GOP Calls For Gay Inclusion

The GOP has issued a 97-page report which singles out the inclusion of gay people as part of the party's strategy for future success.

"For the GOP to appeal to younger voters, we do not have to agree on every issue, but we do need to make sure young people do not see the Party as totally intolerant of alternative points of view," the report states. "Already, there is a generational difference within the conservative movement about issues involving the treatment and the rights of gays — and for many younger voters, these issues are a gateway into whether the Party is a place they want to be."  "If our Party is not welcoming and inclusive, young people and increasingly other voters will continue to tune us out," the report continues, adding that disagreement over 20 percent of the issues should not mean the party cannot come together on the other issues. Polling has consistently shown nearly half of conservatives younger than 30 support marriage equality.

RELATED: Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus has praised the marriage reversal by Sen. Rob Portman, but he stops short of endorsing same-sex marriage himself.

"I think Sen. Portman made some pretty big inroads last week," Priebus said. "I think it's about being decent. I think it's about dignity and respect, that nobody deserves to have their dignity diminished, or people don't deserve to be disrespected." "It's not a matter of whether I support his decision," Priebus said. "I support him doing what he wants to do as an elected person and as an American. If that's his opinion, then I support him having that opinion."