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Jenner’s view on gay marriage is lukewarm, surprising to LGBT community

September 15, 2015

By Kelly Ledbetter, Christian Examiner

BURBANK, Calif. (Christian Examiner) – The former Olympian and reality television star Bruce Jenner, who has asked the media to address him as “Caitlyn,” may be seeking to demonstrate a social distance between himself and the LGBT community that previously accepted Jenner as a figurehead.

In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, Jenner said, “I’m a traditionalist.” He said he was “okay” with gay marriage, but he was not resoundingly supportive, USA Today reported.

Jenner has said he is a republican and a Christian, but he ascribed his views to his age: “I’m older than most people in the audience. I kind of like tradition, and it’s always been a man and a woman. I’m thinking, ‘I don’t quite get it.'”

To read more, go to the Christian Examiner website.

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