Alabama Mayor Kills Self After Right-Wing Blog Outs His Cross-Dressing

I think there is a good argument to be made

I'm sorry, but I must vehemently disagree. There is absolutely no reason to discuss publicly someone's private sexual preferences. Otherwise, you have the society they want where witch-hunts can be started over rumors.

there is also a trend of labeling any homophobic politician as being in the closet

That is also bad, and should not be tolerated.