There has been no significant progress on gay rights since Obama took the oath of office. And Obama shares the same view on gay marriage as President Bush. And Dick Cheney is more progressive on gay marriage than Obama is.

One of the good things about coming out as a gay conservative is that you get a good read on a person’s character. If you come out to a liberal and they act like an idiot, then you know they have a pretty narrow view of the world and are likely not to open to those who differ from them on any number of other issues.

But, if they don’t hold your politics against you, then you know that this person has a high enough level of self-regard not to be threatened by differe...

There has been no significant progress on gay rights since Obama took the oath of office. And Obama shares the same view on gay marriage as President Bush. And Dick Cheney is more progressive on gay marriage than Obama is.

One of the good things about coming out as a gay conservative is that you get a good read on a person’s character. If you come out to a liberal and they act like an idiot, then you know they have a pretty narrow view of the world and are likely not to open to those who differ from them on any number of other issues.

But, if they don’t hold your politics against you, then you know that this person has a high enough level of self-regard not to be threatened by difference. Such a person is likely to stand by you in difficult times. And truly appreciate you as an individual.

So, when we point out that all many liberals (and not just gay liberals) are intolerant of and hostile to conservatives, we are not playing the victim card, we are pointing out a phenomenon of intellectual intolerance common in contemporary culture.

And there is nothing, not a thing that I or my partner need from government. We make our own happiness and we make life good because we are the ones responsible for ourselves. We are not victims, and quite frankly, I'm tired of liberals making the gay community out as victims. I refuse to be a victim and that mindset is stupid. People need to grow a set and end the pity party.