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DrPrimemaster posted...

I dont know Ellen coming out as gay on a sitcom hurt her a lot at the time. Now we have a show like Modern Family with a gay couple on it, and it does well with republicans.

I think media can be used as a gauge.

A gay couple that is very much a generic stereotype though, and it's a comedy show, conservatives don't really care if a gay couple is played for laughs, they care if it's a real life gay couple though. Lesbians also tend to get a bit of leeway in terms of acceptance, then there's plenty of people who think gay stuff is hot as long as it is happening between the opposite gender.