Happy National Coming Out Day! In honor of the day comes a story which makes you wonder at lifes sense of humor. Specifically, why some of the worst homophobes end up having gay children. Case in point...Jonathan Katz, a Washington University physics professor, came under fire in May for writing a paper in defense of homophobia in which he described himself as a "proud homophobe".
Jonathan Katz and his son, Isaac:
As you can guess, it was a hoot to read. What landed him in the news however, was the fact that he had been appointed by President Obama to head up the BP oil spill clean up. Public outcry over this appointment ended with his eventual dismissal. Which I'm sure did nothing to curb his pride in his homophobic attitude. But here's something that did...Professor Katz's son, Isaac Katz, just came out of the closet as gay...and not in a private family way...but in an article in the Saint Louis Post's online edition. stltoday.
In response to Dan Savage's "It Gets Better Project", here are some excerpts from Isaac's story...
