article_snippet: Ordinarily, I'm the kind of gay person who likes to give people room to evolve.
article_snippet: That's OK, as long as you aren't hateful about it, are willing to listen and don't try to restrict the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
article_snippet: I'm from Oklahoma, a deeply conservative state, and I've seen friends, family and co-workers evolve.
article_snippet: Well, ask a gay person.
article_snippet: I hope that America is evolved enough not to elect a candidate who opposes LGBT rights.
article_snippet: It's a country that mostly laughs at someone saying prison would "turn" someone gay.
article_snippet: that saying so both belittles a serious issue of violence -- that of men raping other men in prison, which has nothing to do with turning anyone gay and everything to do with criminal activity.
article_snippet: Being around a bunch of dudes -- or ladies -- in prison doesn't change a person's innate sexual attractions.