GOProud Gets Mixed Reception at CPAC
It takes courage to walk into the lion's den. While some lions might be friendly or tolerant, not all will be. For GOProud, the push to be included in CPAC is one that is a bold step in the direction of LGBT Rights. In many ways, the need has always been there to build support for the LGBT Community from the Left and the Right. While we may disagree on some points of policy, we can agree on the need for greater rights for gays, lesbians, transpeople, bisexuals, and all who are part of the LGBTQ Community, even if we cannot agree on what is suppose to go into our name, or even what order those letters should be in.
In fact, GOProud has been gaining support for the repeal of DADT while at CPAC, and they are working hard to get that support to show among Republicans who have been, until now, both reluctant and reticent about repeal.
The inclusion of GOProud in CPAC is not going without notice, or without commentary. Both those who have supported and opposed GOProud’s inclusion in CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) have spoken, and had their speakers booed or silenced. The National Organization for Marriage, which has been vehemently anti-LGBT, was first nice to Jimmy LaSilva of GOProud, and then trashed them when the cameras were off. To this, LaSilva stated "When the cameras were rolling they were very nice. Now that the cameras aren't rolling, rather than walking 20 feet over to us, they fire off a news release. What kind of man can't walk across the row to deliver a message? I just have a question for them: Who’s the pansy at CPAC? What wusses. Just come over. Don’t play nice if you're not going to be nice."
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In fact, GOProud has been gaining support for the repeal of DADT while at CPAC, and they are working hard to get that support to show among Republicans who have been, until now, both reluctant and reticent about repeal.
The inclusion of GOProud in CPAC is not going without notice, or without commentary. Both those who have supported and opposed GOProud’s inclusion in CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) have spoken, and had their speakers booed or silenced. The National Organization for Marriage, which has been vehemently anti-LGBT, was first nice to Jimmy LaSilva of GOProud, and then trashed them when the cameras were off. To this, LaSilva stated "When the cameras were rolling they were very nice. Now that the cameras aren't rolling, rather than walking 20 feet over to us, they fire off a news release. What kind of man can't walk across the row to deliver a message? I just have a question for them: Who’s the pansy at CPAC? What wusses. Just come over. Don’t play nice if you're not going to be nice."
Full Story from Lez Get Real
Click here for gay marriage resources.
To subscribe to this blog, use the rss feed on the right, or use the form at right to join our email list. You can also email us at info@purpleunions.com. Or find us on Facebook - just search for Gay Marriage Watch (you'll see our b/w wedding pic overlooking the Ferry Building and Bay Bridge in SF). We're also tweeting daily at http://www.twitter.com/gaymarriagewatc.
Labels: convention, cpac, gay republicans, goproud
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2/21/2010 07:16:00 AM
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