Gay Republican?

Gay Republican?

What do you think of the Republicans?
Is there a connection between politics and your sexual orientation?  I have always heard of Log Cabin Republicans - these are republicans who are gay.  I never understood how the 2 go together, but I think it is more about financial/fiscal philosophy than social responsibility.  But it is also true that the Republican party is not recognizable any longer.  The republican congress and senate are now so extreme, I don't know how you could be both.

Gay Republican?

I personally assume that the fact that one is LGBQT in this society would make a person more aware of the difficulties people face, including prejudice, discrimination, lack of rights, etc. But from what I've seen, the republicans in Washington want to take away rights of the middle class and poor.  So does it work to be a Gay Republican if you are in the top 1%.  I am not bashing here, merely wondering out loud how that would happen.  I must admit that I tend toward a populist,socialist philosophy.  I would like universal health care, affordability for housing, jobs.  I have been around awhile and have seen the shrinking of that middle class because of Republican views - Reagan's trickle down economics certainly doesn't help the poor.  Their unwillingness to put money in social programs does not help the people.  Often LGBQT people are homeless as youth, are oppressed, subjected to losing a job because they are gay.  Just look what happens in the south.  Signs in windows saying we will not serve you if you are gay.  The circuit clerk in Kentucky refusing a marriage license to a lesbian couple.  This is where I have to wonder "How?"

Gay Republican?

Again, no judgment here.  I am a bit tainted right now about what I see that a few republican congressmen are saying about women's rights, rape, domestic violence, right to services, and it is INSANE!  I'm not sure how to put it all together.  I personally am a very liberal progressive.  In my mind it means we have gone backwards in how we treat people and we need to go forward again.  We need to help with school loans, taxes, better paying jobs, treat all people equally.  Blacks, hispanics, LGBQT, women should not be seen as less than anyone or anything.  I am so proud to be a lesbian and we have Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O'Donnell, Jody Foster, Rachel Maddow, Stephanie Miller, Melissa Etheridge, Kate Clinton, to name a few strong women who make a difference in the world and care about people.  Good company to keep.