<p>I’m not even joking. Every time I tell people that I’m a gay conservative, they immediately start laughing or fail at restraining themselves from laughing. Sometimes, they laugh so much that they can’t even say “Log Cabin Republicans” without breaking into laughter. It’s even worse when I debate with gay liberals on issues in their presence. So, I’m just wondering what’s so funny?</p>
<p>well…i would venture a guess that the conservative ppl (aka republicans) don’t really agree with gay marriage and gay rights as much as liberals/democrats…so you being a gay conservative is kinda like an oxymoron to them? just a guess…</p>
<p>It’s because it’s almost unheard of. Most gay people are liberal because liberal ideas are more accepting of gay marriage and gay rights. However, I don’t see a problem with you being conservative for the most part and also being gay. It’s not like because you are gay you automatically have to be pro-choice or anything like that.</p>
<p>Most people delineate liberals/conservatives in a strictly social sense (abortion, gay marriage, scr, etc.). Most people also don’t understand that just because you’re gay or black or poor doesn’t mean you agree with everything the Green Party has to say.</p>
<p>I get that a lot too. I am a lesbian and don’t support gay marriage for primarily religious reasons (but do support civil unions).</p>
<p>So why are you conservative? Just wondering. Your family is religious or Republican? Or do you just agree with, uh, Reaganomics?</p>
<p>People expect gay men to be liberals. It’s as simple – and simple-minded – as that. You don’t fit the mold.</p>
<p>Yet the reality is that there are lots of gay conservatives. Allan Bloom comes to mind.</p>
<p>ahahahaha gay conservative!!</p>
<p>just kidding lol</p>
<p>it’s understandable to support gay marriage and be conservative with other issues. you could, I guess, say that you’re simply politically moderate, unless you really feel conservatively about most other issues.</p>
<p>It’s funny because conservatives want to prevent people of your orientation EXCLUSIVELY from marrying, because they’re afraid of social progress.</p>
<p>It’s even funnier when you say “yourfather is a gay conservative.”</p>
<p>True conservatives support limited government, which means no intereference of the government in personal affairs like marriage (as much as possible). Therefore, I support gay marriage and pro-choice abortion. Being against it for religious reasons is weak, because religion and state should be separate. Clove, you want to restrict other people’s right to marry because of your religion? I don’t think you’re a true conservative (the current administration is far from embodying true conservatism). I’m a strong advocate of individual liberty as well as personal responsibility, low taxes, strong defense, and free markets. We, gay conservatives, want to create change from within the conservative party! We believe it’s highly unlikely that conservatives will listen to liberals.</p>
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My friend’s father is a bisexual conservative actually.</p>
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<p>The real question for you, then, yourfather is: in your effort to change the minds of conservatives from within the party, how much do you bend your own principles? For example, when your party fights actively to ban gay marriage, do say anything? Do you say that the issue is so important to you that you’ll not vote for a conservative party member until gay marriage is supported? Or do you bend over completely and say nothing?</p>
<p>Because in issues of same sex marriage, whether crimes against homosexuals should be categorized as hate crimes, and right to serve openly in the military, liberals generally support laws that grant (IMO) gay and lesbian citizens equal rights. So unless you specifically state otherwise, most people assume you take the position of conservatives on those issues. (that’s why people you know may laugh)</p>
<p>(btw, i agree that conservatives who favor small government should take liberal positions on issues of gays rights, and abortion. but i also agree with bedhead that you are compromising some of your morals for others of fiscal conservatism.)</p>
<p>Yeah, people are so silly! Because why wouldn’t someone want to support a political party that views them as undeserving of full human rights? It just makes so much sense :-P</p>
<p>I kid… it seems from your second post that you’re a conservative in the libertarian-leaning sense, one of a breed that doesn’t seem to have a lot of influence in the Republican party right now. Which at least makes it evident you don’t hate yourself quite so much as the phrase “gay Republican” would initially imply.</p>
<p>My concern when I hear someone describe their political views the way you do is that while gay male conservatives might have reservations about the Republican party so long as the Democrats are the only ones even dipping a toe in the water for same-sex marriage, once that issue is settled, I suspect they’re going to completely ignore the issues that will still matter to the rest of us. There are other LGBT rights issues besides marriage! Not that the HRC would know anything about that…</p>
<p>I never said I was conservative. In fact, I’ve always considered myself liberal.</p>
<p>But anyway, there are so many ways to define “conservative.” There’s the textbook definition, which you say you are, and there’s the modern one, which is centered more toward “morals.”</p>
<p>‘Hate crimes’ are b.s. When was the last time someone committed a murder out of love? Just shows how nuts the pinko p.c. crowd is.</p>