tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post7210324222547684874..comments2024-03-03T17:50:27.025-05:00Comments on Gay Influence: Steve GundersonTerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18219632588063153768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-3808542248137062542020-01-03T22:39:40.903-05:002020-01-03T22:39:40.903-05:00Anonymous, how did you know at age 9 that he was g...Anonymous, how did you know at age 9 that he was gay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-57035773162822511272016-05-19T10:57:53.657-04:002016-05-19T10:57:53.657-04:00This is interesting to me, as I was personally inv...This is interesting to me, as I was personally involved in Gunderson's opponent's campaign back in the late 70's...against Al Baldus in Wisconsin. At that time, the Baldus campaign did not divulge the fact that they knew damned well Gunderson was gay, and being apparently sued Billy-Jean King style by his dumped boyfriend. So...Gunderson ran on the lie of being a family man and played that up completely, thus gaining his career based upon a lie. Had I uttered one word of what I knew at that time, he would have been shut down totally. I knew the entire thing at the young age of 9, but figured nobody would believe me. I feel I allowed Gunderson to win based on his lie, but am happy he has finally come to terms with things. All these years later, I do sometimes wonder, since at that time, my mother worked for his opponent, how things would have turned out had I spilled the beans. You can all thank me for not doing so...and today learned from that experience of supporting a person's right to privacy and being whatever persuasion they want to be. You're welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com