The rule against outing living people is to protect them from harm. Dead people are past harm.
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@Beyerstein @fakerapper I fail to see how that is true. You are disparaging a legacy, you are causing harm to those who love(d) them…2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@laurenvoswinkel@Beyerstein @fakerapper a rule against posthumous outing would interfere w/ pro-LGBT scholarship on gay historical figures1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
@fakerapper when they are alive, sure. But when they die, sexual orientation becomes a legitimate issue of history
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@fakerapper Wow. Are you having to actually explain that at this moment? This is disgusting. @dilanesper
7:52 AM - 19 Jan 2014
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