Carl DeMa’s mayoral ndidacy has exposed the challeng that gay Republins face as they try to balance a sire to further gay rights agast an appeal to nservativ who oppose gay marriage.
Contents:
- OPENLY GAY REPUBLIN CARL DEMA FEATUR PARTNER JOHNATHAN HALE IN CAMPAIGN AD
- STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT GAY REPUBLIN NGRSNAL NDIDATE CARL DEMA
- THE GAY REPUBLINS WHO MISSED OUT ON THEIR PARTY'S BIG W
- IN SAN DIEGO, GAY REPUBLIN FDS HE CAN’T COUNT ON GAY AND LBIAN VOTE
OPENLY GAY REPUBLIN CARL DEMA FEATUR PARTNER JOHNATHAN HALE IN CAMPAIGN AD
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Hale, who ns a social marketg bs and is print of the Hillcrt Bs Associatn, also publish the San Diego Gay and Lbian News, whose staff posted a story about the weddg onle Monday. 4, DeMa, who is openly gay, held an early Electn Day lead his race for the 52nd Congrsnal District seat held by Democrat Stt Peters.
STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT GAY REPUBLIN NGRSNAL NDIDATE CARL DEMA
Openly gay GOP poli Carl DeMa jos same-sex marriage wh Johnathan Hale, publisher of San Diego Gay and Lbian News on six-year anniversary of their meetg. * carl demaio gay *
” One of his ads picted him holdg hands wh Hale at a 2012 gay pri para, and received natnal notice The Wall Street Journal and The Huffgton Post. A San Diego Unn-Tribune edorial lled the spot “spible, ” warng that “gay-bag is unacceptable and unfivable.
THE GAY REPUBLINS WHO MISSED OUT ON THEIR PARTY'S BIG W
But Issa rejected cricism that the ad smacks of homophobia, sayg neher he — nor the voters – would nsir the word “gay” to be a slur.
He add that many of his staff members, current and past, have been gay. Then Issa’s ad spends much of s n time accg the former San Diego Cy Councilman of supportg cizenship for “illegal aliens” while showg an image of three swlg tattooed men, prumed gang members, om El ad also highlighted negative ments DeMa has ma about Print Donald Tmp news articl which happened to feature headl emphasizg that DeMa is example one of the headl the ad om a 2018 article by the Los Angel Bla, an LGBT news source, and stat “Carl DeMa: California’s gay GOP kgmaker. ” Another om a 2013 article by The Hill, a DC-based publitn, and stat “Gay GOP Candidate: Party Mt Change.
IN SAN DIEGO, GAY REPUBLIN FDS HE CAN’T COUNT ON GAY AND LBIAN VOTE
”DeMa, who has been targeted by anti-gay attacks past mpaigns, did not ment on whether he fds this ad offensive. For good measure, you make him openly gay and a mted relatnship, the first to feature his partner mpaign lerature. And he’s disptg all of the stance, DeMa has been the target of homophobic attacks.