August 31, 2005
The Dating Game (by guest blogger Dorian Davis)
The stigma associated with gays in the Republican Party becomes particularly problematic when it comes to relationships with gay Democrats. The vemon is pervasive on Internet dating sites, such as www.friendster.com and www.myspace.com, where gay profiles are laced with acidic afronts to Republicans, from the guy who dislikes "red states," to the guy who clarifies in his "Who I Want to Meet" section that he is "not a Republican." I've been stung by that vemon as well, in a more overt manner, by a guy who stood me up after perusing my website, www.doriandavis.com, and who left me waiting at the subway station at Broadway and Houston Street.
I've visited a few right-wing dating sites since then and discovered that--unfortunately--the sites labeling themselves as "conservative," such as www.conservativematch.com and www.conservativematchmaker.com, are exclusive of gay Republicans in a different way: they make no accommodation for same-sex searches on their personals pages, nor do they include specifics about a user's sexual orientation. There is an underlying assumption that conservative men want to be matched with conservative women, and that conservative women want to be matched with conservative men. The creators of those websites--intentionally or unintentionally--are imposing their viewpoints on appropriate sexuality, and they are excluding the gay Republican.
That oversight is corrected by another popular site, www.republicansingles.com, that provides a space in its search engine in which a user can indicate a preference for same-sex partners. The seemingly-unimportant difference between www.conservativematch.com and www.republicansingles.com is signal of a major differentiation between two branches of the Republican Party, but it's also signal of a major differentiation between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party: no where else--not on liberal dating sites, nor on conservative dating sites--can a gay Republican find, nor even search for, his appropriate match. In the end, it's here--at www.republicansingles.com--that gays can finally "come out" of the intellectual--and the virtual--closet.
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intentionally or unintentionally
Hahahahahahahahahaha.
Mr. DD
Please continue to stand on your pedestal of idealism.
Please continue to shout your beliefs regarding: politics, the educational system, usage of educational funding, and your picturesque society for some futuristic form of the GLBT community.
Please do share with us (the GLBT and heterosexual communities) about the difficulties as a single homosexual conservative republican male who is trying to find “his appropriate match.”
Please continue to strive for a better tomorrow, but in the process,consider playing an active role in the solution.
Controversy gets attention and sells, but you need more substance and a broader reference / knowledge base. Your writings seem to be unsubstantiated, overly dramatic, opinion pieces. Maybe you could try something different, like write something that can be statistically supported and linked to accredited or reputable establishments that can substantiate your opinion. However, this is just a suggestion. For example, on Friendster.com you stated: “There are actually people who won't speak to me on here because I said that one of my hobbies was overturning Roe vs. Wade.” Take this topic and write a piece on it – aspects covering the Supreme Court nomination, Plan B, and supporting statistics for your opinion. Be accountable to your readers by supporting your opinion with your research and facts. Additionally, in the process of writing, please ‘do’ pay homage and show some degree of respect to the LGBT community; the thousands of women and men who have made huge sacrifices to change the laws and social views / policies so that you can legally and publicly write, love, and (potentially) engage in consensual sex.
Peace ~ Scott (A full-fledged, card-carrying Democrat)
p.s. – the sites Yahoo Personals and Match.com have sections for political preference, as additional dating alternatives. Best of Luck
Good luck! It's hard to find a conservative of any gender or orientation in this city, so I can sympathize.
Posted by: Yaron at August 31, 2005 11:18 PMfriendster and myspace are dating sites? where have i been?
Posted by: candy girl at August 31, 2005 11:40 PMYaron--
Thanks!
Candy Girl--
You have been missing out!
Posted by: Dorian Davis at August 31, 2005 11:57 PM
