A Log Cabin Republicans occurs as political organization in the United States, consisting of gay, lesbian and bisexual supporters of the Republican Party.

History

A title of the organization occurs as information to the number 1 Republican President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, who was innate inside the log cabin. the organizatiin features a portrait of Lincoln on its site & more publicity lesson. A title has been criticized by more gay and lesbian rights groups because it does not specifically identify a organization when representing shirtlifter & lesbians.

Log Cabaround was founded in 1978 in California, as a rallying point for Republicans opposed to the Briggs Initiative, the number one attempt to limit homophile & sapphic rights across the ballot measure. A Initiative, which was defeated, would use prevented shirtlifter & lesbians from either existence public school teachers in California. Among victims Republicans world health organization opposed a Initiative was previous Governor Ronald Reagan, later President.

Since 1978 Log Cabaround has expanded across a United States & has 68 chapters in 37 states & a District of Columbia. It claims to keep close at hand hundreds to thousands of members however doesn't release membership numbers. It has the staff of lobbyists inside Washington, D.C., holds an annual convention, and raises funds which it donates to Republican officeholders and candidates whom it considers sympathetic to gay and lesbian rights issues. Its Executive is Patrick Guerriero.

Agenda

A Log Cabin stresses its loyalty to the Republican Person. "We are loyal Republicans," its site says. "We believe in low taxes, limited government, strong defense, free markets, personal responsibility, and individual liberty. Log Cabin represents an important part of the American family-taxpaying, hard working people who proudly believe in this nation's greatness."

However Log Cabin as well dissents from either conservative Republican views in matters on to homophile & sapphic rights. "We also believe all Americans have the right to liberty, freedom, and equality," it says. "Log Cabin stands up against those who preach hatred and intolerance. We stand up for the idea that all Americans deserve to be treated equal-regardless of their sexual orientation."

Log Cabin supported a election of George W. Bush at the 2000 Presidential election, but has since been critical of many actions (and inactions) of the Bush Administration. Particularly, Log Cabin strongly supports the right of equivalent-sex couples to exist as legally married. "Civil marriage equality will benefit society by encouraging stable relationships, strengthening the institution of marriage and providing important protection for gay and lesbian families," Log Cabin says.

Accordingly, Log Cabin Republicans use at times condemned Bush's trend lines for the Constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage altogether states, although it keep close at hand tried to keep away from criticizing Bush by title, preferring to attack a influence of the "radical right" on the RepublicanPerson.

Around 2000 a United States Presidential poll showed that about seventy percent of self-identifed homo & sapphic elector (roughly 4 percent of victims polled) supported Democratic Party Presidential candidate Al Gore, with roughy twenty percent trend lines Republican Party Presidential candidate George W. Bush. An additional 5 percent voted for Green Party Presidential candidate Ralph Nader. Within weak one & more polls that stand asked participants their sexual orientation it is felt that most gay & sapphic Americans trend lines a Democrats, but that a sizable minority may trend lines the Republican Party or some minor political party such as the Green Party or the Libertarian Party.

When homosexual & lesbian Republicans come within a minority, & remain firm to the political person that typically sides sustaining the religious right on social issues, Log Cabin Republicans are typically known as "Aunt Marys" (the gay same of "Uncle Toms"). A contributor to the gay newspaper The Washington Blade wrote in March 2004: "Patrick Guerriero of Log Cabin is a sell out and a traitor to the gay community. It’s pretty sad for Log Cabin when the Republicans don’t want them and they are not respected in the majority of the gay and lesbian community." Yet, gay conservativist come progressively making their presence felt at gay pride celebrations, inside a Republican Person & across websites like a Independent Gay Forum.

Likewise numbers of social conservatives and Christian evangelicals in the Republican person refuse to recognize Log Cabin when section of the party, & numbers of Republican professional-holders refuse to meet by using the babies or even respond to their initiatives. Inside March 2004, for example, Kansas senator Sam Brownback said that Log Cabin's activities in trend lines of equivalent-sex marriage were "hurting the party they claim to support." He commended Bush for what he known as "his bold and principled stand in support of a constitutional amendment protecting marriage."

Within Will 2004 the Republican Party's North Carolina state chairman Ferrell Blount said that he would not allow a Log Cabin Republicans to buy a booth at the person's State Convention. "I reviewed what the Log Cabin national Web site was advocating and promoting," said Blount, "and in my opinion, it is diametrically opposed to the values of the North Carolina Republican Party ... As state party chairman, I support the definition of marriage as being a union sanctioned by God between a man and a woman. That is what the Republican Party talks about in its platform and will talk about this weekend."

In September 8, 2004, a Log Cabin Republicans chose to withhold endorsement of President Bush in the 2004 election on the evidence of his trend lines for the same-sex marriage ban.