(January 23, 2018 at 11:36 am)Aegon Wrote: It's peculiar to me that gay men and women who were previously left leaning suddenly became conservative when the courts FORCED conservatives to accept same sex marriage. Like, you think the party fundamentally changed? Discrimination based on sexual orientation is still a problem, obviously. And I don't think it's Republicans who want to see an end to it.
At the same time, assuming a gay person should make their sexuality a higher priority over their broader political philosophy is a bit.... not really sure what word to use. But it's making the individual into just a member of a group. Which I don't like.
The point of this sort of thing is show that conservative ideology can resonate with people who'd normally reject it. It's the same approach as black Republicans -- "our policies aren't racist, we've got blacks in our party."
