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Rob Smh, a black, gay Army veteran and journalist om New York Cy has 'e out' as nservative spe his liberal upbrgg bee of the 'outrage culture' he said he se on the left.

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ARMY VETERAN ROB SMH: SAYG I'M CONSERVATIVE HARR THAN COMG OUT AS GAY

When Army veteran Rob Smh me out as gay, was a personal moment rerved for his fay and close iends. As an openly gay man who was proment the LGBTQ rights movement, he wanted his fear to be met wh a strong msage agast terrorism om his natn's lears.

ROB SMH ' OUT' AS NSERVATIVE AND BREAKS STEREOTYP THAT ALL BLACK AND GAY MEN ARE LIBERAL

As a gay, Ain-Amerin man he knew he'd be gog agast the gra and worried about the repercsns of speakg out agast the polil left.

"Hontly, g out as nservative has been more of an earth-shatterg, life-alterg move for me, personally, than g out as gay was, " Smh said.

"I me out [as gay] to my fay and iends but g out as nservative has been a very public thg...

ON BEG BLACK, GAY, AND NSERVATIVE AMERI

For me, this procs has been more difficult to navigate than the procs of g out as gay. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, " ma legal for people who are homosexual to serve the ary unr the ndn that they kept their sexual orientatn private.

BLACK GAY ARMY VETERAN "COM OUT" AS A REPUBLINROB SMH, A FORMER ACTIVIST DURG THE "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" ERA, BEME A NSERVATIVE BEE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S "OUTRAGE CULTURE."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY SAM MANZELLAMAY 28, 2018/10:43 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2001PX;WIDTH:3000PX;}ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGWASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 15: MEMBERS OF THE U.S. PARK POLICE ARRT A VETERAN, ALONG WH OTHER ACTIVISTS, WHO HAVE HANDCUFFED THEMSELV TO THE FENCE OF THE WHE HOE DURG A PROTT NOVEMBER 15, 2010 WASHGTON, DC. THE ACTIVISTS LLED ON THE OBAMA ADMISTRATN AND SENATE MAJORY LEAR HARRY REID TO KEEP THEIR PROMIS ON REPEALG THE "DONT ASK, DONT TELL" POLICY, WHICH PREVENTS GAY PEOPLE OM SERVG OPENLY, DURG THE LAME-DUCK SSN OF THE CONGRS. 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HE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT SERVG DURG THE "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" ERA AND WAS AN ACTIVIST FOR LGBT RIGHTS THE ARY BEFORE PRINT BARACK OBAMA REPEALED THE POLICY 2011. NOW, SMH SAYS "OUTRAGE CULTURE" HE EXPERIENCED WH THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS PHED HIM TO ALIGN HIMSELF WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"FOR ME, AS A BLACK GAY MAN, I HAVE TO [SAY SOMETHG,]" HE TOLD DAILY MAIL U.K. "SOMEBODY HAS TO START THE NVERSATN... TO SAY BEG A DEMOCRAT IS NOT A SIGN OF MORALY AND BEG A REPUBLIN IS NOT A SIGN OF EVIL."ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGWASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 15: GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AND GAY VETERANS, CLUDG FORMER ARMY LITENANT DAN CHOI (4TH L) AND FORMER MARE CORPORAL EVELYN THOMAS (5TH L), HANDCUFF THEMSELV TO THE FENCE OF THE WHE HOE DURG A PROTT NOVEMBER 15, 2010 WASHGTON, DC. THE ACTIVISTS LLED ON THE OBAMA ADMISTRATN AND SENATE MAJORY LEAR HARRY REID TO KEEP THEIR PROMIS ON REPEALG THE "DONT ASK, DONT TELL" POLICY, WHICH PREVENTED GAY PEOPLE OM SERVG OPENLY, DURG THE LAME-DUCK SSN OF THE CONGRS. (PHOTO BY ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH (ABOVE LEFT, STAGG A PROTT AGAST "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" 2010) ADD THAT HE CHOSE TO SPEAK UP ABOUT HIS POLIL AFFILIATNS AFTER KANYE WT'S TWEETS SUPPORT OF PRINT DONALD TMP (AND HIS HOT TAK WHETHER SLAVERY WAS A "CHOICE") RENRED THE RAPPER LAMBASTED. SMH AGREED THAT WT'S MENTS ABOUT SLAVERY WERE "FENSIBLE"; HOWEVER, HE STOOD BY THE ARTIST'S RIGHT TO HAVE A NTROVERSIAL POLIL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"HOW MUCH HAS KANYE WT DONE FOR BLACK CULTURE ENTERTAMENT?" HE ASKED. "I JT LOOKED AT THIS WHOLE THG AND I JT SAID, 'WELL, IF N HAPPEN TO KANYE, N HAPPEN TO ANYBODY.' WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO BE, AAID TO HAVE DIFFERENT IAS?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHAT I HOPE IS THAT SOMEBODY [WHO'S] BLACK AND GAY AND NSERVATIVE [BE] NORMAL," SMH ADD. "BUT YOU HAVE TO UNRSTAND THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST BLACK GAY REPUBLIN. I'M JT THE ONE THAT'S GOG TO TAKE THE HEAT FOR SAYG PUBLICLY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO HIS POT, SMH IS FAR OM THE FIRST GAY NSERVATIVE TO E FORWARD ABOUT HIS UNEXPECTED POLIL BELIEFS. OTHER OUT JOURNALISTS, CLUDG FAR-RIGHT POLIL PUND AND FORMER BREBART NEWS EDOR MILO YIANNOPOULOS, AND FORMER OUT MAGAZE EDOR CHADWICK MOORE, HAVE RECEIVED FLACK FOR THEIR PROBLEMATIC AND OFFENSIVE MENTS ABOUT OTHER MARGALIZED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

"When I me out as a gay veteran and I was fightg for 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal, I was dog bee I knew there was a future that would clu lbian, gay, bisexual soldiers the ary beg open and hont about who they are and they wouldn't re, " Smh former Print Barack Obama signed the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, " Smh attend a ceremony as the print's gut. Now, years after the repeal was signed, he scrolls through Instagram and se openly gay soldiers servg their untry proudly. "I know that five, 10, 20, 25 years om now, me beg out as an openly gay nservative, an openly gay and black nservative will open doors for this to not be as shockg and surprisg to people, " Smh explaed.

"As an Army veteran and a gay, black man, Smh has several inti and he said he's proud of every one. He jt don't let them dictate his polics, so he rejected the ia that bee you're black or bee you're gay you have to thk a certa to Tmp, Smh admted there are polici he agre wh and polici he don't support, but he said if his prence and platform allows him to be part of the solutn, he's gog to do whatever he n to be part of . At first glance, Ashton Theodore-Randle seems like the very picture of “diversy”—an Ain-Amerin, openly gay, Millennial polician.

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Army Veteran Rob Smh: Sayg I'm Conservative Harr Than Comg Out as Gay .

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