American conservative LGBT tax-exempt organization
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GOProud
Formation
April 15, 2009 (2009-04-15)
Dissolved
June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02)
Type
LGBT, Republican
Headquarters
Washington, D.C.[1]
Region served
United States
Founders
Christopher R. Barron Jimmy LaSalvia
Affiliations
Metroplex Republicans Dallas Right Pride Republican Party
Website
GOProud (archived page)
GOProud was[2] an American tax exempt 527 organization supported by fiscally conservative gay men, lesbians, and their allies. GOProud advocated for free markets, limited government, and a respect for individual rights and worked at the federal and state levels to build strong coalitions of liberal conservative and libertarian activists, organizations and policy makers to advance their shared values and beliefs.[3]
GOProud was founded by Christopher R. Barron and Jimmy LaSalvia, two former Log Cabin Republican staffers who expressed dissatisfaction at that organization's generally centrist political positions. GOProud subsequently co-sponsored the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and added political commentator/author Ann Coulter, political commentator/strategist Margaret Hoover, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist,[4] new media specialist Liz Mair,[5] political analyst Lisa De Pasquale, and political communications consultant Chuck Muth.[6]
In June 2014, it was reported that GOProud had ceased operations and was shutting down as a political committee.[7] After initial denials, the executive director later confirmed that they were "leaving GOProud behind" and that GOProud would be dissolved.[8]
^Mcgurn, William (2009-04-14). "Gay, Proud and Conservative". The Wall Street Journal.
^Tim Mak. "Inside the Implosion of GOProud, the Right's Most Notorious Pro-Gay Group". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
^"Our Mission". Archived from the original on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
^"Board of Directors & Advisory Council". Goproud.org. 2010-06-15. Archived from the original on 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
^"New Media Specialist Liz Mair to Join GOProud's Advisory Council". Goproud.org. 2011-01-25. Archived from the original on 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
^Chris Geidner (2011-02-12). "For GOProud, Tammy Bruce Is Out And Former ACU Executive Director Chuck Muth Is In – Poliglot". Metroweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
^"Capitol Fax.com – Your Illinois News Radar » Rauner nod was GOProud's last act before dissolving". capitolfax.com.
^"GOProud Denies, Then Admits It Is Closing Down". The Bilerico Project. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
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