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An Old Party That’s Anything But Grand

FTER BRIEFLY online, I went on a date with a guy 10 years ago. The evening started off well — good restaurant, easy conversation, attractive guy. Then we talked politics and he uttered those dreaded words, “I’m a Republican.” As I planned my exit strategy, he followed up by adding, “A lot of gay people get angry when I tell them I don’t necessarily believe in same-sex marriage.”

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