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| − | '''GOProud''' is a gay rights group that consists of [[ | + | '''GOProud''' is a gay rights group that consists of [[conservative]] homosexuals. They consider themselves conservatives who believe in [[limited government]], individual liberty, free markets, national defense and a strong foreign policy. Per their website "We believe that every individual should be equal under the law." This stance would include the right to gay marriage. Some people believe the group has more in common with conservatism than the [[libertarian]] wing. [[Big government]] [[RINOs]] who believe in the expansion of government into people's personal lives believes that [[conservatism]] is defined by social issues; God, heterosexual marriage, etc. As such, GOProud divides the conservative movement which is now evident in the annual [[CPAC]] convention and the refusal of social conservative groups to attend an event that promotes [[homosexuality]] from GOProud. The co-founders of GOProud are Jimmy LaSalvia and Christopher Barron, a political director for [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref>[http://www.gaypatriot.net/2005/11/16/breaking-news-log-cabin-loses-political-director-to-planned-parenthood/ BREAKING NEWS: LOG CABIN LOSES POLITICAL DIRECTOR TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD, Gay Patriot, November 16, 2005]</ref> In a rejection of the [[homosexual agenda]], the CPAC board of directors voted to exclude GOProud from future CPAC conferences.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=263673 GOProud out at annual summit of conservatives]</ref> |
==Leftist Policies== | ==Leftist Policies== | ||
Revision as of 19:07, June 28, 2011
GOProud is a gay rights group that consists of conservative homosexuals. They consider themselves conservatives who believe in limited government, individual liberty, free markets, national defense and a strong foreign policy. Per their website "We believe that every individual should be equal under the law." This stance would include the right to gay marriage. Some people believe the group has more in common with conservatism than the libertarian wing. Big government RINOs who believe in the expansion of government into people's personal lives believes that conservatism is defined by social issues; God, heterosexual marriage, etc. As such, GOProud divides the conservative movement which is now evident in the annual CPAC convention and the refusal of social conservative groups to attend an event that promotes homosexuality from GOProud. The co-founders of GOProud are Jimmy LaSalvia and Christopher Barron, a political director for Planned Parenthood.[1] In a rejection of the homosexual agenda, the CPAC board of directors voted to exclude GOProud from future CPAC conferences.[2]
Leftist Policies
- Christopher Barron calls Cleta Mitchell, a conservative lawyer fighting same-sex marriage in D.C., a "nasty bigot." [3]
- GOProud attacks conservative Tim Pawlenty for his support of Don't Ask Don't Tell. [4]
- GOProud calls conservative leader Jim DeMint "outrageous and bizarre" for suggesting the barring of openly gay teachers from school. [5]
- GOProud attempts to dilute the Biblical condemnation of homosexuality as a sin and an abomination unto God.
- GOProud supports attempts to force the military to allow openly homosexual men and women to serve.
See Also
References
- ↑ BREAKING NEWS: LOG CABIN LOSES POLITICAL DIRECTOR TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD, Gay Patriot, November 16, 2005
- ↑ GOProud out at annual summit of conservatives
- ↑ This is Too Much For Me, Red State, February 10, 2011
- ↑ Reciprocal Courtesy On a Bridge Too Far, Red State, February 2011
- ↑ Jim DeMint: Trying His Best to Make Alvin Greene Look Sane, GOProud, October 5, 2010