http://hillbuzz.org/breaking-news-two-sources-in-chicago-diplomatic-circles-identify-ambassador-chris-stevens-as-gay-meaning-state-department-sent-gay-man-to-be-ambassador-to-libya-64291 If he was sent to Libya in ignorance of his sexual orientation, that's one thing. But if those who sent him there knew he was gay, given the usual reaction of muslims in the Middle East, to gay men and lesbians, that was murder.