet strongly anti-gay in public. To hell with them.

We?? Who is we? You can't mention Bladewire without using the word 'fag'. Fucking bet welching lying hypocrite.


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Oh look, Bladewire is a gay basher

I feel bad for him. Living a life he didn’t want yet feeling like he had no choice. Was he faithful to his wife all these years? Did encounters scare him over thoughts of blackmail ?

His life of hiding must have been horrible. He can now be free and be happy.

If he’s a good politician, no one should care about his sex life. It doesn’t affect his political stance or voting abilities.

My best friend's brother was like this. He was young, good looking, well built; Women were all over him yet he never really had a girlfriend. You would never be able to tell he was gay. One day at work someone hit on him and gave him a bunch of gay magazines, and he made a big deal about it. He went out of state to college and never came back. Turned out in college he could be gay without his family knowing. He was afraid to tell his family. His father passed without knowing.

It's stunning how far people will go to hide their sexuality.

My wife has a gay co-worker/friend and he's like a regular dude and you wouldn't know it. But he's not hiding anything, he's fully out. I know this is stereotyping, but people don't assume he's gay because he's not flamboyant and effeminate. I know gays run the spectrum from a Navy Seal to Liberace, but most people have an image of what a basic gay man is. Not saying it's right but that's what it is. I bought weed from him several times and could only think "it's the gay guy". Sorry but that's all I could think of. But now I never think that when I see him. It's been so many years and I've changed a lot. He hasn't changed though. I just went to his wedding a year ago so he's still gay.

You sound very cultured. How many black co-worker/friend's does your wife have?

The irony.