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[quote=Anonymous]For me, it’s very interesting because, say, 15 years ago, my brother, sister and I were the only “liberal nutball” members of the family. Inch by inch, my aunt and most of my cousins have voted Democrat, have registered as Democrat, or at least make it very clear that if they are still a registered Republican, they voted for Obama (a few), Clinton (more) or Biden (most of cousins). So what used to be a Republican family on both my dad’s side and my mom’s with only we 3 sibling “black sheep,” now has become younger generation firmly Democrat, and at least one aunt who is very outspoken that she is anti-Trump and doesn’t take crap from her siblings about it.

At any rate, everyone accepts that my brother is gay. If there had been any question whatsoever on that front, I wouldn’t speak to anyone who had a problem with that, including my parents. But luckily, no one has said a word on that front, other than to say they are happy for my brother and really adore his long-term boyfriend, who lives with him.

Anyway, we mostly just don’t talk politics. But is it comes up, we usually can talk in a semi-productive way, with the exception of one completely obnoxious married-in cousin (yes, I’m the OP of the other thread). [/quote]

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