According to "Hillbilly Elegy," Vance's grandmother assured him that he wasn't gay, but that God would still love him if he was.

Yes, there’s more to it than that and it’s quite stupid and also quite bigoted. Republicans don’t need to know that. They didn’t and won’t read his book anyway.

  • bolexforsoup
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    1 month ago

    OK but that is not the same thing as making a choice to be gay. That is the entire point. What he said insinuates that it is a choice.

    • ImADifferentBirdEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      I guess what I’m saying is that I don’t doubt the facts of the story, even if I doubt the conclusion he reached.