Matt R. Salmon, the openly gay son of conservative congressman Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ), talks to Anderson Cooper about still being loved by his family, although his parents campaign against his right to marry.
"I finally realized that no matter what our differences and opinions are, we have to love and support each other. And since then, our relationship has really grown stronger. And I've watched as my dad has just really been a huge supporter of me....Yes, he doesn't support gay marriage, but that's no reason that I shouldn't love him, or just accept him for who he is. I hope that he changes his position" on marriage rights for same-sex couples."
Watching the interview, I get an air of melancholy. Maybe I'm right on that, or maybe he's just got low blood sugar or something. But his demeanor seemed to carry a sense of sadness about it.
Listening to younger Salmon's reasoning, the situation seems to be: he respects his parent's views and opinions but they don't have to respect his.
I'm not sure how you live in a great head space knowing your parents sent you to "reparative therapy" hoping to change who you intrinsically are.
And when Anderson asks if Matt's family would be "ok" meeting someone he was dating, note the pause in his answer: "I, I believe so... yeah."
"I believe so"?
In other words, it hasn't happened?
Sadness just hangs over the whole thing...
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