Can you be a gay conservative?
Traditional conservatism is often against the idea of being gay, or anything to do with the LGBT community. But some members of the LGBT community are conservatives, so can you be a gay conservative?
And if you can be a gay conservative, what are their views? More specifically, how do their views differ from other conservatives?
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Traditional views on it
Javier Maroto is a gay conservative. Photo courtesy of Partido Popular de Cantabria
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