Much of his position is after all self-serving and recognition of a matter of survival to the same extent as it is for the rest of us.
I’m not making him out to be a hero. I’m tired of so called conservatives destroying any gay person who happens to believe 90% of what conservatives believe. And he IS winning millenials to conservatism whether you or MM understand it - i have personally seen it on other message boards that predominantly cater to < 35.