Gays and the Republicans

I know—I do have a tendency to quote the same people and blogs again and again. It gets predictable and boring after a while. I’m aware of this, and I do try to stop myself from being one of those overly predictable bloggers. But sometimes it’s too hard to resist. Some people say things too brilliantly not to be quoted repeatedly. So, I apologise in advance, for here is yet another passage picked up from Andrew Sullivan’s blog:

There are so many reasons why gay people might vote Republican if the GOP were a conservative party and not a religious one. Small government, individual freedom, low taxes, strong defense: these are values shared by many gay Americans. Personal responsibility is also one of them. When I think of a gay person who lives responsibly, saves his or her money, goes to church, contributes to charity and settles down in a stable relationship, I think: conservative. When such a couple wants to get married, I think: conservative. When such a person decides to serve his country in the military, I think: conservative. But the new Republican base sees all this and thinks: evil. It didn’t have to end this way. But it has. The GOP won a couple of elections with the help of it. They have won a generation’s contempt as well.