Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is taking back her previous condemnation of gay marriage. As late as 2013 she said she opposed gay marriage, a remarkable [political] statement, given that her father endorsed gay marriage in 2009. (Interesting that he endorsed it when he was free to speak candidly, outside of office).

Regardless, Liz Cheney is somewhat free now, too. She has abandoned that part of whatever the “GOP” has become and is spending time with new people, people on the House Select Committee. She is second in line, one of the bosses. But she’s now colleagues, with Democrats, even though she retains her conservative values, she also retains her rejection of all things Trump, which unites her with people that may have her seeing the world differently.

On Sunday, the Wyoming Republican expressed public support for LGBTQ rights for the first time, saying her previous stance was “wrong.” Cheney’s past comments on her belief “in the traditional definition of marriage” in 2013 caused a rift with her sister Mary, who is married to a woman. The interview was actually wonderful, sincere, one could see it in her eyes. There was no political angle, no justifications, just an honest person, who seems to be getting more open and free by the day.

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No doubt she’s still as conservative when it comes to policy, but we need democracy to even argue policy and some of those folks who agree might be rubbing off some policy on Liz. Some can view this interview with cynicism and say it’s all politically calculated. Some can watch and see a person who genuinely regrets her political decision and now just wants to be family. We choose the latter and believe this is a beautiful moment.

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