"Compasionate Conservatism" - Gay Republicans
I found a few websites with information on gay Republicans. It seems to be a pretty common considering the number of sites I found and also already "dealt with" so to speak. I don't know who's more hypocritical though; it's either Bush and his "compassionate conservatism" or gays particulary being republican. Either way, it's a huge contradiction.
According to the sites, most gay Republicans are Republican because they agree with conservative ideals, except of course the ban on gay marriage. There's a sub-party division within the Republican party called "The Log Cabin Republicans" (gay Republicans). It seems they're not sure if they're fully part of the Republican party because of this one difference, though big.
Bush also claims that he is willing to hire openly gay Republicans and that sexual orientation does not effect eligibilty, but it seems like an oxymoron hiring a gay Republican to campaign exactly why gay marriage is not constitutional. In 2000, Bush held a meeting with a dozen openly gay Republicans and, I believe, didn't solve anything in particular.
So the question is asked: Will the Log Cabin Republicans emerge separately from Republicans?
Another Gay Republican blog: http://anothergayrepublican.blogspot.com/
for current issues and the like.
CNN.com - Gay Republicans look for place in party
http://64.236.24.12/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/01/gop.gays/index.html
Bush Miscalculates on Gay Republicans
http://www.brook.edu/views/op-ed/rauch/20000417.htm
According to the sites, most gay Republicans are Republican because they agree with conservative ideals, except of course the ban on gay marriage. There's a sub-party division within the Republican party called "The Log Cabin Republicans" (gay Republicans). It seems they're not sure if they're fully part of the Republican party because of this one difference, though big.
Bush also claims that he is willing to hire openly gay Republicans and that sexual orientation does not effect eligibilty, but it seems like an oxymoron hiring a gay Republican to campaign exactly why gay marriage is not constitutional. In 2000, Bush held a meeting with a dozen openly gay Republicans and, I believe, didn't solve anything in particular.
So the question is asked: Will the Log Cabin Republicans emerge separately from Republicans?
Another Gay Republican blog: http://anothergayrepublican.blogspot.com/
for current issues and the like.
CNN.com - Gay Republicans look for place in party
http://64.236.24.12/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/01/gop.gays/index.html
Bush Miscalculates on Gay Republicans
http://www.brook.edu/views/op-ed/rauch/20000417.htm
posted by tarandfeather at 7:52 PM
3 Comments:
by Janelle. sorry
i saw a poster on ring road last week for conservatives to come out..im not sure if it was coming out to an event or coming out of the "closet"
di
You might also try Gay Patriot, where three (I think it's three) gay Republicans post about political issues.
And it's not like Democrats are any better. John Kerry was just as much against gay marriage as George Bush, for example.
davidh
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