I’m very sorry to hear this, and will try to forget it. Jim Hoft has been one of the country’s most reliable conservatives for a very long time.
And as I recall, he started out working with First Things, a conservative Catholic journal, while its founder was still alive.
And it’s possible that what he means is that he has gay inclinations—which he can’t help—but refrains from putting them into practice. That’s O.K.