Conservative group bars GOP gay organization from event

[KamaAina]

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/95646373434e4f56b11db69c501993e1/conservative-group-bars-gop-gay-organization-event

Organizers of a conservative conference in Denver this summer have told a gay Republican group it cannot have a booth at the event.

The Western Conservative Summit is scheduled for June in Denver, where thousands of conservative activists will gather to hear Republican presidential hopefuls like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and former Pennsylvania Sen Rick Santorum speak. The event is organized by The Centennial Institute, a think tank affiliated with Colorado Christian University.

On Wednesday, the president of the Centennial Institute, John Andrews, said his group had returned a $250 registration fee that the Log Cabin Republicans had sent in to secure a booth at the three-day summit. Because the group advocates for gay marriage, it cannot have an official presence at an event that promotes traditional family structure, he said.

"We'd love to have them attend the summit and be in the discussion. But we have to draw the line at a formal relationship between two organizations with diametrically opposed policy beliefs," Andrews said.

So much for the big tent.

[SamKnause]

1. Why would any LBGT

person vote for a Republican ???