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Article: Log Cabin Republicans say it's OK to be gay, GOP
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- May 5, 2007
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DENVER - Gay Republicans attending a national convention here
know they're a small minority in a party opposed to same-sex
marriage and laws banning discrimination based on sexual
orientation.
Still, many Log Cabin Republicans think they've got plenty of
allies in the GOP -- the problem is finding them. For some gays,
acknowledging support for traditional Republican positions such as
low taxes and a strong national defense is like revealing a deep
secret.
Some closet conservatives turned up for Adam Crowley, president
of the Log Cabin Republicans Colorado chapter, when he gave a talk
recently to a gay and lesbian business group.
"After I spoke to them, I had some people come up and say ...