Just ran into a guy at this conference who asked if I were from Orange County. Turns out he remembered me from another area forum on gay marriage where I had identified myself as a Republican so just he assumed I resided in that Republican jurisdiction.
If I were politically correct, I would count that as discrimination. I wasn’t outraged. I was amused. I laughed a rich, hearty, full-bodied laugh when I learned that he had made that assumption.
(When I asked him if he assumed I was from Orange County just because I was a Republican, he replied that I had identified myself as such at the forum in question. I had merely meant my comment as an attempt to be cute.)
Ah! The assumptions people make.
When I moved to LA, one of the reasons I remained closeted about my politics, was that I was tired of being identified as the gay Republican as I was all too often when I lived in Washington. It has made my life easier now that instead of just accepting it, I embrace it.
Dan, that header would make a wonderful book title for you should you ever publish your memoirs: “Just Because I’m a Gay Republican Doesn’t Mean I’m from Orange County.”
And I would be the first in line to buy a copy!
Regards,
Peter H.
I am not Gay, but I will tell you that to NOT be a right winged Republican in South Orange County, is to be an outsider. I am more conervative, politically, but I am not one who thinks that everything the Republicans do is the correct thing to do. I reserve the right to think indepedently, and find that most times, it is best to keep my views to myself. I don’t think I would have the courage you have to just get it out there and let things fall where they may!!!…