Have you ever heard of Andrew Sullivan. He's a gay conservative. Weird, huh?

Question

check this out
http://time.blogs.com/daily_dish/


See, I told you. This man is a loud and rabid member of a political party that hates his fruity guts. He's like a black white supremacist. How much do you have to delude yourself to be a gay conservative?? Wow...just wow.

Answer 1

I'm afraid you're the one deluding yourself, dear. Sullivan may be a gay conservative (a perfectly rational identification), but he is not a member of any party. In fact, he endorsed John Kerry in 2004 because although he agreed with Bush on many issues, he thought he was not only conducting the war ineffectively, but he was nott conservative enough on domestic issues.
One's sexual preference does not have to correlate with a specific political ideology. Most gay conservatives are closer to libertarians than Republicans. They tend to believe in strong defense, states' rights, gun rights, free speech, low taxes, smaller government, and tough criminal enforcement, just like any other conservative. They tend to differ with other conservatives on the moral/social issues of marriage, family, obscenity, etc. Not all conservatives believe exactly the same thing, just like liberals, libertarians, and authoritarians differ on many issues.

Answer 2

No I haven't. Sounds like a contradiction in terms to me but then again, isn't every conservative loud, brash and wierd? Jules, lecturer. Australia.

Answer 3

there a lot of gay conservative out there

Answer 4

It makes perfect sense. He is probably in favor of personal resposibility. 'Nuf said.

Answer 5

eh... it's their funeral... there are a few of them out there, but they seem to be more like the "pat buchanans" of the gay world... in other words, bat sh*t crazy...

Answer 6

you mean he is like a black supremacist.

Answer 7

Never heard of him

Answer 8

Well, we are who we are.