Scott Shackford Interviews GOProud Founder Jimmy LaSalvia About Leaving the Republican Party

Most of
Jimmy LaSalvia’s political life and activism has been connected to
the Republican Party and its conservatism. LaSalvia is also openly
gay and founded GOProud, a “national organization of gay and
straight Americans who seek to promote freedom by supporting
free markets, limited government, and a respect for
individual rights.”

But at the age of 43, LaSalvia’s days of calling himself a
Republican are over. In mid-January, on his blog, he declared that
he was leaving the party. Scott Shackford interviewed LaSalvia
about his decision and his belief that the Republican Party’s days
are numbered.

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