Crossposted at The Politicizer
As a sexual minority within the indisputably homophobic conservative movement, gay conservatives face an unenviable set of challenges that escape the rest of the LGBT community. However, despite the disdain garnered by gay conservatives by their liberal counterparts, political ideology can function independently of sexual orientation. As the rise of gay right-wing organizations shows, conservative political thought can be reconciled with a more liberal view of homosexuality. To suggest otherwise would unnecessarily exacerbate the predicament of gay conservatives.
Given their unique placement in our political culture, gay conservatives have had to mobilize as their own faction. The Log Cabin Republicans, a partisan organization that advocates for gay rights within the Republican Party, has historically been the most visible collection of gay conservatives. In recent years, however, Log Cabin’s conservative bona fides have come under fire from other gay conservatives who bemoan the organization’s willingness to support insufficiently conservative Republicans who happen to support gay rights.
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