My guess is that Maya Keyes, Phyllis Schlafley's son, and Ronnie Reagan the Lesser (even if he isn't gay) are all taking revenge on their parents for not paying enough attention to them as children.
Great a man as Ronald Reagan was, I get the impression --from Michael Reagan and others-- that he was not an attentive father. (FDR was a terrible father, btw. His children were so damaged, they ended up having something like 20 divorces amongst the 5 of them.)
RR was tirelessly devoted to his spouse (#1) and his country (#2); everything else in his life seemed to have to take a back seat. Something had to give, and it was Patti's and Ronnie's loss -- but our country's gain.
I suspect there was a similar dynamic in the Keyes and Schlafley households. Maybe someday Maya and Ronnie will grow up and get over it -- though little Ronnie is getting a tad long in the tooth for that.