That might have something to do with his daughter Mary Cheney having come out as a lesbian way before 2004. In interviews before 2004 Cheney would often get ask

That might have something to do with his daughter Mary Cheney having come out as a lesbian way before 2004. In interviews before 2004 Cheney would often get asked about his daughter being gay and him being non-supportive of lgbt rights... and he'd just chide the interviewer for going there. So really, it just shows what a terrible human being he is. He always played a position that was politically convenient... until it wasn't.