Please, allow me to educate you R115. Retrograde means:
[quote]returning to older and worse conditions, methods, ideas, etc
With that said, I he never excused Republicans and their blatant homophobia. George W Bush built his second term's campaign around "preserving the sanctity of marriage" from gay people and I am very much aware of the prejudices they've promoted and supported. Then again, Obama, Clinton and Biden were fiercely against same sex marriage until it was convenient for them to endorse it, and it was the Democrats who passed Don't Ask, Don't Tell and the Defense of Marriage Act. Don't come to me with this nonsense in an attempt to justify your blatant homophobia.
JD Vance has been critical of the trans community and allowing children to transition at an early age, which is something that has been said here a million times, so don't pretend that he's a demon when he shares and opinion widely held in here. Now, does that mean that he is blameless? Obviously, not. He has hardened his stance on LGBT protections and he's clearly not an ally but, come on! Dressing up as a woman during a silly party is something that many men he done and it isn't a reflection on their sexual orientation.
If anything, all I could say is that he looked completely ridiculous. However, does that make him gay and in the closet? Come on!