I’ve been wondering about this for a while.
A large percentage of homosexuals want to live steady, quiet lives, away from the Moonbats and other fruitcakes. In other words, to live as normal lives as possible, without being made an issue, or annoying their community. This means they are “conservative” in its truest sense. To be left alone.
However, while they know that much of the public does not particularly approve of homosexuality, they also know that the “live and let live” attitude dominates, outside of those that enjoy pestering people. So if they keep to themselves, they will be left in peace.
But while some religious people pester, they are nothing compared to the vast numbers of leftists more than willing to torment them, expose and humiliate them, embarrass and exploit them, and otherwise make their lives a burden and a misery. All in the name of “the cause”. Which is the leftist’s cause, not theirs.
This means that the homosexuals want to embrace conservative politics, not necessarily because they like the parts other than “leave us alone”, but because conservatives oppose, at least for the most part, those who refuse to leave conservatives of any kind alone.
The irony here is that the Log Cabin Republicans who have swerved to the left, and perhaps embraced the RINOs, will get nothing out of that deal any more than any other conservative who threw their hat in the ring with those spoilers.
So the end result is hopefully this conservative faction of homosexuals will make it clear that they are conservative, and maybe split the homosexual vote, bringing those homosexuals who just want to be left alone to at least vote Republican, before they go back to being quiet.
I'm certainly no expert on the "gay community". But, after spending a career in the military, I've owned my own business for almost 10 years. One of my clients is a company owned by two gay guys. Aside from the gay marriage issue, they're just as conservative as me. Both are pro-life, low taxes, less regulation and strong defense and have BIG problems with illegals. One voted Barry the other McCain. The one who voted Barry, did so only because of gay marriage.
I think once you get outside of Manhattan and Hollywood, there's probably a good percentage of gays that would vote Republican, save for the gay marriage problem. I'm not saying the GOP should change it's position on gay marriage - it shouldn't. But, this gay marriage thing is eventually going to happen, the demographics just don't favor us. It will be interesting what happens then.
You make some excellent points. Although I am opposed to gay marriage, I am all for live and let live. My limited experience with gays and lesbians around here has been they just want to be left alone. They are here for the same reasons I am - it is a nice, quiet place, and most folks don’t act like freaks. I try to judge individuals, not groups. Heck, there are even a couple of Democrats at church I really like!-JMHO—Jubal
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