Leave it to these Republicans. They preach and preach how evil gay marriage is, but as soon as one of their own children comes out to them as being gay, they quickly change positions. The latest is Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH). Here is an interview he gave CNN to discus it:

In the interview, Portman even admits that his decision was based solely on his own child:

“I’ve come to the conclusion that for me, personally, I think this is something that we should allow people to do, to get married, and to have the joy and stability of marriage that I’ve had for over 26 years. That I want all of my children to have, including our son, who is gay,” said Portman

That is a rather callous statement to make. Portman admits he never believed any other gay couple should have had the “joy and stability” of marriage, until it could have been his son.

Portman also said he talked about this with Dick Cheney and Cheney told him to “follow his heart”. So before that Portman didn’t follow his heart and instead used party lines to lead? That is a rather stark admission.

And what about the possibility of Portman being Romney’s VP pick last year? Well Portman says he told Romney about his son and that Romney said it wasn’t a deal breaker. I’m sure I believe that one too.

It’s good to see Portman come around on this issue, but it’s also troubling to see a first-hand admission of just how easy it is for Republicans to discriminate against the LGBT community. It shows that their own morals are fake.