They're bigots. They're in more closets than The Gap. They're the Republican National Committee. And they're determinedly, publicly anti-gay.
Michigan RNC Committeeman Dave Agema shares "Common Sense in Russia!" on his Facebook page. (Visible to his FB Friends.) He backs Putin. He equates pro-tolerance statements with advertisement for pedophilia.
So what happens? RNC supports Agema.
With President Obama sending a delegation to Russia that includes openly gay representatives and athletes, RNC doubles down on Liberty Movement and Tea Party bigotry.
Jimmy LaSalvia, president of GOProud, quits the GOP. He can't take it any more. And the RNC ??? They don't care.
Have you heard the term "homocon" ??? GOProud coined it to emphasize individual liberty. Standard use: #homocon as a twitter hashtag. At the Tampa convention GOProud called their party Homocon.
How's about radio talkers Mike Church, Josh Tolley, Jerry Doyle and Jason Lewis? Come 2013 these RWNJ radio bigots turned "homocon" into a slur. They hammer any and all GOP gays as propagandists who want to brainwash children to become homosexuals.
"Homo" is banned as hate-speech; "homocon" goes on-air with no problems.
Jimmy LaSalvia resigns the GOP in protest of Dave Agema's bigotry. RNC pretty much says "bye-bye." RNC goes with the numbers, goes with fear of the Tea Party and their far right primary candidates.
So for now RNC is perfectly happy with its gay-bashing supporters. Follow the money. Follow the crosses. Citizen voters be damned. Tolerance for gays is officially a sin with organized Republicans.
There's examples of this Brown Shirt double-down all over the web -- a selection of examples below the orange muffin