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LCR's empty basket

Dear BTL,
After attacking gay Democrats (that is, 75 percent of the GLBT community), the president of the Log Cabin Republicans writes (in the Oct. 20 issue of BTL https://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=16171):
"Only with the help of gay conservatives can we prevent the radical right from hijacking the Republican Party."
Newsflash: The radical right has long since hijacked the Republican Party. That happened decades ago under Jerry Falwell and Ronald Reagan.
Log Cabin Republicans have never passed a single piece of gay-friendly policy, nor ever stopped a single piece of gay-hating legislation. The only effect they've had is negative. They provide moral support to the worst obstructionists in our community and help keep homophobes in power, while claiming they strive for our freedom.
Their theory is right; we shouldn't put all our eggs in the Democrats' basket. But the Republican Party doesn't have progressive candidates worth supporting, so the theory doesn't apply. If the queer Uncle Toms truly are "working within," why have they nothing to show for it?

Josh Thomas
Kentland, IN

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