Encountered my first gay 45 supporter today
Gay supporters of 45 obviously exist but today was the first time I had actually encountered one personally. To my surprise, it was someone who I thought was largely uninterested in politics.
I had lunch today with a former co-worker I had not seen in years due to a change in jobs, a move, the passage of time, etc. He didn't vote in 2004 but he did vote for Obama in 2008. I have no idea how or if he voted in 2012. He never really seemed interested in politics in the past and I try to avoid talking politics at work since I live in a red state. I never detected any hints of modern day RW behavior when I worked with him years ago and he was always socially liberal back then as is typical of most gay men.
Anyway, during our lunch conversation today, he brought up the subject of 45 and he said he had voted for him and still supports him. I nearly spat out my food at that confession. I inquired why and he responded by saying he wants/supports a president who will shake up the system and bring some needed change to how this country operates. He offered some more babbling in defense of 45 which I had no interest in hearing so I changed the subject to old co-workers while I scarfed down my lunch as quickly as possible. Politics never came up again and we exchanged pleasantries before parting ways.
I have no idea what pushed him so far to the right during the several years since I had last spoken to him prior to his lunch invite. Financially he's fine as I think he's making a high five figure yearly salary in his white collar job. He had a Hispanic boyfriend many years ago so I can't imagine he's suddenly on board with all of 45's racism. He's not religious so there's none of that evangelical nonsense going on. He's not a gun nut or at least he didn't used to be. It's as if he had been brainwashed and joined a cult.
Regardless, I won't be accepting any future lunch invites as I try not to associate with 45's supporters. In retrospect, it's just weird to know an actual gay supporter of 45. It makes no sense to me but there are others like him in addition to poor or Hispanic or black or female or other human supporters of 45. There are all sorts of people we're up against here.
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I knew she was a supporter when in August we happened to be at the same table as she and her partner at an Irish festival. She kept pushing her purse in my direction with a damn tRump button on it. Ugh......then when he won the damn election, she and her partner were bragging about going to the inauguration!!!!! And how they were buying new formal gowns for the occasion. Ugh. 
See them at least once a month at our retired women's lunch group. Her Facebook page was ALL republican shit for at least a month or two after the election, then all of a sudden she quit posting anything but murder mysteries. 
I haven't' had the nerve to ask her why she quit posting on her Facebook page. I'm hoping she realizes it was a mistake to vote for such a putz and piece of shit.
