Here’s this:

“It’s a tragedy for him and his family. I don’t want to get into the pain of the closet. It’s irrelevant if he’s gay or not.'’

- Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Matt, it is a tragedy for the kid. If it had been a young girl, it would have been a tragedy for her. Foley is a pervert. Period. We just don’t have room for that kind of sickness in a civilized society, and thus we punish it.