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GOProud was one of the two major gay conservative organizations in the United States, having been formed as an alternative to the more centrist Log Cabin Republicans. It completely collapsed in 2013.[1]
Notable events[edit]
GOProud was the first gay group to sponsor the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in 2010. Its members had no-doubt sophisticated and mature conversations with the John Birch Society, Focus on the Family, and the National Organization for Marriage. And were railed against by a Ryan Sorba, who is just a stand-up guy.[2]
GOProud also held an event called Homocon in 2010. Their headliner was Ann Coulter. Yes, that Ann Coulter. She showed her appreciation for GOProud with "jokes" about gay liberals promoting fisting education in kindergarten and how marriage is not a civil right if "you're not black" (in her defense, the number of gay black republicans is probably fairly small).[3]
Conservative stalwart Grover Norquist joined the advisory board of GOProud. This made the Family Research Council very upset with him.[4]
See also[edit]
- Log Cabin Republicans
- Peter Thiel — GOProud's billionaire one-time host[5][6]
External links[edit]
- An archive snapshot of their webshite from 2013
- LGBTory
is the British equivalent; they even do the acronym thing
References[edit]
- ↑ Tim Mak. "Inside the Implosion of GOProud, the Right's Most Notorious Pro-Gay Group". The Daily Beast.
- ↑ A Conversation With Ryan Sorba
- ↑ Ann Coulter at Homocon: 'Marriage is Not a Civil Right. You're Not Black.'
- ↑ Gay GOP group grapples with Family Research Council
- ↑ (January 13, 2011). "Billionaire GOProud-Loving Gay Peter Thiel Is Losing His Friends’ Billions". Queerty.
- ↑ Tim Mak (July 12, 2017). "Inside the Implosion of GOProud, the Right’s Most Notorious Pro-Gay Group". The Daily Beast.