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Homo-con group GOProud takes credit for veto of Arizona’s “License to Discriminate” bill

Biggest laugh of the day.

Homo-conservative group GOPRoud sent out the letter below, hours after Governor Brewer of Arizona vetoed the “License to Discriminate” bill. In the letter, the group takes credit for Brewer’s decision to veto the legislation.

What a laugh…

Dear Friends,

On Tuesday GOProud sent out a statement encouraging Governor Jan Brewer to veto Arizona Senate Bill 1062, which would have legalized the discrimination of gay individuals.

Today, we are proud to share with you the news that the Governor Brewer has vetoed that legislation. It is because of supporters like you that the message of freedom is reaching conservative leaders all across America.

Governor Brewer’s decision reinforced the voices of several influential Republicans like Senator John McCain, Senator Jeff Flake, Governor Mitt Romney, Governor Rick Scott, and Speaker Newt Gingrich, who all spoke out against SB 1062, just like we did.

This is no small victory. GOProud’s mission is one that is being characterized by many of our Party leaders. Together, we are entering a modern Republican era, where the principles of conservatism are celebrated by all Americans.

Please take this opportunity to extend your congratulations to our friends in Arizona, express your gratitude for the courage and conviction of leaders like Governor Jan Brewer, and continue supporting the important work we do here at GOProud.

(via JMG)

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Conservative gay group GOProud now supports marriage equality

 During the last election, GOProud executive director Jimmy LaSalvia called gay marriage a “distraction” issue as he made the media rounds pumping the group’s support for Mitt Romney.

Now, however, GOProud has officially announced it’s support for marriage equality.  Buzzfeed reports:

“We support same-sex marriage, civil marriage,” GOProud executive director Jimmy LaSalvia said.
The move follows a decision by the GOProud board earlier this month to expand the group’s mission to include state-level work. It also comes after, LaSalvia noted, the re-election of a president who supports same-sex couples’ marriage rights, while some in the Republican Party are urging their party to reassess their position on the issue.
Since its founding in 2009, GOProud has always opposed the federal Defense of Marriage Act, calling the law a “federal power grab,” but it avoided the underlying issue of marriage rights. In the course of a 285-word statement provided to BuzzFeed on “marriage and relationship recognition” being released publicly Friday, though, the group declares, “Where civil marriage is possible, we support civil marriage.”

Read GOProud’s full press release.

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GOPRoud’s people speak for themselves at Homocon 2012

(Roxanne Roberts/The Washington Post)

GOProud dipped into the convention social scene Tuesday with Homocon 2012, an invitation-only party for gay conservatives and supporters who believe in limited government and individual empowerment.

Around 600 guests packed into Tampa’s Honey Pot nightclub, where dancers sported “Freedom is Fabulous” t-shirts and Romney buttons were the accessory du jour.

But what made the evening most interesting was the direct honesty some gay supporters shared in terms of their own personal priorities in politics:

“I understand I’m going to be subject to certain limitations,” said Robert Stevens, sporting a Romney/Ryan button late Tuesday night. “I understand I won’t have equal rights. But I also want to be filthy rich, and I think the Republican ticket can get me there.”

I’ve often said how people vote and where they stand is a reflection of their own priorities in life.  I think it’s great that GOProud members are open to sharing their own priorities of wealth over equal rights. 

We all get to choose.

(source)

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Signorile: Gays who criticize other gays

“Like the classic case of the bully who picks on people because he’s afraid, deep down, that he is the one who actually is weak, it appears that these guys beat up others in the community to divert attention from themselves and to show that they’re down with everyone else who’s doing the bashing. In the case of [Richard] Grenell, it’s particularly interesting because if you watch a video of him being interviewed you’ll see he is not exactly the standard of masculinity. And that’s totally fine — few men are, gay or straight. But for him to then criticize a lesbian for not meeting a standard of femininity does reveal a certain ‘lady doth protest too much’ quality.

“We’ve seen similar kinds of tweets about Maddow from Chris Barron, one of the founders of the conservative gay group, GOProud, who once mocked her for looking like a ‘dude.’ He’s also tweeted that Barney Frank is ‘catty,’ has a ‘purse’ and wants to ‘sit in Scott Brown’s lap.’ Curiously, Barron also obsessively tweets about his gym workouts and tweets many photos of his worked-out abs, in what seems like a desperate exercise in overcompensation, as if to say, ‘See, I really am a real man, really!'” – Michelangelo Signorile, writing for Huffington Post.
(via JMG)

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GOProud member tweets “‘gay on gay” attack, then removes tweet

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Late last week, Taylor Garrett, a reality show participant in LOGO’s A-List: Dallas – who describes himself on Twitter as “Republican. Christian. Honest.” – tweeted a photo of a rock with a note on it and claimed that he was the victim of an anti-GOP attack by someone defending the gay community.

The tweet came following LOGO’s decision to feature Republican pundit Ann Coulter in a guest spot on the show.

Many in the blogosphere noted that LOGO executive producer John Hill shortly thereafter tweeted congratulations to Garrett for “making headlines” with his claim. Soon thereafter, both Taylor Garrett’s initial tweet about the incident AND John Hill’s congratulatory tweet were deleted.

It’s also been noted that no police report was made in Dallas, nor was any interview given to any of the press, gay or otherwise, in Dallas. This has attempted many to wonder if the entire incident was part of a publicity stunt to create attention for the upcoming TV show.

Joe Jervis of JoeMyGod blog wrote:

“When I questioned Hill as to whether he’d played a role in the stunt, his tweet to Garrett was instantly deleted.”

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Neither Hill nor Logo have yet responded to my questions. I understand all too well that gay people are not above the depths of scumbaggery typically associated with producing reality television, but a false hate crime claim is truly beyond the pale. At the very least, Logo and the show’s producers should address what some are (hopefully wrongly) thinking.”

Now, it’s possible that IF the attack were not true, that may be good reason not to file a false police report. That is a crime, you know. It’s also not what you’d describe as “honest.”

What do you think? Real attack or “reality show” activity?

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Michelangelo Signorile on GOProud

From Advocate.com: Michelangelo Signorile has an excellent essay on GOProud, the conservative self-loathing political group that seems to want to do anything for acceptance from those who will never accept them.

Justin Raimondo was the openly gay campaign manager of the virulently antigay Pat Buchanan’s 1992 presidential campaign. In the new century we had Ken Mehlman, chair of the Republican National Committee and, later, George W. Bush’s reelection campaign manager, who promoted anti–gay marriage amendments across the country, helping the GOP to win with hate. And let’s not forget Mary Cheney, who, like Mehlman now, is out, but gives money to antigay politicians even as she enjoys the benefits of hard-won gay rights advances.

Their motivations are probably unique to each but there are some commonalities: a desire to be close to power; a hunger for attention and GOP approval; a selfish devotion to Republican “fiscal” policies over civil rights; and a belligerence toward gay activists, whom they seem to detest.

GOProud’s Chris Barron fits right in, often appearing desperate for Republican acceptance, compromising his positions at a moment’s notice—if he even had any to begin with. Formerly political director for the Log Cabin Republicans, he broke away and cofounded GOProud, claiming that Log Cabin wasn’t conservative enough. Since its founding in 2009, GOProud slowly moved in the direction of not taking any pro-gay positions, all in an attempt to be included in the Republican Party, even though Barron oddly once tweeted that GOProud is “a gay organization, we only work on gay issues.”

Although at one point GOProud tweeted that “a gay organization, we only work on gay issues,” they don’t support any major legislation that would move the LGBT community closer to equality. They oppose the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act and the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which is now law; they don’t support gay marriage and repeal of DADT isn’t part of their legislative agenda. 

GOProud now also supports House speaker John Boehner defending section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act in federal appeals court after President Obama announced he believed the law is unconstitutional — though Barron himself is legally married to a man in Washington, D.C.

All in all, it’s a very interesting essay about how desperate a group can be in wanting to be accepted by those who probably will never accept anything about them except their campaign dollars.

Read the whole thing essay here.

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Hate group angry gay Conservatives attending CPAC

Anti-gay Tony Perkins of the SPLC certified hate-group The Family Research Council posted an angry rant on The Daily Caller blog about how the inclusion of GOProud at CPAC would cause the world to tilt off it’s axis and spin into Venus and Mars like a top-loaded drag queen at the White Party.

From Mr. Perkins: The inclusion of GOProud as not only an exhibitor but as a member of the planning committee indicates a fairly obvious effort to “mainstream” an organization whose commitment to overturning the historic prohibition on homosexuals in the military, the Defense of Marriage Act, and state laws against same-sex marriage is the reason for its existence. Any group that purports to be conservative should not attempt to destroy the foundations of conservatism itself, and we will not aid and abet such groups by partnering with them. Attacking both marriage and the military is a blunt-edged assault on the two institutions that, with churches and synagogues, compose the superstructure of our national life. On them hang the future of our children, our economy, and our security. On these things, true conservatives must never waver nor compromise.

Talk about a hot cup of crazy…. So when progressive/LGBT citizens stand up for equality, freedom, all those things that make America what it is, WE are the ones destroying the country? Seriously. I’m not the biggest fan of GOProud as I can’t wrap my head around the idea of gay conservatives making their personal wealth a priority over LGBT rights and equality, but if GOProud wants to attend the jamboree, I say let them. Just a hot cup of crazy…