I hope that by just being a competent member and expressing informed views on issues that aren't related to issues of LGBT equality, Republicans see me as a general asset.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'd be honored to be playing a Republican, although I'm not.
I'm always going to support the LGBT community and equal rights for the LGBT community.
I have no problem with any gay group that says they're Republicans, but I will fight them tooth and nail if they try to change what the Republican Party believes.
I am very much a Republican.
I don't feel, finally, that my politics are entirely determined by the fact that I'm a gay man.
I mean I look forward to the day when I can be Republican again.
I'm going to work with Republicans when they do things I agree with and I'm going to fight Republicans when they're doing things that I think are damaging.
I didn't want to engage in a campaign where I was defending myself on those issues at every turn, so I just decided that I'd switch and run as a Republican.
I'm saying it loud: I'm a Republican who supports gay rights.
To all of you who are Republicans of long standing, I hope you appreciate that I always tried to stand for conservative values.
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