I think I might be a gay Republican.
The GLBTA organization brought to campus this evening Dave Noble, executive director of the National Stonewall Democrats, and Christopher Barron, political director of the Log Cabin Republicans and hottie. I was pleased to see the conference room was full — granted, full of butch lesbians and awkward, unkempt fags. But still, strength in numbers! (It's no surprise I stood out as prime. Har, har.)
Eager to draw attention to myself, I raised my hand enthusiastically and was eventually selected to ask the third question of the evening. "Hi! My name is Toby! I'd love to hear your thoughts on the deliberate outing of politicians and their staff!" It was the best I could come up with. But I sure sound like I read the news, don't I?
Dave the Democrat answered first. Sort of. He began by saying he's against outing the little people behind non-GLBTA issues — for instance, a legislative assistant who keeps mostly to environment issues. But what about those in power? The ones who make big decisions? They should be outed, according to Dave. He seemed very passionate about this. Sure, it's a double standard, but he's a Democrat representing the political views of almost every gay and lesbian on campus, so how could he be wrong?
I didn't even consider the absurdity of Dave's answer until Chris the Republican took a shot at my question. He said he is against deliberate outings. Period.
Ah, the razor-sharp precision of his answer. So clear. So direct. So sexy.
I spent the remainder of the discussion envisioning Chris the Republican in full lumberjack regalia, constructing our log cabin love shack. Argh. I really need to get out more.