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Thu, Mar 14 2013 16:35:58

So, CPAC Had A Gay Rights Panel... How Did That Go?

CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, is rabidly anti-gay -- at least the old guard of CPAC, including its founders, the ACU are. But there's a rising tide for LGBT people, it seems...

  1. Looks like the LGBT rights panel was VERY popular: 
  2. CPAC bars @GOProud for 2nd consecutive year. CEI invites @GOPROUD to panel. Result: http://pic.twitter.com/AfahbKeAx3
    daveweigel@daveweigel
    ·
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:27:14
  3. MUCH more popular than the anti-gay NOM panel, with National Organization For Marriage president Brian Brown, Breitbart editor at large Ben Shapiro, and long-term veteran anti-gay activist Cleta Mitchell
  4. Lot of empty seats for Cleta Mitchell, Hans von Spakovsky, Ben Shapiro & Brian Brown's #cpac2013 panel.
    chrisgeidner
    ·
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 14:19:07
  5. kasie
    Kasie Hunt@kasie
    Off to the side at CPAC: GOProud cofounder Jimmy LaSalvia sits on a panel. One of the smallest rooms at CPAC, but it's packed.
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:24:53
  6. ZekeJMiller
    Zeke Miller@ZekeJMiller
    Applause as @JonahNRO takes CPAC to task for not inviting GOProud but inviting Trump
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:25:47
  7. TomRtweets
    Tom Rogan@TomRtweets
    From @JRubinBlogger on gay rights: 'debate has already taken place in America and [conservatives] cannot be at war with America' #CPAC
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:17:50
  8. TomRtweets
    Tom Rogan@TomRtweets
    Listening to @JimmyLaSalvia at #CPAC #CEI making a speech about gay rights in the conservative movement. He's right, Freedom must be for all
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:09:49
  9. TomRtweets
    Tom Rogan@TomRtweets
    'Millions of Americans will join us if we ask them' @JimmyLaSalvia at #CPAC #CEI
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:12:39
  10. Bencjacobs
    Ben Jacobs@Bencjacobs
    Rubin also thinks gay marriage will not be a political issue in 10 years #cpac
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:17:25
  11. Packed house for the gay marriage panel. #CPAC2013 http://pic.twitter.com/Yfia76fZPJ
    Jonathan Krohn@JonathanLKrohn
    ·
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:32:24
  12. M_Gelin
    Martin Gelin@M_Gelin
    The fact that @GOProud still aren't allowed to have a booth at #CPAC of course slightly slows momentum of gay rights in GOP
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:25:57
  13. M_Gelin
    Martin Gelin@M_Gelin
    Actual sweet moment when Jimmy from @GOProud says, voice trembling, "this room is the future of the GOP" at pro gay rights panel at #CPAC
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:22:46
  14. chrisgeidner
    Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner
    .@JonahNRO says Donald Trump is more of a questionable choice for #cpac2013 than "a Republican who happens to be gay."
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:26:35
  15. Standing room only crowd at the gay rights panel at #CPAC2013 http://pic.twitter.com/PI33YkNsNk
    Guy Benson@guypbenson
    ·
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:15:57
  16. byHeatherLong
    Heather Long@byHeatherLong
    Gay Americans were the only minority group where #gop made gains in 2012 election. #CPAC2013
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:39:07
  17. bankofkev
    Kevin McKeever@bankofkev
    @LizMair whats the one minority vote that INCREASED from 2008 to 2012: Gay Americans #tcot #CPAC2013
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:38:35
  18. SooperMexican
    El SOOPer!!@SooperMexican
    Stop the #HeteroH8, Gay-wing supremacists!!! #CPAC2013
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:32:42
  19. sallykohn
    Sally Kohn@sallykohn
    Argument at pro-gay #CPAC2013 panel ostensibly boils down to: We should get everyone to marry & grow old & become more conservative
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:41:21
  20. chuckclothier
    Chuck Clothier (I)@chuckclothier
    .@JonahNRO is knocking it out of the park in the @GOPROUD panel. #CPAC2013
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 16:06:11
  21. byHeatherLong
    Heather Long@byHeatherLong
    So @JonahNRO says: "I was called RINO for wanting Chris Christie to be invited and @goproud to have booth, but #CPAC2013 let Trump speak
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:26:20
  22. daveweigel
    daveweigel@daveweigel
    Gotta love #CPAC2013. Run into @GOPROUD's @JimmyLaSalvia. Take an escalator, walk 10 paces, run to the prez of @NOMtweets
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 12:33:34
  23. byHeatherLong
    Heather Long@byHeatherLong
    Damn good speech by @jimmylasalvia of @goproud making the case for GOP outreach to gays #CPAC2013 "will you join the movement?"
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:15:06
  24. sistertoldjah
    Sister Toldjah@sistertoldjah
    @daveweigel From the pic, I see mostly men there at the @GOPROUD / CEI thing. Accurate assessment? #CPAC2013
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:29:16
  25. Completely packed room for #cpac2013 unofficial panel on including #LGBT inclusion in the conservative movement. http://pic.twitter.com/4kdjgSRiH5
    Andrew Eilts@andreweilts
    ·
    Thu, Mar 14 2013 15:51:44

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David Badash is the founder and editor of The New Civil Rights Movement, a journal of news and opinion on gay rights and marriage equality, and is a well-​read and well-​respected voice on politics and civil rights. Badash is often quoted in national and international publications, such as Politico and The Washington Post. His work has also regularly appeared at Change​.org and in Bilerico, and he is syndicated at 365Gay​.com. Badash is the creator of The Great Nationwide Kiss-​In, a fifty-​city, international gay rights response to the unlawful harassment, detention, and arrest of same-​sex couples for kissing in public. He has been a guest on WorldCompass and The Michelangelo Signorile Show.

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