Original sentence: Despite general approval of Gerry Studds declaration  he is gay and his active sexual relationship with a 17 year old page some members of the gay community are voicing concerns that a link between Foley's communications and being gay is being drawn in the media, pointing out that "people will equate that (being gay) with being a pederast".The Mark Foley scandal centers on e-mails and sexually explicit instant messages allegedly sent by United States Republican Congressman Mark Foley to a then 18 year old male former Congressional page, and the response of the Republican congressional leadership to warnings regarding Foley's contacts with pages.The questionable conversations, which took place between 2003 and 2005, are under investigation by the FBI and Florida officials for possible criminal violations.When the extent of Foley's communications were discovered, members of Foley's party strongly condemned his actions
Edited sentence: Members of the gay community are voicing concerns that a link between Foley's actions and being gay is being drawn in the media, pointing out that "people will equate that (being gay) with being a pederast".The Mark Foley scandal centers on e-mails and sexually explicit instant messages allegedly sent by United States Republican Congressman Mark Foley to teenage male Congressional pages, and the response of the Republican congressional leadership to various warnings over the years regarding Foley's contacts with pages.The questionable conversations, which took place between 2002 and 2005, are under investigation by the FBI and Florida officials for possible criminal violations.When the extent of Foley's communications was discovered, members of Foley's party strongly condemned his actions