As a another Log Cabin Republican, I must say that I am so amused that the far-left gets so riled up about some LGBT people voting R.
I agree, it strikes me as funny.
Going against their self interests is kind of odd. Even the former GOProud founder left because the GOP has become anti-gay.
Our self interests? Who I register with, who I vote for, what issues I ascribe to be important, and what I plan on doing about them is my own business and I certainly don't owe anything to a political party because of it. Just because someone is registered with a party does not mean that they are VOTING against their self-interests.
As for LaSalvia, I read his entire book front to cover and I agree with him. He took the full brunt of the intolerant behavior of the GOP, it truly was sickening.
Hey anyone is able to vote for whoever...however it is like voting for Wallace when being African American. Yes the Republican party made it's whole goal to win with anti gay marriage ballots in 2004 and i have not seen them apologize for that. So no i find it very odd when they vote for the GOP.
Newsflash: People vote on more than gay rights.
Why are people surprised that gays are 1/4 Republican? Gay people come from all backgrounds, all lifestyles, etc so you can imagine a very conservative gay person who would vote for a Republican that would cut taxes, have a more hawkish foreign policy, whatever it is, in spite of the very minor issue that is gay marriage. Many gay republicans might be annoyed by their conservative counterparts negative attitude toward them, but they're ideologically more aligned with them on most things. I'm a bisexual libertarian, and while I gave up on the Republican Party a long time ago for a whole host of reasons, I'll tell you if I had the views of a right wing conservative minus gay marriage I would still vote Republican, easily.
Besides being for gay rights that might tilt gays toward the Democratic party, there's other factors too. Being much less religious is one, and many LGBT people lose their religiosity because of the discrimination they've faced or dealt with. Also, there's a personality component too. Not just talking about gay men, gay people tend to have personality traits that guide their outlook on the world in a more liberal way such as caring about animal rights, wanting more peace in the world, and wanting to help the poor. This is because the #1 difference between heterosexuals and homosexuals is aggressiveness, gays are just way less aggressive/militant in general. This is also why they are less likely to participate in sports or be not as athletic. Not every gay person fits this theme obviously, but I think its one of the top reasons why they actually are more liberal.
