The Gay Republican Redux

Maurice Bonamigo, one of the gay Republicans featured in the WOW documentary Gay Republicans, out now on DVD, is not finished with you:

An open message to gay and lesbian Americans from Maurice Bonamigo

Since the re-election of President George W. Bush and with Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, many of the liberal gay community are screaming that we are entering a new dark age for homosexuals. As a gay conservative, I assure you that nothing can be further from the true.

Frankly, things are improving rapidly for gay and lesbian people at a pace that has been unprecedented for any other in special interest group in American history-------but we can still do better.

There is much more that a conservative has to do to promote the positive image of productive conservatives and discrete gays in America. The conservative gay population needs to do a better job of promoting healthy relationships, one that underscores the message that responsibilities in long term gay and lesbian partnerships provide many benefits, psychological and spiritual, as well as physical and social.

We need to confront the increasing use of such recreational drugs as crystal meth, and the continued increase of unsafe sex among the man, i. e. bug chasing parties that encourage the spread of HIV among gay males.

Let’s face it—if a gay population wants to be accepted into mainstream America, they need to accept the way mainstream America really is. They must first stop exaggerating their problems. They must stop complaining about the freedoms they supposedly lack.

While President George W. Bush supports a constitutional amendment for gay marriage, he has and still recognizes the reality of same-sex unions, and furthermore, supports legislation that assists all hard-working Americans. For example, legislation that supports cost vs. accrual accounting for small businesses is just one of the ways that gay and lesbian own businesses prosper by paying taxes only on revenues received. Consider that approximately 1100 private employers, dozens of Fortune 500 companies, as well as institutions of higher learning have added domestic partner benefits. The conservative agenda offers a multitude of opportunities to those who wish to achieve at one to support a fiscally conservative mindset that mirrors their own.

Be wary of the ultraliberal gay population who continue the policies of personal destruction by deliberately and maliciously “ outing” closeted and discrete homosexuals within the Republican Party for their own perverse sense of humor and gain. It is not the role of the media, nor should be the role of activists, bloggers, or those such as John Aravasis and Mike Rogers to dig into the private sex lives of others. It is also not the job of the press to reach conclusions for readers, as much as advocates for all points in the spectrum would wish otherwise. It is the job of news pages to ask questions, print responses, report ascertainable facts, and let the reader decide. Sexual orientation itself is a private thing and no one should be pressured to come out of the closet before they are ready to do so.

Republicans are for government that stands on the side of marriage and also on the side of strong families. If one believes in government that respects your faith in your values, the Republican Party is also your party. Let me also venture to point out to the ultra-gay-left—the Republican Party is based on ideas and anyone who shares those ideas are welcomed. The Republican Party is not anti-gay nor anti-anything.

As I have often said, there is more prejudice, hatred, and hostilities from the left them there are from the right, particularly from the ultra-gay left who welcome gay conservatives with open arms of hatred; especially when it comes to the subject of marriage. How anticlimactic that the sacred ceremony celebrating the love of two people share would be used as a pawn to degrade the foundation of Liberty and family values our great country was formed upon!

Let me remind the liberal gay community that we do have the same rights and freedoms in the United States that are granted to every citizen of this great nation with the exception of marriage, which should remain between a man and a woman as it was intentionally meant to be from the beginning of time.

In fact, I firmly believe that the vast majority of Americans in this country do not have a problem with civil unions for the gay population which would entitle them to the same benefits and privileges as married couples. The issue at stake was that the relationship needs to be not only recognize in every state as to all marriage licenses for heterosexual couples.

Consider the following facts:

* In 2000 California voters passed proposition 22 which states “ only marriage between a man and woman is valid or recognize in California,” with 61 percent support.

* On February 12 2004. San Francisco began issuing marriage licenses in defiance of proposition 22. more than 4000 marriage licenses were granted to same-sex couples before the California Supreme Court ruled on August 12th 2004 that San Francisco did not have the authority to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

* In 2004, thirteen states passed marriage amendments and 21 more states are expected to vote on marriage amendments.

* On April 5th 2005, Kansas residents were scheduled to vote on the issue of a constitutional ban of gay marriage. The people of Kansas passed a law in favor of marriage between one-man and one-woman.

If the gay left had pursued civil unions as a positive affirmation of legitimate gay relations
As opposed to menacing words and engaging in mere semantics, they would have been further ahead and probably would have had what they wanted by now instead of demanding gay marriage before the American people. I suppose the next thing for liberal gays will be demanding is that we start granting a new popular lifestyle amongst the gay population known as “ three ways “ as another form of marriage. Four years, today community wanted the government and the American people out of their bedrooms. Ironically, these are the same people who now open the doors of their bedrooms for all to see.

It is time for the liberal gay population to stop whining, complaining, and playing the victims. It is time for the gay community to grow up, take responsibility for their actions, and start accepting the way mainstream America is and perhaps, mainstream America will start accepting the gay lifestyle not as a special interest group, but as just another form of the American lifestyle. After all, we are in ethnic and racial melting pot that rewards the hard work and efforts of those who want and strive to get ahead using their education, work ethic, and sense of moral right and wrong. Gays and lesbians are upstanding citizens and I am tired of my name being tarnished for the arrogant and ignorant behavior of the liberal minority whose sense of entitlement is sickening.

I hope we can move past the ignorance into an era of community for all gays and lesbians based not upon misguided ideologies, but with an idea toward making America better for our
Contributions. I intend to continue holding up my end.

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