Sherman123
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Gay GOP group hesitantly backs Romney - Yahoo! News
Not sure where I stand on this. On one hand, some people don't find gay rights (or well, just rights) in general. On the other, this feels like black people arguing that Jim Crow rights weren't all that important. However I looked up GOProud and found this:
"We founded GOProud to provide an unapologetic voice for gay conservatives and their straight allies. Since 2009, we have challenged conventional wisdom, smashed stereotypes and fought like hell for what we believe in."
...It feels "odd" to call people allies when they're actively working to deem your relationships as wrong and unworthy of the same societal and cultural benefits their unions get.
I know Jimmy and Chris quite well and they aren't idiots or playing a game. They work with those conservatives who accept their orientation and usually support gay marriage (their 'straight allies') as well as conservatives from across the spectrum to push their own agenda as conservative Republicans as well as expose people to the notion of Gay Republicans and erode opinions. I know they are also vehement about the compatibility of being gay and conservative as aside from a few obvious issues they believe more or less the same things that their straight compatriots believe about the outstanding issues facing our country.