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Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by bobthepanda on Thursday November 21, 2019 @03:02PM (#21598857)
You don't even necessarily have to do this. Polemics against homosexuality and trans issues are still an extremely potent political issue today. You can still get fired from your job or kicked out of housing in many states for merely being openly gay.

As a gay man it would be completely unconsciable to support Republicanism as it exists today, because the overwhelming majority of people in the party are somewhere between apathetic and enthusiastic about denying my rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by TaylorAlexander on Saturday November 30, 2019 @04:09PM (#21672156)
Wow, it's really messed up that you get downvoted for saying you are gay and people are quick to dimiss or fire people for being gay. And here people are dimissing you.

I agree with you, US Republicanism is completely incompatible with the healthy existence of gay and queer people as understood by the communities in for example San Francisco (where I am from). There must be gay republican communities in other areas, but I'm sure more west coast queer communities would consider those republican gay (prob not queer) communities to be repressive and unhealthy.

It's a shame people cannot relate to what you are saying, and plenty of evidence that even liberal Silicon Valley (assuming it has an outsized influence on this comment thread) has a lot of growth needed before queer people can really be appreciated in tech circles.

Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by someguydave on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:17AM (#21602889)
If you were an employer, would you fire an employee who was against gay marriage? Should the state protect the continued employment of such an employee?
Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by bobthepanda on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:48AM (#21603103)
That depends on how they express it.

In general, having opinions and keeping them to yourself is fine. Being shitty to your colleagues because of it is generally not. And publicly threatening or attacking others is not. It's not about your beliefs, but what you do with them.

Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by officeplant on Thursday November 21, 2019 @04:44PM (#21600018)
And yet living in the south (US) in my LGBT circles I've run into some fairly right wing gay men.
Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by bobthepanda on Thursday November 21, 2019 @07:05PM (#21601162)
You can be right wing, or conservative, while still not supporting the current Republican party. And if you look hard enough you might find any permutation of beliefs and support for various things in one person.

A fairly prominent LGBT person, Latrice Royale, at one point did not support gay marriage. That doesn't mean that I agree with that position, nor does that mean the majority of gay people do or should.