Empathizing with Gov. Swift and Gay Stepson

Opinion
Empathizing with Gov. Swift and Gay Stepson

By Atty. J. Edward Pawlick
September 2001

One has to empathize with Jane Swift and her family – including her gay stepson, Brian Hunt, who was outed by the Globe last month.

He fits all the classic reasons that a boy is vulnerable to homosexuals. His father “abandoned” him when he was less than one year old and his parents got divorced. The boy was raised by his mother without the father’s presence or attention.

This is what creates a vulnerable boy who is open to pedophiles. One must wonder who first molested him and where. The problem is that once this lifestyle becomes a habit, it is difficult to break.

Now, at age 25, he is blaming his father and stepmother because he was driving without a license after losing it when he drove drunk and slammed into a tree.

He tells the Globe he’s angry because the only reason that Gov. Swift is against gay marriage is because she is “politically motivated.” But what good is “marriage” going to be to this angry young man?

Of course, the Globe was quick to jump on the story in an attempt to discredit Swift and her opposition to homosexual marriage. It reported the following near the top of the story:

“This is not the first time Swift’s political and personal lives have clashed. Back in April, her friend and former administration colleague Michael Duffy criticized her stance on same-sex marriage, saying he had expected a different response from Swift, whom he and his male partner had known socially for years.”

That paragraph was such a blatant absurdity that it would startle any reader.

Does this mean that every difference Swift ever has on policy with a former colleague is a “clash” between her political and personal lives?

Even the son reports that Swift and her husband were “supportive and loving” when he told them he was gay. But he is obviously not doing well with the lifestyle he is in. Maybe they should attempt another approach.