Dan Frisa
Thursday, May 3, 2001

Cruise adamantly denies that he is a homosexual and says that the story is completely untrue.

But the left-leaning star of the silver screen is furious that some of his fans might think him gay. While proclaiming his belief that a person's lifestyle is his own business and that he was in no way standing in judgment of the gay lifestyle, Cruise obviously believes his career would suffer from such an impression.

How long will it take for the politically correct Hollywood cops to condemn such an insensitive man?

Don't hold your breath.

Now, if it were Tom Selleck or Wayne Newton exercising their right to protect their reputation, the haranguing would have already begun.

But not Tommy Cruise. No, he dutifully wore his red ribbon at all the correct Hollywood galas for years, carefully toeing the left side of the line.

Undoubtedly Steven Spielberg will take some time to reflect and then issue a statement expressing his dismay at the way Cruise discriminated against homosexuals.

Or maybe not.

He's probably reserved that kind of vitriol exclusively for the Boy Scouts, favorite target of the left.

And employing such double standards is par for the course from Hollywood and the media elite.

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Read Dan's previous column: Trick or Treaty.

Dan Frisa represented New York in the United States Congress and served four terms in the New York State Assembly.

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