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While the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) and the Harvard Republican Club (HRC) profess to welcome students of all ideologies and sexual orientations, respectively, neither has proved itself to be a welcoming place for gay conservatives...
...Republican” is, for many, a confounding classification. It can appear ludicrous for members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community to vote for a party that explicitly and implicitly condemns their sexual orientation. Opposition to gay marriage is written into the Republican party’s official platform and the supposed tension is only perpetuated through high-profile “outing” incidents involving conservative public figures like former Virginia congressman Ed Schrock and Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz...
...conservatives at Harvard and across the nation see no contradiction—they believe that sexual orientation should not define political philosophy. “I always thought it was sort of odd that gay and lesbian people are perceived as being quite liberal,” says Joshua A. Barro ’05, a gay Republican who now works for a New York City bank. “I don’t think there’s any reason being gay should lead you to support bigger government and high taxes. These are issues that have nothing...
Still, Aguero says he feels alienated—not least of all from the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA), because it is too hostile towards his conservative ideology...
...political radicalism,” says Barro, who some identified as the unofficial gay conservative spokesman in the club. “I’ve always found it strange when the BGLTSA allies with liberal groups on policies that have nothing to do with being gay or lesbian...