In one of the most amazing moments in recent history, George W. Bush revealed that he was gay in his 2005 inauguration speech.
What if he had decided to stay in the closet?
He would be remembered as the heterosexuall president that invaded Iraq and Afghanistan and did massive bailouts to the banks instead of beeing regarded as the first openly homosexuall president to do so.
Ok, the protests against him from the left were less vocal than they would have been otherwise. The regligious right is another matter.
Stand up comedians didnt like it, they found him less fun to make fun of after coming out