CLEVELAND Republican delegates tasked with drafting the partys official platform on Monday rebuffed several efforts aimed at bringing the GOP into the 21st century at least on paper.

Instead, GOP officials voted to reaffirm the partys opposition to gay adoption, same-sex marriage, abortion and transgender individuals using public restrooms issues that generally have seen great progress in recent years.

The Platform Committee, one of several committees meeting prior to next weeks Republican National Convention , gathered in downtown Cleveland to spell out the partys core principles and values for the next four years. The language the committee ultimately settles on is not binding, however officials have ignored its provisions in the past. But the document can help reveal the direction of party, and, especially this year, crystalize the differences between it and its presumptive standard bearer, real estate mogul Donald Trump .