Lawmaker comes out in maiden speech and then trashes the rainbow flag
first speech today. Toward the end, he revealed he has a male partner.“Most people would not know this about me, and it may come as a shock to some.
I actually do have a partner in my life, but my partner is a he, not a she,” McCracken said.“Jack, I want to thank you for all your support and care over the last period of time.
It has been so appreciated.“I do not know what I would have done without you. It has taken me a long time to come to terms with this.
I have experienced doubt, shame, anxiety and many other things.”Related: Gay lawmaker gives tear-jerking first speech and it’s beautifulHe went on to say that he “hates identity politics.”“I have never really talked about it much or made an issue of it, because I never wanted to be defined by it.“I hate identity politics, and I will fight against it whenever I can.”He continued, “I have always struggled with the concept of defining a person by one aspect of who they are.“A person is made up of a large set of diverse characteristics – age, gender, sexuality, race, religion, occupation.
