A gay man who lives in Washington State has been branded 'a spoiled brat' after demanding his entire family stop voting Republican and forcing his father to leave the GOP. Ryan Short, 42, was speaking to his 80-year-old father Richard, a veteran who lives in Dallas, Texas, when he discovered his dad was still a Republican. 'We were just having one of our random catch-ups and he just casually said, 'I'm still Republican,'' Short said, with his dad reaffirming his stance after Ryan pointed out what he sees as the GOP's rhetoric against LGBTQ people.