A not-bad feature in the Times about gay Republicans and conservatives. A couple of interesting points: The number of gays who identify themselves as Republican is growing, "with gays saying that they want to influence a party that is (a) theirs and (b) politically ascendant"; and gay conservatives use a lexicon that conservative politicians understand. As Chris Barron of the Log Cabin Republicans notes, in many places "it's conservative voices - gay conservative voices - who can best lead a fight" against anti-gay discrimination.
Also of note: Martin Duberman, a leading gay academic and
author, can't resist cracking that gays who support the
administration (presumably speaking here of foreign policy) "are
militaristic, they are jingoistic." That's it, Martin, keep
broadcasting the message that the gay establishment is united with
the Michael Moore/Move On wing of the Democratic left. That's the
way to expand support for gay equality among red state
Americans!
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