Gay Republicans come out of the closet, Patty Hearst sends her conratulations

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Gay Republicans come out of the closet - Yahoo! News

Gay Republicans come out of the closet

By Ed Stoddard Fri Nov 2, 9:48 AM ET

DALLAS (Reuters) - Doug Warner seems like a stereotypical Republican: Southern, white, male, he served in the military, drives an SUV and likes hunting and fishing.

He is also openly gay.

Warner's sexual orientation makes for an awkward fit in a party with a powerful evangelical Christian wing that regards homosexuality as a sin and same-sex marriage as a threat to the traditional family.

"I believe that the approach of the social extremists eliminates our party's ability to grow in the future," he told Reuters by phone from his home in Charleston, South Carolina.

For years, bashing the "homosexual agenda" worked well for Republicans. In 2004, the party placed anti-gay marriage referendums on 11 state ballots. All passed by large majorities and the tactic boosted turnout among religious conservatives, helping President George W. Bush win re-election.

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I didn't know that you could be a Republican and out of the "closet".  I've always suspected that most Republicans were gay or at least bi - given their homophobia, but don't they know their place is in the closet?  This is like a sad case of Stockholm Syndrom.