GOProud co-founder Jimmy LaSalvia quits Republican Party (XPOST from LGBT)

[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

[brooklynite]

1. Took it this long to figure that out, did it?