“I don’t pretend to agree with every plank in our party’s platform,” Thiel said. After all, this week, the Republican Party adopted one of its most anti-LGBT platforms in history. But his pro-equality message ― even with its very light criticism of GOP policies ― was still notable at this convention. CLEVELAND ― Peter Thiel on Thursday became the first openly gay Republican convention speaker in history to talk about his sexual orientation, and said he disagreed with portions of his party’s platform that restrict rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. And the Republican Party’s vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov.

Source: Huffington Post July 22, 2016 01:30 UTC