GOProud co-founder Jimmy LaSalvia quits Republican Party

[NCLefty]

Jimmy LaSalvia, co-founder and former executive director of GOProud, an organization of conservative gay Republicans, announced Monday afternoon he has quit the Grand Old 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. You see, I just don’t agree with the big-government ‘conservatives’ who run the party now.

The other reason I am leaving is the tolerance of bigotry in the GOP. The current leadership lacks the courage to stand up to it – I’m not sure they ever will.

I have worked hard to help to create an atmosphere on the right where conservatives can openly support gay Americans and even support same-sex marriage. In that effort, we have won, but there is more work to do to root out the anti-gay and other forms of bigotry in the party.

So I changed my voter registration today – “No Party.”

http://jimmylasalvia.com/2014/01/13/no-party/

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2014/01/i-am-leaving-the-tolerance-of-bigotry-goproud-co-founder-jimmy-lasalvia-quits-republican-party.html

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You're half way home, Jimmy

[MNBrewer]

1. Who cares?

Jimmy WHO?

[NCLefty]

2. Well *I* think it matters.

It's one thing when WE say how bigoted they are, but when it comes from their own ranks it has a lot more weight. It likely won't change any minds but it illustrates how intransigent they are and why we will have to continue to steamroll over them in order to get our equality.

[Fearless]

3. Didn't he quit the Log Cabin Republican because they weren't conservative enough?

[joeybee12]

4. What an idiot...

How many times do you have to get kicked in the teeth before you wake up.