Republicans look at softening LGBT language
The GOP platform may change the way it addresses LGBT issues.
Click here for reuse options!With the Republican National Convention less than two weeks away, moderate Republicans are drafting an amendment that would soften the GOP’s official position on gays and lesbians, CBS News has learned.
The party’s official stance on LGBT issues will be debated during next week’s meeting of the RNC’s platform committee, a 112-member group of Republican activists from around the country…
Currently, the language adopted during the 2012 platform calls the “redefinition of marriage” by state courts an “assault on the foundations of society.” It’s unclear whether or not this language will be eliminated. But the compromise that some delegates are expecting is the addition of “equality language.”
“Equality for all people,” is how one member of the platform committee described the language to CBS News. “That would be a hard thing for Republicans not to vote for.”
“The compromises are going to end up in the same place where it’s pretty much been, just to keep the fighting at a minimum. But there are ways to say things that show we are a party that believes in fairness for all Americans,” the delegate added.
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William July 10th, 2016 at 10:14
It’s about time they came out of the closet anyway.
bpollen July 11th, 2016 at 05:09
Here’s from when they played soccer together…
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Suzanne McFly July 10th, 2016 at 10:23
Ahhh, screw it. Why change now when you can go down in flames as bigoted, sexist, racist a holes in November?
Obewon July 10th, 2016 at 10:23
How is repubs Koch Bros cancelled minority voter outreach going? Electioneering: GOProud, an advocacy group created to “provide a strong voice for gay conservatives and their conservative allies” within the Republican Party disbanded.
And the Log Cabin Republicans also said they weren’t allowed to have a table at the Western Conservative Summit because organizers found their stance on LGBT issues against “core biblical beliefs.” https://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/gay-republicans-booted-from-appearing-at-conservative-summit?utm_term=.ufe38e8Dn#.cg315B59j
Tommie July 10th, 2016 at 10:45
Must be desperate for votes!
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker July 10th, 2016 at 11:02
Done with all the sincerity of a cornered viper.
labman57 July 10th, 2016 at 12:26
The GOP have boxed themselves into a corner:
They cannot embrace the LGBT community without earning the wrath of the Christian conservative contingent that they highly depend upon for retaining the Senate and winning the White House.
Red Mann July 10th, 2016 at 13:33
“But there are ways to say things that show we are a party that believes in fairness for all Americans,”
It’s a good thing I didn’t have a mouthful of coffee when I read this. Too bad their actions for the last 40 years or so tell the opposite tale.
amersham1046 July 10th, 2016 at 19:08
The language may soften , but the hate is still there
bpollen July 11th, 2016 at 05:05
Yeah, they are going from “stone the gays” to “discriminate against them with impunity.”
The kinder, gentler bigotry.