And quibbles can be used to try and pretend the overall larger truth is not the case.
Can you say with a straight face that Rudy has not been an ardent promoter of gay causes?
Did you now that Rudy is NOT a social conservative? Did you know that he has gay friends?
It depends on the cause. Gays are citizens too. Rudy certainly supports gay civil unions, as do almost half of Republicans these days. Gay bashing and marginalization is not the path to electoral success, even in the GOP, in most places. But yes, it still has traction among many on this forum - - clearly.