From what I understand, Cheney’s wife continues to deny her daughter is gay. OUCH! That is nasty that she would do something like that to her own CHILD.
I feel for her because she has been put into a difficult position. On the one hand, her relationship is being treated like a political black eye; something to be downplayed and denied. On the other hand, is her family. So if she speaks out in defense of her relationship. she could potentially damage her father’s career. If she doesn’t say anything, then she is allowing her relationship be devalued and may be seen as “agreeing” that it’s something to be hidden away.
It’s amazing what polite, civilized people will say when prsented with homosexuality. After a friend came out to her parents, her mother said, “well, I could have understand you turning lesbian if your girlfriend had been pretty, but you’re in love with HER?!”
Ok, I was reading through my BYU alumni magazine and there was an article in there about the World Congress on Families, which was co-sponsored by BYU. Their Statement of Principles, pretty well sums up “family Values” as defined by Republicans. There is also a phrase that pops up a lot that I predict will soon be the new Republican buzzword: “natural family”. Of course, a natural family is a married couple and their kids. All else I suppose must be unnatural.
Guinastasia said:
Yup. I saw something about it in one of the many and varied articles I’ve read. The daughter has never “officially” come out of the closet, but in an interview about the job she took for Coors, she said something to the effect that there were many other gay people working there. Why would she use the word “other” unless she is gay, herself? The wording of the exact quote made it quite obvious, even if her mother wants to continue to deny it.
Actually I think somebody miswrote. That’s the last time I drag something out of a newspaper opinion column into GD. 
More than that, apparently she (Mary Cheney) traveled around the country for a year with the winner of the “Mr. Leather” contest (pagent?) trying to incease acceptence of Coors in gay markets. Not a goal I find particularly admirable but…
What do you have to do to be officially gay? File an affidavit?
Anyway, my aunt has been married to the same woman for 15 years now. She helped her raise her son. She supported her when she had to sue her ex-husband when he didn’t want to honor his agreement to help pay for his son’s college. Thank God the Religous Right is defending America from people like that who would destroy family values.
She should just say “This has nothing to do with my husband’s candidacy for vice president” or “None of your damn business.”
Marc