Thiel, who is gay, was expected to address gay rights in front of a political party whose platform rejects gay marriage and gay rights in general. But most of all, I am proud to be an American.”He is only the second openly gay man to address the Republican National Convention, CNN reported. He stopped short of such an appeal, however, addressing his sexuality only when saying: “I am proud to be gay. Our newest fighter jets can’t even fly in the rain,” Thiel said on the final evening of the four-day convention in Cleveland. Thiel drew parallels between himself and Trump each as a “builder.”His family emigrated from Germany when Thiel was one year old, and arrived in Cleveland—the city hosting this week’s convention.

Source: Mint July 22, 2016 09:22 UTC