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He was pro-gay marriage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhTge9k1gmQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhTge9k1gmQ And pro-gay rights: > I'm so conservative th
by aerostable_slug 5y ago
He was pro-gay marriage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhTge9k1gmQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhTge9k1gmQ
And pro-gay rights:
> I'm so conservative that I approve of San Francisco City Hall marriages, adoption by same-sex couples, and New Hampshire's recently ordained Episcopal bishop. Gays want to get married, have children, and go to church. Next they'll be advocating school vouchers, boycotting HBO, and voting Republican.
— "I Agree With Me" (July/August 2004)
Are you sure you're referring to the same P.J. O'Rourke?
- ghaff 5y agoIt's also entirely possible to be pro-gay marriage in 2004 and anti in the 1980s. Certainly a ton of people fit that description. That said, I've probably read most of his books and I don't remember him talking about gay rights one way or the other though who knows what stereotypes he wrote about that simply didn't register 25+ years ago?
- scythe 5y agoBeing anti-gay-marriage in the 1980s would make you wrong, but it wouldn't make you a Republican. Don't-ask-don't-tell and DOMA were both implemented by Bill Clinton, after all. On the other hand, inventing the term "Republican Party Reptile" probably makes you a Republican. Because, like, you know.
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