In the 2007 Miami Beach City Commission election, Ed Tobin beat Michael Gongora by a thin margin of 33 votes by painting Gongora as an ethically challenged gay party boy.  But if an ethics complaint filed last week against Tobin with the Miami Dade County Commission on Ethics is true, the old adage that says “That’s like the pot calling the kettle black!” has never been more apropos. 

 I've accepted who I am and every day  I become more comfortable with my sexuality. And though I’ve come to terms with being gay, I’ve decided to live a straight life...

In this inaugural installment of his column Liberating Truth!, Michael Diaz asserts that it’s possible to love God and be gay.  Diaz proclaims that religion is still an option for LGBT individuals.