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January 26, 2001
Wariness and Optimism Vie as Gays View New
President
By ELIZABETH BECKERWASHINGTON, Jan. 25 - It was a
first for gay Republicans. Last
week's inaugural events included a
breakfast honoring the Republican Unity
Coalition, a new political group that
includes gay members of the party. The
master of ceremonies at Friday's
celebration was a respected Republican
elder, former Senator Alan K. Simpson of
Wyoming, a close friend of both the Bush
and Cheney families.
In his opening remarks, Mr. Simpson
noted, "Not one of us doesn't have
someone close to us who is gay or
lesbian." Then he invoked Mary Cheney,- 1
Susana Raab for The New York Times
Former Senator Alan K. Simpson, a
Republican Party elder, was the master
of ceremonies last Friday at an inaugural
breakfast of the Republican Unity
Coalition, a new group that includes gay
men and lesbians.the daughter of the vice president, who attended the inauguration with her
partner. Mr. Simpson said that after Ms. Cheney said she was a lesbian, her
father, Dick Cheney, "protected and loved her as his very special, special
daughter."
But Ms. Cheney did not attend the breakfast. Nor did any top Bush campaign
or administration officials. Representative Jim Kolbe of Arizona, the one
openly gay Republican member of Congress, was there.
Mr. Kolbe, though, declined to speak, only waving to the crowd.
In August, Mr. Kolbe had addressed the Republican convention in
Philadelphia - another first for an openly gay man or woman. His speech was
about international trade, not gay issues, but members of the Texas delegation
protested by bowing their heads in prayer.http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01 /26/politics/26GAY.html?pagewanted=all1
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