“There's a whole gay culture in DC, and there are as many gay Republicans as there are gay Democrats.” WholeCultureRepublicanGayDemocratGay Culture Author:Kirby Dick
“People in New York, LA, San Francisco, they scratch their head at the concept of a gay Republican, but it really makes sense there.” PeopleNew YorkRepublicanGayConceptsMake SenseScratchesSan Francisco Author:Kirby Dick
“I do think there are very few extreme right-wing gay Republicans. Although it depends how you define "extreme right-wing." They're making a political calculation.” ThinkingPoliticalDependsRepublicanGayWingsExtremesCalculationsRight Wing Author:Kirby Dick
“The upside of being in the closet is that you develop skills of duplicity, which are great for big-time politicians.” BigsPoliticianSkillsClosetsDuplicity Author:Kirby Dick
“What I don't understand is how a policy against outing trumps a policy of reporting. Whenever you're reporting on hypocrisy, you're kind of 'outing' something to begin with.” KindPolicyTrumpHypocrisy Author:Kirby Dick
“Sometimes there's kind of an "ick" factor around talking about anything about gay sexuality, for certain readers.” KindSometimesCertainTalkingReaderGaySexualityFactors Author:Kirby Dick
“The closet exists because people don't talk about it, so that people going into political careers make a calculation early on. They say to themselves, "well, the closet is under the radar, I can do this."” PeopleWellsI CanPoliticalCan DoCareersClosetsCalculationsRadarI Can Do This Author:Kirby Dick
“What I really hope for, ultimately, is that the closet will be a non-factor in American politics in a couple of decades.” CoupleDecadesFactorsClosetsAmerican Politics Author:Kirby Dick
