Since we're big fans of gay marriage supporters, especially when those people speak up publicly about it, we point your attention to a letter to the editor in Massachusetts' The Standard-Times. Most interesting? The letter writer and gay marriage advocate identifies himself as a "conservative Republican."
Gay marriages hurt no one
Several weeks ago, a gentleman used the constitution to show all of us that the subject of gay marriage was nowhere to be found, so as to imply that there was nothing preventing each state or the union itself from it being made legal through an act of law. I fully agree with this assessment about gay marriage, even if I am a conservative Republican.
Who are any of us to judge another human being for wanting something that all of us who are heterosexual have: a marriage to someone we love and honor? How can a union of two men or two women who truly love one another hurt my marriage or, for that matter, affect me and my loving wife? The real answer: It cannot, nor should any of us have any reservations as to it happening in any way!
I think many have lost sight of the fact that even though some may choose to live a different way, they are still human beings with rights, feelings, emotions, needs and desires just like the rest of us, who are their brothers and sisters, if we want to look at the Creator's attitude towards all of this.
I realize that this kind of thinking may get some in trouble with certain groups, but doesn't love triumph over any doubts we may have as human beings? And why we are here in the first place concerning how we interact and respect others, who may not share our own particular beliefs on a certain subject or subjects?
Let us welcome our brothers and sisters who desire to find happiness, peace and love just as the rest of us also desire, and may we just take the time to get to know our gay brothers and sisters, for in doing so, we will come to realize that we do have so much in common.
Stephen M.
DiMarzo Jr.
Rochester
[via SouthCoastToday.com]
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It's good to see this posted here. We need to be aware that there are plenty of conservatives out there that don't tow the homophobic line or even the so-called biblical line. We alienate support by assuming they're all hateful, sh!t-for-brains Limbaugh/Coulter clones.
Completely agree with Paul, and although I doubt this guy'll convince any died in the wool conservatives otherwise its good to see someone able to apply some logic and more importantly, humanity to a situation rather than just spurt out dogma.
I think this is one of the growing number pro-gay republican voices out there. Unfortunately, I meet to many gay people who only understand politics as it relates to lgbt issues or other social issues -people who see everything as left and right, but without a true understanding of important economic issues like marginal tax rates, foreign policy, healthcare, education, etc. We should be involved in politics not just in regard to social issues like gay marriage, but also economic and international issues! We are more than just gay, we are doctors, lawyers, teachers, police officers, business owners, professionals, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters.
And as for which political party we should hold blind allegiance to:
We can't say, government out of our business about who I can marry, only to say, please government… spend my money for me, because I'm too stupid to know how best to take care of myself! Gay people would be wise to pursue the libertarian ideology where true freedom and small government would ensure all minorities equal treatment based on their humanity and work ethic… we shouldn't want special treatment because we are black or gay or a woman, just equal treatment based on how hard we are willing to work to achieve success!
Why is this interesting? Conservative Republicans who support gay marriage are not unusual. Almost a million McCain voters voted against Prop 8. The Republican governor and the Republican mayor of the second largest city both opposed Prop 8. Prop 8 did worse in heavily Republican Orange County than in in several heavily Democratic Counties.
It's only "interesting" because the powers that be in the gay rights movement want to pretend gay-supportive Republicans don't really exist. Why didn't the train wreck that was the No On 8 committe include a single Republican on its board? Why the cheering on of the financial difficulties of the Log Cabin Republicans when they would be the best ambassadors for reaching out to conservatives?
We cannot go back to the days when political contributors (especially the big fish) are allowed to swim in the inviting warm waters of anonymity. The names of the Yes on 8 supporters cannot be kept secret simply because they are ashamed. The freedom of information act cannot be ignored.
http://www.caivp.org/article/p.....osure-laws