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  • Gay conservative group GOProud closing its doors

    06/04/2014 9:19:03 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 98 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 06/04/2014 | Rick Moran
    The current leadership sounds hopeful about continuing the organization under a different name with a different mission, but, as the Advocate explains, that's probably unrealistic. Bilerico reporter Andrew Markle initially reported that GOProud was shuttering on Sunday, and following initial denials on social media from members of the group, key organizers confirmed to Bilerico founder Bil Browning Monday that the group is indeed planning to close up shop.  GOProud executive director Matthew Bechstein told Browning that the mixed messages were an attempt to calm members and stave off any problems with fundraising efforts.  Nevertheless, "We're leaving GOProud behind and re-branding...
  • GOProud Founder Officially Leaves Republican Party over ‘Tolerance of Bigotry’

    01/15/2014 9:22:24 AM PST · by US Navy Vet · 51 replies
    Mediaite ^ | January 14th, 2014 | by Andrew Kirell
    Jimmy LaSalvia, the founder of the conservative gay advocacy group GOProud, has officially announced his departure from the Republican Party. “Today, I joined the ranks of unaffiliated voters. I am every bit as conservative as I’ve always been, but I just can’t bring myself to carry the Republican label any longer,” LaSalvia wrote. “You see, I just don’t agree with the big-government ‘conservatives’ who run the party now.”