Gay GOP Group To Republican Homophobes: 'Who's The Pansy?'

The head of the gay Republican group GOProud had a question for the socially-conservative National Organization for Marriage Friday: "Who's the pansy?"

As luck (or a conference organizer with a sense of humor) would have it, GOProud's booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference is located two booths down from the National Organization for Marriage -- opposite-sex marriage, that is. When CNN started shooting a story on the gay Republican group's experience at CPAC on Thursday, the NOM delegation sent someone over to shake hands, suggest a beer summit, and smile for the cameras.

After the CNN segment ran Friday, however, NOM, under pressure, felt compelled to blast out a statement that fell well short of an invitation to guzzle some suds. "We welcome everyone's right to participate in the democratic process, but we have a message for GOProud on marriage: If you try to elect pro-gay-marriage Republicans, we will Dede Scozzafava them. The majority of Americans, and the vast majority of Republicans, support marriage as the union of husband and wife, and NOM is here to make sure these voters and their voices are heard loud and clear," the statement reads.

Say it to our faces, GOProud Executive Director Jimmy LaSalvia said. We're standing right next to you.

"When the cameras are rolling, they can fake a smile. But when they have a message for us, they're not even man enough to walk 20 feet. They have to issue a press release," LaSalvia told HuffPost. "So I've been saying, who's the pansy at CPAC?"

Comments

[ChicagoSuz]

12:52 AM on 03/07/2010

For the life of me, I can't imagine why John McCain is so homophobic... it's not like anyone's gonna be coming onto him anytime soon... LOL

[pantherburns]

03:26 AM on 03/06/2010

I would ask any gay Republican if money is more important than your humanity? By voting Republican you are making a pact with the devil. You may gain a few dollars but lose your soul.

[brandon102]

09:25 AM on 03/05/2010

Well, that Miss California stripper did make some powerful arguments for opposite marriage. hahahaha

[Michael Barnett]

12:55 PM on 03/04/2010

It is sad that the republicans outside of New England and California, and the libertarian-leaning Ron Paul supporters fail to recognize that gay people could easily be their base. A relatively large number of us are white collar workers and small business owners. I know many fiscally conservative gay people who would love to vote Republican if there were more candidates like Lincoln Chafee, Scozzafava, or Tom Cambell.

[childofTHANATOS]

11:04 AM on 03/04/2010

"we will Dede Scozzafava them"

Seriously. That whole incident was a loss for the GOP. A democrat took a seat the Republicans had held for a considerable length. Who is to blame for that? Such tortured logic, and it doesn't even mask their malice intent.

Yet another reason people who are not "white christians" should abandon the GOP altogether.

GOProud, you guys are wasting your time.

[bsc]

12:39 PM on 02/22/2010

gays who vote republican are fools

[LeftAndLuvGuns]

12:02 PM on 03/04/2010

I have a gay friend who votes republican. Could never really figure out why until I found out how racist he is. He, like so many, put hate as motivation above all else.

[AristophanesJones]

11:42 AM on 03/05/2010

Being Republican isn't about hate. It's about love.

Love of money. Above all else.

[bratcat]

12:23 PM on 02/22/2010

I have some conservative views when it comes to fiscal issues but i'll never self designate as a Republican until they address their outdated and discriminatory social views.

1. Stop hijacking Christianity- Using the most prevelant religion to justify prejudice is a sin, I can name all kinds of bible versus too that give justification to all kinds of bad actions. Exploiting the bible for political gains only drives young people further away from your church. Uphold the seperation of church and state.
2. Stop the hypocracy- if you want govt to stay out of people's private lives stop trying to dictate who people can love and what women can do with their bodies.
3. Stop passively allowing discimination- When people under your tent discriminate against others based on race, natinality, religion, or sexual orientation, just sitting by quietly is not sufficient. Taking your hood off and biting your tongue does not mean you embrace diversity. Denounce the fringe.

[newtom]

10:57 AM on 02/22/2010

Why would any gay person support a party who consistently fights AGAINST them?

Funny how their morals allow them to be such bold, two-faced, hateful liars when they're claiming to perserve god's intention for marriage.

[66gardeners]

10:46 AM on 02/22/2010

To any republican gays reading this: John McCain is now against DADT. He is changing his tune to become more in line with republican ideology. In addition, denial is not only a river in Egypt.

[newtom]

10:59 AM on 02/22/2010

He might change his tune again now that his buddy, Lieberman is going to sponsor the repeal of DADT.

[kplNYC]

01:20 PM on 02/23/2010

doubt it...Lieberman has a history of saying one thing and then voting differently when the time comes. Don't hold your breath for Holy Joe.

[lammassu]

09:52 AM on 02/22/2010

If you're not a well off heterosexual white christian conservative, then the gop don't want you. It's that simple, republicans don't like diversity.

[StrayTalk]

09:31 AM on 02/22/2010

Gay Republicans? So who's their role model? Mary ( Now It's My Turn, but Way Too Late to Make a Difference ) Cheney or Sen. Larry (Wide Stance) Craig?

[SaintZak]

09:11 AM on 02/22/2010

Personally, I think its one of those weird "Look at me, I'm different" statements. some people dye their hair strange colors, some wear outlandish clothes, some adopt loud obnoxious personalities because they want to seem different, unique, edgy, whatever you want to call iot. Gay Republicans are just saying "Look at me, I'm different." Normally, it just be kind of silly and desperate, but considering the venomous and dangerous anti-gay stand the Republicans Party and its core of support takes it's reprehensible on the part of these gay gropups to support an organization that all but calls for their destruction.

[willandjansdad]

09:05 AM on 02/22/2010

There is a black guy in Asheville, NC that is a vocal Southern Apologist. He is nationally known and does recreations in a Confederate uniform. He is a tea-bagger too...

"Carrying his Confederate flag, one North Carolinian who passed through Orangeburg Tuesday says he has a vision that some day all Americans will be enlightened to the truth.

Having made marches across many sections of the country previously during his "March to the Sea" that has a dual purpose, H.K. Edgerton said he is proud to be a black Confederate American."

Wow! That's a stunning combination of self-hate and denial.

[madtownthinker]

09:49 AM on 02/22/2010

Sounds vaguely similar to the "Black white supremacist" sketch on the Dave Chappelle show. If you've never seen it, I highly suggest checking it out-hilariously, offensively, funny.

[Sylmason]

11:26 AM on 02/22/2010

Let's not forget mental illness.

[willandjansdad]

08:51 AM on 02/22/2010

Wake up both Gay and Black Republicans....

You are the ants at the picnic,

[Wendy Johnson]

04:30 PM on 02/22/2010

Black Republicans make more sense than gay Republicans, to me at least. If you're black, you get shoved into the front row of every photograph, called upon to talk every time a veneer is needed to hide the vast whiteness of the rest of the party.

Gay doesn't show in a photograph. And when it does show, well it turns off a whole bunch of Christian right voters.

[TryToBeFlexible]

08:31 AM on 02/22/2010

I believe that if you are gay, and Republican, then you are probably driven by your racism. A bright person would be able to take the hate and discrimination levelled at them, and be able to see that all hate and discrimination are wrong. So, any gay person who is Republican does not impress me in the smarts department (or the compassion department).

Same for African Americans. Any of them that are anti-gay do not impress me in the smarts department, or the compassion department.

Gays who are racist, and blacks who are homophobic, both are really pretty pathetic. You should both know better.