Member of Famed Conservative Family Comes Out, Endorses Marriage Equality

[RKP5637]

Excellent!

http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2015/04/28/member-famed-conservative-family-comes-out-endorses-marriage-e

Sean Buckley, great-nephew of commentator William F. Buckley Jr., makes the conservative case for marriage equality.

A member of one of American conservatism’s first families has come out as gay and a marriage equality supporter.

“If you had asked me a few years ago if I supported the freedom to marry, I’d have been one of many young Republicans at the time who’d have given you an unequivocal ‘no,’” Sean Buckley writes in a piece published by The Daily Beast over the weekend. He is a great-nephew of the late conservative commentator and National Review founder William F. Buckley Jr. and grandson of James L. Buckley, a former U.S. senator and federal judge.

“But,” he continues, “I began to reexamine my views after acknowledging a part of myself that I’d suppressed for years — I am gay.”

[cyberswede]

1. Good! But I see he only cares because it affects him personally.

Typical.

[bravenak]

3. I noticed that too.

[truebluegreen]

5. I think lack of empathy is a requirement

to be conservative.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

6. Exactly, plus I no longer care what the bigots and racists think of ANYTHING

If they can completely reform their bigoted, racist selves, fine.

Otherwise we are going to do this with or without you.

And dont tell me you support civil rights but vote republican because you want less government and taxes.

The two ideas are contradictory.

[Dont call me Shirley]

2. And the defection begins....

[truebluegreen]

4. Good for him but, as always,

conservatives never "get it" until "it" affects them, personally.

[shenmue]

7. Well

There you go.

[Zorra]

8. Always so great to hear about someone coming out. nt