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<\/p>\nGay Republican Runs for NY Senate: \u2018In the 1980s I Was Called a Fa**ot. Now I\u2019m Called a Fascist\u2019 \u2013 WATCH<\/b>
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Pete Holmberg is a gay<\/a> Republican running for New York State Senate in Trump\u2019s district in New York City.<\/p>\n Says Holmberg in his new campaign ad, produced by The New York Republican County Committee: \u201cBack in the 1980s, I was called a \u2018fa**ot\u2019. Now today as a Republican, I\u2019m being called a \u2018fascist.’\u201d<\/p>\n Wrote Holmberg in text accompanying his campaign video<\/a>: \u201cAs a New Yorker, a patriot, and a businessman, I\u2019m horrified by the way Manhattan is treated by our government. From egregious taxes, to disrespectful restrictions on law enforcement, there are so many poor decisions threatening the future of Senatorial District 28, the place I\u2019ve called home for more than 26 years. When Manhattan GOP Chairwoman Andrea Catsimatidis recruited me to run in March of this year, I thought long and hard about it. The conclusion I finally arrived at was this: After everything I\u2019ve experienced and seen in life, maybe, just maybe, I could bring some new solutions to the table, and bring some unexpected people together. So I threw my hat in the ring.\u201d<\/p>\n Holmberg added that he was grateful to Milo Yiannopoulos sympathizer Chadwick Moore, who turned Republican<\/a> following backlash to his OUT magazine profile of the gay<\/a> white supremacist: \u201cAs for the publicly coming out as a gay<\/a> Republican thing, I would love to say I had the guts to do it first, but I\u2019m hardly the first gay<\/a> man<\/a> out of the conservative gate in the Trump Era. Chadwick Moore paved the way for me (in the pages of The New York Post<\/em> no less!) and I\u2019m eternally grateful to him for introducing me to others like myself. Just like in the eighties, I learned I wasn\u2019t alone!\u201d<\/p>\n Holmberg concluded: \u2018Earlier this year, my friend Michael called me and said, \u201cyou need to talk to this guy<\/a> Brandon, he\u2019s lost all his friends!\u201d Normally that kind intro would be a red flag, but in NYC gay<\/a> conservative circles, it\u2019s kind of become a badge of honor. Brandon Straka has become one of my closest friends and his creation of The #WalkAway<\/a> Campaign has had a direct impact across the country that I feel everyday on the streets of NYC as I meet people who are questioning old ideas and the fears that they accepted as facts. The world is changing. The Democratic Party isn\u2019t what it was ten years ago, and The Republican Party isn\u2019t what it was ten years ago. People today need to assess how they feel about specific issues, prioritize those issues according to what matters most to them, and then choose a team. As a fiscal conservative who opposes \u201cSanctuary Cities,\u201d believes that the cap on Charter Schools should be lifted, and sees firsthand the way reckless taxation is driving people out of New York State, that choice was easy for me. I am proud to be a Republican. I\u2019m even prouder to be a New Yorker. And I look forward to meeting many more of you.\u2019<\/p>\n The post Gay Republican Runs for NY Senate: \u2018In the 1980s I Was Called a Fa**ot. Now I\u2019m Called a Fascist\u2019 \u2013 WATCH<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n