Joe Redner has a holiday gift for Ronda Storms and Killer B. Brian Blair.
Joe Redner, king of the strip clubs, says he’s gay.
The disclosure came in his federal lawsuit against Hillsborough County commissioners, who recently banned the county from acknowledging or participating in gay pride events.
The longtime activist who has made millions from strip clubs said he included his sexual orientation to bolster his argument that the policy directly affects him.
His original suit, filed in October, didn’t mention he was gay. Concerned that he needed to show a personal connection, he added the language to papers filed last week in the case.
Asked about that new information, Redner’s voice shook a bit as he said he was frustrated that his sexual orientation would merit such attention. He confirmed that he is gay and denied that he would say he’s gay simply as a legal strategy.
“Why is everybody so afraid to be a homosexual?” said Redner, 65, who has been married twice and has children and grandchildren. “They don’t even have a right to ask the question whether I’m a homosexual or not. They don’t have that right. They think you choose to be a homosexual.”
Put it this way: unless someone can prove Joe Redner is not gay by producing pictures of him not in bed with a live boy, it’s totally up to Joe to make the determination.
Past behavior has absolutely no bearing on the issue. Our raging Christian-led homophobia ensures that many folks remain closeted for most or all of their lives.
Further, there exists no physical test for gayness. I can truthfully declare myself gay today and straight (or cured!) tomorrow, based solely on what I perceive to be my feelings at a given moment in time.
Homosexuality is defined as attraction to members of the same sex, said Michael Cole, a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign. It’s about orientation, Cole said, not necessarily partners.
“The best way to know if someone is gay is to ask,” said Cole, whose group is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender political organization.
……But county Commissioner Brian Blair, a defendant in Redner’s lawsuit, said he doesn’t buy it.
“I just think it’s a publicity stunt,” Blair said. “Why would this have not come out before?”
This is gonna drive Ronda and Brian batty.
Radio hosts Jack Harris and Tedd Webb were grilling Redner on his recent disclosure of his sexual orientation – homosexual.
When the truthfulness of his revelation in federal court records was questioned, Redner answered: “That would be perjury.” Then he laughed.
Storms flipped.
“I said to myself, “It’s a court of law, it’s not a circus, this is serious, the integrity of the court is serious,’ ” Storms told the Times on Tuesday.
“I said to myself, “It’s a court of law, it’s not a circus, this is serious, the integrity of the court is serious,’ ” Storms told the Times on Tuesday.
Let’s be realistic – it became a circus the momenty Ronda made it into one.
Now that she might get her ass kicked in court, now she’s worried about the court’s integrity? Please.
excellent title for this post!
Joe is my hero!