[headsonpikes]

Is it possible that a person could be gay and openly accepted as a conservative?

Accepted, yes; 'embraced', no.

This is pretty simple - you should give it a try.

[spatso]

"The new leader of the Parti Quebecois, the Quebec separatist party in Canada, is Andre Boisclair: An openly gay cocaine addict."

I googled "gay, politics, Canada," and the above is the first reference I got. I don't think Mr. Boisclair could be elected in the US.