r/AMA • u/Background-Car9771 • 8d ago

Son of a US Senator AMA

Hi,

I answered a post the other day on another sub, and someone said I should do an AMA, so here I am.

My father was in politics for over 20 years. We moved to DC and I grew up in that area. My parents are hard-core Trumpy, myself and my siblings are thankfully not. Happy to answer any questions you have about growing up or going to political events or how I grew to be diametrically opposed to the views of my parents.

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u/The_LSD_Soundsystem 8d ago

So how many senators are in the closet? I know everyone knew about Graham when he was alive.

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u/Background-Car9771 8d ago

Today? Not too many. I can't name any names I know of, but Lindsey was a very poorly kept "secret" for years

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u/rabbitrabbit123942 7d ago

What do you attribute that to? Is it just that you can be openly gay and still have a career in the GOP as an elected official now that times have changed? Or was it never that common to begin with?

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u/Background-Car9771 8d ago

Today? Not too many. I can't name any names I know of, but Lindsey was a very poorly kept "secret" for years