The problem is, will social conservative purists
(a redundancy, I'm sure) accept gays into the tent?
No, they won't.
As one door is opened for the queers, the "conservative purists", and conservative Christians will be looking for the exit.
To those comparing Newt Gingrich's divorce with homosexuality: this a canard.
Normal folks, i.e. straights, do make errors in their moral judgement at times.
The difference is that the straights can recognize their mistakes, know they did wrong, yet atone for them and change.
I doubt many of these so-called Republican queers will be renouncing their sexual deviancy anytime soon.
And how far are you folks who welcome the queer money & votes willing to go in adapting the GOP platform to accomodate these people?