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Since it matters to the party of "family values" in this thread, here's a few more besides Gingrich, Foley, Quayle, etc..
Rep. Jon Hinson (R-Miss.)
On Aug. 8, 1980, during his first reelection bid, Hinson stunned everyone by announcing that in 1976 he had been accused of committing an obscene act at a gay haunt in Virginia. Hinson, married and a strong conservative, added that in 1977 he had survived a fire in a gay D.C. movie theater. He was making the disclosure, he said, because he needed to clear his conscience. But he denied he was a homosexual and refused GOP demands that he resign.
Rep. Robert Bauman (R-Md.)
On Oct. 3, 1980, Bauman, a leading "pro-family" conservative, pleaded innocent to a charge that he committed oral sodomy on a teenage boy in Washington. Married and the father of four, Bauman conceded that he had been an alcoholic but had been seeking treatment.
Reps. Dan Crane (R-Ill.)
The House ethics committee on July 14, 1983, announced that Crane had sexual relationships with with a 17-year-old female in 1980. Crane, married and the father of six, was tearful in his apology to the House.
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