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GOProud is an organization for conservative gays and their allies. Barron and LaSalvia founded the organization in April 2009. LaSalvia announced in early 2013 that he would be stepping aside as the
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started GOProud as a means of driving a political perspective under their sole direction. They co-sponsored CPAC two years in a row and conservative commentator Ann
Coulter headlined GOProud's first "Homocon" convention, where Ann Coulter addressed the audience informing them that gays didn't
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Paul Singer terminating his financial support. However, he will remain active with the organization by serving on the Board of
Directors. They have co-sponsored CPAC two years in a row and conservative commentator Ann Coulter headlined GOProud's first "Homocon" convention.
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anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment. In the same year, he founded the
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