baby steps - In the wake of the "municipal anarchy" in San Francisco, comes an article in the SF Chron about how gay candidates are answering the call of the Republican Party. Are these the kind of baby steps that are part of the progression toward bigger and better things? Is it the first attempt at "changing a homophobic image" in the hopes of eventually finding "qualified, credentialed" GLBT Republican candidates who can win in Republican districts. Or is running gay Republican candidates in Democratic-dominated districts just a half-hearted token effort at demonstrating diversity? Is working within the system as a gay Republican counterproductive toward gay marriage and equal rights?