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Neocons and Gays

By The Daily Dish
Feb 1 2007, 5:49 AM ET

Neoconservatives have often failed to disguise their disdain for gay people. Think of the last time an openly gay person wrote for the Weekly Standard. I wasn't aware of this quote from Irving Kristol, from twenty years ago, arguing that mere advocacy of gay rights need not be subject to First Amendment protections:

"I don't think the advocacy of homosexuality really falls under the First Amendment any more than the advocacy or publication of pornography does."

I wonder if he feels the same way today. And if he doesn't, I wonder why he has changed his mind.



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