Friday, 07 November 2008
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Not All Republicans are Homophobic!
I visited Boston this past weekend. While at some Halloween party, the topic of the elections came up since apparently 2008 was some landmark year or something and I guess college students are passionate about politics. I made the mistake of telling some guy I was voting for McCain and thus I was made an enemy of the state of Massachusetts. Immediately, I was asked if I hated gay people and was against gay marriage. Um, what? I know that the Republican party is generally socially conservative but this year in my opinion was more about economic policies than social ones. (One of the major reasons why I chose McCain over President Obama was because I don't agree with the President's tax policies.) Republican stereotypes aside, how does one even just ask that? The question was followed by a long speech about how homosexuals are people too. Great, thanks, I didn't know this was 1954. The guy wasn't even drunk! I wanted to ask hin if he wanted to kill unborn babies but then I realized that not only am I above that but I am also pro-choice. The whole experience made me uncomfortable because I felt ostracized just for having an opinion that was outside the NYC college student stereotype. But the whole immediate "do you hate gay people" question was the most puzzling. Was this guy just an extreme liberal or are his ideas shared by most of the Democratic party? I'd like to point out that both Sarah Palin and VP Biden said they were against gay marriage. I'm not too sure about President Obama (he changes every time!) but I know that McCain said that a ban is un-Republican. So maybe some people should do their research.
Well, anyway, I was wondering if there were any gay Republicans out there or just one? Also, did other Republicans get a similar backlash? Or if you reacted like my Bostonian BFF, why?
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