Here are some more questions (in answer to your question ) Why are openly gay members of congress more entitled to have an opinion on "gay rights" than their more private or discreet peers? Why does someone have to be willing to politicize his or her sexual orientation in order for the gay movement to allow them to have any credibility on the subject?
Because the openly gay members of congress aren't ashamed of who they are. They aren't hiding behind a facade trying to be something they are not. They have embraced their sexuality and are stronger for it.
The phonies on the other hand aren't voting how they feel or what might be right for their own community, but rather how they are expected to vote because their constituents fell for the phony facade they put on during the elections.
The honest man always has more entitlements.