[richlevy]

I've been watching the stories about anti-gay legislation floating through various legislatures. I know that there are some conservative gay and transgendered people on this board, even some who still seem to defend the current administration, so I thought I would ask.

Do you feel that the Republican party has been hijacked by the social conservatives?
Do you feel threatened?
Do you feel that the anti-gay initiatives are simply grandstanding with no intent of success?

Personally, from a Jewish perspective this reminds me of Germany in the 1920's and 30's. The Nazis needed a scapegoat to rally their members and tapped into anti-Semitism. They also did engage in a purge of homosexuals. Overt anti-Semitism is a tough sell these days, but gays are more isolated legally and politically than racial minorities. Even some fundamentalist blacks and jews, two groups who should understand the concept of persecution, dismiss gay rights as a legitimate agenda.

Is it too late for the Republican party to move back toward the center and take a libertarian stance towards gay rights?