chicagohost: chicagohost: This is a real and genuine question. thank you for your time.

Thank you for being genuine in your question. So often these threads turn dialogue that is less than genuine and that´s why I haven´t said a word for seven months but could not resist on this one. First off, of course conservatives know what LGBT means unless they´ve been living under a rock. Oh wait, a lot of people do… Anyway, can I, with all sincerity respond in this way: While the media has made Trump out to be a bigot and yes, he has not helped the matter which is why I choose not to support him for the way he has come across, all his supporters and NOT bigots. Of course, there are some who are and there are liberals who are just as bigoted, I could sight some blatant examples in recent news here but I won´t , anyway, IMO a significant amount, and truly the ones I know, are NOT bigoted. They are just so upset with the way our nation has been weakened, our boarders have been left wide open and the current administration has done little to stop it. Beyond that is the desperation they feel about our constitutional rights being taken away. Are they choosing the right leader? Perhaps not. I cringe to think of it but none the less these are good people. with whom I hold the same values. I am delighted to live in a country where a black man could become president but I feel as strongly about what he has done to our country as you do about Trump. I feel even more so about who could be his predicessor. But here´s my point: I am a Super Host and I have Instant Booking. I turn no one away (fairly, I must say, I´m not in a city but a rural area). We´ve hosted a significant chunk of people who are as far as the east is from the west to our personal values. But you know, it´s good to sit and dialoge about our beliefs and how we see things. We steer away from talking politics but still go away with a clearer understanding of others´ point of view. Our lives, and I believe theirs , too, are richer for it. Last fall I hosted a young woman from the Netherlands who works for the UN with a Peace Keeping deligation in the Sudan. What an incredible time we had!! Actually, it was for a cycling/hosting organization. She, a staunch liberal, left a very complimentary review on the website and finished it with, ¨ This is America full on. Put all your liberal ideas aside and listen to what this couple has got to say, it’ll give you a great peek into the American way of life. Thanks so much guys, you are the best!!¨" So I guess what I´m saying is please don´t sterotype people that way. You will miss out and so will they. Perhpas it might help change the world. And lastly, if they are that bigoted, they will see your picture and not stay there anyway…just sayin. Please come and stay at my house! I´ll roll out the red carpet for you.