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[–] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is just a circle. "The judge is probably right, because he's probably right". Using this case as evidence that this case is something that happens frequently, inspite of the judge not using evidence, but his gut. Evidence he was faking would be a video of him kissing a woman at a football game. Not, he hasn't documented his gayness enough, but also he has to show shame over it at the same time. Too much shame? Somehow evidence he's not gay, like in this case. To little shame? According to this article it is used to prove they aren't because real gay people need shame. The evidence is never "hey look, he's having sex with women, and refusing all these perfectly good men".