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    A QUEER REPUBLICAN PARTY?

    Oct 06, 2020 4 minutes
    BY TRUDY RING

    It’s not easy for LGBTQ+ Republicans in the age of Donald Trump. Some have left the Republican Party or at least say they support Democrat Joe Biden for president. Their reasons vary, as there are those who say —surprisingly — that the party is less homophobic than it used to be but that it has abandoned conservative principles such as limited government and fiscal responsibility. And some, like officials with the Log Cabin Republicans (which has endorsed Trump for reelection), say there’s still very much a place for LGBTQ+ people in the party.

    But several prominent gay conservatives or moderates have no love for Trump.

    “The current president is erratic and

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