An ally with nuance. Probably the best ally I've seen of a politician whose main personality trait is his religion.

I'd probably give him a B or C. Which I don't believe is high enough to be offended* at members of the LGBT community's decision not to vote for him. Even if I personally think he would generally be a yes vote for senators that have great track records on supporting lgbt folk. I believe Talarico has an ability to learn and agree to pass more "controversial" bills unlike someone like Gavin Newsom

*to be clear, I have no right to be offended even if they a 100