Members of the gay community who have criticized Hilton 's outing include editor of '' The Advocate '' Corey Scholibo , AfterElton.com editor Michael Jensen , and Damon Romine , spokesperson for GLAAD . Kim Ficera of AfterEllen.com , wrote , Some fellow gossip bloggers have also objected to his approach . Trent Vanegas , who runs '' Pink Is the New Blog '' , told Salon.com , " I do not outright call people gay . I do not feel it is my place , or anyone else 's place , to make people come out of the closet . Being shockingly hurtful just to get attention is not my style . " David Hauslaib of gossip blog Jossip.com stated , " The rationale that he 's doing this for the good of that gay community is tantamount to saying that there is a gay agenda . Is this a positive for the gay community ? I 'd say , ' No . ' " Author , screenwriter , and former friend Japhy Grant has also questioned his motives , writing on Salon.com , " Spreading gossip is just your average pedestrian variety of immorality . Claiming that you 're doing it to further civil rights is an outright sham . " When questioned on '' Midweek Politics '' about whether reporting on celebrities ' sexual orientation incites homophobia by making it news , Hilton indicated that he did not believe so . He said that coming out in Hollywood is not necessarily a bad thing , citing Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell as examples : " I know there is some controversy about outing people , but I also believe the only way we are gon na have change is with visibility . And if I have to drag some people screaming out of the closet , then I will . I think that lots of celebrities have an archaic fear that being gay will hurt their career but look at Rosie . Look at Ellen . " Some prominent gay rights advocates disagree . GLAAD spokesperson Damon Romine told Salon.com , " Media speculation about a celebrity 's orientation is not something we support . This kind of gossip can lead some people to the decision to come out , as we have seen recently , or it may drive others further into the closet . People are going to become more guarded and secretive and not less , because they do not want to create any opportunities for anyone to out them . " Actor Bruce Vilanch said , " What purpose does it serve ? These people like Perez are professional homosexuals . They are gay people for a living . They have to respect the rights of homosexuals who are not professional . " In an article entitled '' Just How Dangerous is Perez Hilton ? '' , AfterElton.com suggested that Hilton 's actions put people 's careers at risk , because anti-gay bias is still a prominent part of American culture . He continued , " Both as a gay man and a journalist , I question whether the gay community should approve of Hilton 's actions . Being associated with someone who publishes photos of panty-less starlets and scribbles dirty notes ... makes us look infantile and ridiculous . " Hilton served as a judge for the Miss USA 2009 pageant in Las Vegas on April 19 , 2009
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