No illusions here: GOP's rising Latino star is anti-gay

This fall, Senator Rubio recorded anti-gay marriage robocall messages for the National Organization for Marriage.

And then he answered with the following to a question by a GQ reporter:

GQ: You talk a lot to young Republicans. Recently I met a Republican who said, my kids are in high school and there's a prom. There's straight kids, gay kids. It's no big deal to them. And he says, my party, the Republican party, has to stop putting these social issues out there and talking more about stuff that effects people. 

Marco Rubio: I think that's unfair. A significant percentage of Americans feel very strongly about this issue. What I'm hearing is that it's ok for one side to express their view and the other side needs to be quiet. There are a very significant number of Americans that feel very strongly about the issue of life, about the issue of marriage and are we saying that they should be silenced or not allowed to speak or voice their opinion? There's a way to do that that is respectful and productive. There are things we'll always disagree on, but it doesn't mean we go to war over them or divide our country over them. We agree to disagree, but we continue to work together on the things we all know that we have to do.

My translation: be nice gays as we legislate your constitutional rights away and translate our fearful religious beliefs into anti-gay laws that all Americans must abide by.

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