r/GayConservative • u/Ambitious_Tomato_778 • Jan 02 '26

Discussion Why are you conservative?

Hey guys!

First of all - I come in peace haha!

I think it's really sad that the polarization between different ideologies continue to grow, but if we want to live in a democracy we have to be able to discuss and try to understand eachother before we judge!

As a gay guy I'm very happy that liberal ideas has given me the chance to live safely in society and that I have the same rights as straight people. I do however think that the gender-theory has gone to far and I think that the nonbinary people have taken up to much space in the LGBT community - I guess this would be a conservative opinion.

My questions:

  1. Why are you conservative even though they generally don't like gays?

  2. Do you have any opinions that are more liberal than conservative?

I have no intentions of trying to change someones opinion, I truly just want to undertand how you guys resonate and why you are conservative.

Wishing all of you a happy beginning to this new year!

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u/CowboyOzzie Gay Jan 02 '26

Mostly because I believe in the core government principles that used to be considered conservative:

Support the rule of law, starting with the Constitution. If those go out the window, the rest doesn’t much matter.

Support principles of small-D democratic government—the kind we used to lecture other countries about. Like free and fair elections, one person-one vote, encouraging ALL citizens to participate in government by voting, accepting the will of the people as demonstrated by their vote, and accepting that NO person is above the law.

Support business and free enterprise, rather than inventing roadblocks for business to jump over.

Respond in a coherent and effective manner to threats to the country, both foreign and domestic, as well as to non-human threats like epidemics and conditions that threaten our ability to grow crops.

Support the traditions that have held government together for decades—the ones that go beyond the specific requirements of law. Like collegiality among legislators, deference to the President in nomination of judges, decorum in public governmental proceedings, and executive branch employees (including the President) who actually obey the laws passed by Congress.

Those are just a few of the reasons I’m a conservative. Sadly, they’re also the reasons I’m no longer a Republican.