Big Surprise: Texas GOP won't let Log Cabin come to the party

As Gomer Pyle would have said: Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
I guess I should have already posted a blog pointing out that the Texas Republican Party has — once again — voted NOT to allow the Log Cabin Republicans to have a booth at the state convention.
But since it’s happened the same way every time for the last 20 years, I guess I am just surprised that anybody might have expected a different outcome.
Michael Baker, chair of LCR’s Texas state chapter, told the Austin American- Statesman: “Nothing happens overnight. I’d hoped by 2018 we could have been a lot further than we are, but here we are.”
Considering that the GOP continues to languish in the grasp of the Trumpettes, who are doing their best to systematically erase the LGBT community from the public and governmental spheres, I can’t imagine why Mr. Baker would think things would be different this time.
Citing the Statesman, LGBTQ Nation said that the State Republican Executive Committee “debated for two hours last week whether or not to allow the group of gay conservatives to come out at their big party. In the end, they decided the answer was no; no other group was denied a booth.
LCR’s opponents reportedly cited their religious beliefs and the state party platform as reasons why the gay GOP organization should be excluded, and more committee members spoke against inclusion than in favor of it.
Again, let me say: Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
Not.

— Tammye Nash

2 Comments

DavidP on April 18, 2018 at 1:24 pm

It seems some folks are gluttons for punishment. Log Cabin Republican members are there and always have been as they are consistently left out of their political party. They can be Republican’s if they like, but should not waste another ounce of energy on an entity that will NEVER, EVER, embrace them fully.
Or, perhaps I miss the point here and LCR is really a S & M organization, lol. If that be the case, to each his own.

Tony Damico on May 3, 2018 at 4:08 pm

You state in your comment….”should not waste another ounce of energy on an entity that will NEVER, EVER, embrace them fully.” I think is much more accurate that the GOP will “NEVER EVER” embrace the LGBT community in “ANY FORM OR FASHION”. We are by our very existence anathema to their fundamental religious bigotry.

DavidP on April 18, 2018 at 1:24 pm

It seems some folks are gluttons for punishment. Log Cabin Republican members are there and always have been as they are consistently left out of their political party. They can be Republican’s if they like, but should not waste another ounce of energy on an entity that will NEVER, EVER, embrace them fully.
Or, perhaps I miss the point here and LCR is really a S & M organization, lol. If that be the case, to each his own.
- Tony Damico on May 3, 2018 at 4:08 pm
  
  You state in your comment….”should not waste another ounce of energy on an entity that will NEVER, EVER, embrace them fully.” I think is much more accurate that the GOP will “NEVER EVER” embrace the LGBT community in “ANY FORM OR FASHION”. We are by our very existence anathema to their fundamental religious bigotry.