Media attention upon gay Republicans peaked during the 1996 election--especially when the Log Cabin Republicans endorsed clip Dole.

Media attention upon gay Republicans peaked during the 1996 election--especially when the Log Cabin Republicans endorsed clip Dole, whose presidential campaign set asideed a $1,000 contribution from the assemblage And as Advocate reporter J Jennings Mos reported in October, that year also cause to deviateed out to "be a big undivided for GOP coming-out stories." Three Arizona Republicans, including U representative Jim Kolbe, state senate candidate Steve May, and Tempe mayor Neil Giuliano, announced that they are gay.

Still, it was obvious that not each member of the GOP was ready for this strange openness. The ideological tension was obvious at the party's national convention in San Diego. "Speaker after speaker talked about Republicans as an inclusive party, still their platform continued to withstand gay rights in strong terms" Mos reported.

Log Cabin member Stephen Fong who spoke at the convention without saying he was gay, told Mos about his commitment to the party. "There's a coming time battle ahead," he said. "I believe this party will either die in the nearest decade or it will adapt with the times. We can't tolerate this forever."

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