Why is it Christian leaders that are the most outspoken about homosexuality turn out to be gay themselves?

Its called reaction formation. Here is a link to a study showing how self professed homophobes are more aroused by homoerotic material than non-homophobes.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/files/u47/Henry_et...

A preacher is a preacher because he chooses a "profession" where he is required to do nothing, and gets paid well for it. This alone would indicate the lack of morality and honesty that most preachers exhibit. Add to that the fact that congregations admittedly call themselves "his flock" meaning that they follow him without question you set up a scenario where a "man" believes he is above his fellows and can do anything that pleases him.

Why do people find human weakness and then generalize it to the entire Christian leader population?

Actually, you'll find that young boys who are sexually abused are *far* more likely to turn out gay. The "Christian" leaders who are outspoken about it, being gay themselves, is just way more shocking and ironic.

Here's a similar example (not gay related) about a guy who ran a video store in Utah that removed "immoral" material from Hollywood movies. He was busted for making porn movies of himself with underage girls.

http://nadalander.blogspot.com/2008/02/once-again-...

They hate themselves so much for being gay that they have to ridicule and spread hatred for homosexuality.

Then Billy Graham's wife is not going to be very happy. Nor are all his children, grandchildren, friends, relatives, presidents, heads of state, you name it that he's humbly prayed for and influenced for God over the course of a lifetime. Especially all those gay men he led to the Lord over these many years.

Self loathing is a horrible but predictable development of religious belief as behavior control.

I didn't know that was the case. Does this happen with frequency? I'm sure there are a few select cases where this has happened, but I hardly think this is phenomena.

I believe that's called transference.

Hmmm.....one has to think back to that arch misogynist who was obsessed with sex and one of the (very, very few) biblical writers who commented on 'teh gay'

Paul....a prime repressed bottom boy