There are probably as many voting gay Republicans as voting gay Democrats despite the GOP hype that all gays are liberals and deviants. Most of my wealthier gay friends, now fiercely anti-Bush, voted for Ronald Reagan. As to which GOP presidential candidate is more gay-friendly the vote would swing to Rudy Guiliani. But all these GOP candidates are down and out panderers if not hypocrites as they prostitute themselves in front of any right wing group they think they have to seduce in order to win the noimination. The only decent GOP candidate was Chuck Nagel of Nebraska but he has wisely bowed out of the race. Politics today it seems is no place for a man or woman with a conscience.

Gays are fine in my book, I could care less what 2 consenting adults do, but, Gay Republicans, now those are people than desperately need therapy, hours a week for years thereapy....

Someone once said to me, "don't you know there are gays that don't think other gays should be allowed to marry?". Does that make any sense, why would someone want to limit their own rights, gimme a break, Freud could have written an entire library about Gay Repubs.

Let me get this straight - the authors admit Rudi is the first transgender candidate - yet fail to mention either transgender issues or people in this article.

They mention his support for gay rights, but fail to mention his hypocrisy in opposing including transgender people in the NYC non-discrim ordinance. Which would have covered Rudi. They refer to Stonewall - but fail to mention transgender peoples huge roll in that little event. They only mention us when it's used to ridicule - not as people who to have their issues discussed or vote courted. And bisexuals are completely erased (I almost envy them this time)

I guess they're afraid we might queer their little story.

Along with combating the "homosexual agenda" one of the bigger issues for the Republics is preserving the family. Well, isn't it peculiar that their candidates include:

Rudy Giuliani~ 3 marriages/2 divorces

John McCain~ 2 marriages/1 divorce

Fred Thompson~ 2 marriages/1 divorce

Newt Gingrich~ 3 marriages/2 divorces (one wife was served divorce papers in the hospital just out of recovery after breast cancer surgery).

Mitt Romney~ 1 marriage but he belongs to a church that teaches plural marriage (even if they don't practice it, it's still a church doctrine) and whose grandparents moved to Mexico to avoid arrest for polygamy.

And then there is Ronald Reagan, "our" only divorced and remarried President.

Not a great track record is it?.

Who cares? My life is my affair. Stay out of my bedroom -- or an airport men's room!

By the way, I prefer girls; have three children and five grandchildren!

I just did a title search on the so-called Log Cabin. Apparently it used to owned by a man named Tom.

Speaking of which, does Alan Keyes' cutting his daughter off because she is gay and forcing her to drop out of college (Brown University no less) strike anyone else as criminal? She doesn't qualify for financial aid because until she is 24 she is still under his tax filing.

For all their holier than thou rhetoric about Jesus, it is these people who would have done the nailing themselves.

And as far as gay republicans go, I've met many of these so-called Log Cabin types over the past couple years and every single one is just a libertarian by a different name. Maybe they should give it up and register properly.

I think that we have learned that more than just one in four gay or lesbians voted for Georgie Boy. There was Rep Foley. There was Sen Craig. There are probably a whole bunch of closeted Homosexuals(self loathing?)who supported him then and still now. So this whole exercise in which republican candidate to support is just one big jerk-off. Those who are still in the closet will continue their charade by voting against their own best interests. Sort of like a dog licking the hand that beats him.

footsore

I'm not your typical "liberal" in that I'm not PC, nor am I tolerant of outright stupid idiots that keep voting for people that ruin my country. I personally would be happy if every conservative & libertarian moron would just drop dead. I honestly have no use for any of them. Then perhaps we'd have the chance to properly rebuild our country.

Best thing I've ever read on Salon.

In his interview with Google, Ron Paul made it clear that he did not agree with the way "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was being enforced and stated that he would makes some changes. Specifically he said, that "Disruptive sexual behavior of any kind should be prohibited and that includes disruptive heterosexual behavior." And "Simply stating sexual identity does not fall into that category." That position effectively abandons "Don't ask, Don't Tell" because it does away with identity based punishments and discharges. Further, Dr. Paul is a believer in absolute equal rights for all human beings and is the strongest supporter of the constitution running for president in this election cycle. He is also the most vocal opponent of the unconstitutional Patriot Act. I will ask all my fellow homosexuals this question; what good are gay rights in a society where no one has any rights? Not much is my answer and that is why this out and proud gay man supports Dr. Paul."

General Strike! Tuesday, November 6, 2007!

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2007/10/0081720

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Phew! Duochromechaos writes a neary eternally long post, in order to deliver a piece of transparent nonsense, namely that old tired garbage about the two major parties being "alike." If you believe that tripe, you truly deserve Nader.

jp

You're a gay Republican? Hey, I'm a vegan hunter who raises veal on the side and wears fur underwear! Really, no matter how you try to rationalize it, you support a political party which demonizes gay people just like you.

I guess you can be a gay Republican, so long as you're happy with gays remaining second-class citizens. Otherwise, WTF?