Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJaeger View Post
This is largely a function of the rejection of homosexuality on the right - not simply the nuanced stances against gay marriage or adoption most commonly put forward today, but the years of vicious attacks against their fundamental right to exist in society as they are. This has created a particularly virulent strain of identity politics, where gays are expected to accept a larger left wing platform of positions that have little if anything to do with sexuality.

I have found that there are plenty of gay people who lean moderate-to-right on many issues, but they keep it to themselves as they would be rejected by other gay people who (rightly) feel an allegiance to the left and they would be rejected by the right who still want nothing to do with them. Thus you have a political atmosphere where thought leaders in the gay community are only allowed to manifest on one side of the political spectrum.
Yepp, agreed.

That's what I meant with I understand why, before, the gay movement had to get help from other sources just to be heard

My point is that the gays need to break lockstep with the extreme left before the right will ever embrace them. It's not a right/left question, so why make it one now when they HAVE a platform of their own.

I am afraid the gays are the ones who have to take the first steps though, to "make up" with the right. Not because they are more responsible for coming to terms, but because they seem more mature as a collective