Jamie Kirchick, showing no signs of maturing, invests in an imaginary friend called gay-friendly conservatism.
There is a psychological name for that ... off ramp, right?
Yes, Alan Simpson exists. No, his existence, and the 5% of political thinkers like him, aren't enough to suggest that de facto Conservatism isn't much as one would expect, for the status quo and, thereby, against meaningful recognition of gay relationships.
Running around for a living expecting liberal gays to act respectfully toward an imaginary friend is probably not a route to fulfillment in life, unless one just craves the spotlight.