[Opinion] God Save the ‘Repubic’ Party

God Save the ‘Repubic’ Party

About a month ago, I had a very demoralizing LGBTQ+ discussion with a longtime friend of mine, a guy who was almost like a brother, a man whose opinion I usually respected and whose views on the world had sometimes informed mine. He condemned and continues to condemn January 6 as an act of insurrection. He also disagrees with Donald Trump’s pardon of the J6 perpetrators. But he voted for Taco and still supports Taco because he claims he currentl…