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Log Cabin Republicans head R. Clark Cooper and former RNC chairman Ken Mehlman will be co-hosts of a fundraiser to reelect GOP House Speaker John Boehner. Why would two self-proclaimed supporters of LGBT rights work to maintain the regime of the man who has vowed to thwart the overturn of DOMA and who recently tripled the legal budget to do …

“Liberals don’t have to understand it, and they don’t have to like it, but the world does have to accept it: gay people can be conservative, and there are many more like Sheriff Paul Babeu in our ranks. And that’s a good thing. Log Cabin Republicans are unique in that the arguments we make in favor of freedom for gay …

“Log Cabin Republicans have long advocated that one’s sexual orientation should not be grounds for discrimination or dismissal in the workplace. As conservatives, we believe in the meritocracy of one’s labor. Good behavior and excellent performance come with reward and encouragement. Bad behavior and poor performance come with punishment and corrective measures. To justify misbehavior in the workplace because of …

“If Herman Cain truly wants to see the science proving that sexual orientation is not a choice, Log Cabin Republicans would be happy to show it to him. The claim that a person chooses to be gay or lesbian has been discredited by every major professional medical organization, starting with the American Psychological Association and the American Medical Association. An …

“Ann Coulter is not a serious part of the conservative movement — her positions are a throwback and do more harm than anything else. Her remarks endorsing the widely outdated and profoundly harmful idea of ‘reparative therapy,’ alleging that one can ‘pray the gay away,’ are not only demeaning to gays and lesbians, but are offensive to all people of …

Sprigg: “Why is this Bachmann “ex-gay” story even news?”

“Chairman Preibus called me over the weekend and assured me that Cooper was not on the payroll and had not been ‘appointed.’ He simply volunteered to be a part of an open group of individuals who will personally give the party $30,000 and try to raise $300,000 or more. The Loggers wanted the RNC to release a statement celebrating Cooper …

Log Cabin Republicans executive director R. Clark Cooper has been named to the RNC’s finance committee. The AFA reports: The Log Cabin group says R. Clarke Cooper will play a “critical” role in raising funds for the party’s efforts to elect Republicans to the White House and across the country. Cooper says he will be working to elect what he …

Chris Matthews rips Log Cabin president R. Clark Cooper over his backing of House Speaker John Boehner’s plan to defend DOMA.

Chris Matthews calls out LCR head R. Clark Cooper for being a gay Republican, what with their pesky anti-gay platform. Cooper: “Something, something, work from the inside, something something.”

Same Sex Sunday is a weekly LGBT news podcast hosted by activists Phil Reese and Joe Mirabella, the latter of whom is being subbed for this week by Metro Weekly reporter Chris Geidner. This week’s guests: Rea Carey, Executive Director of the NGLTFMichael Cole, Press Secretary for the HRCR. Clarke Cooper, Executive Director of the LCRPaul Crist, Board Member for …

Tonight CNN’s Anderson Cooper discussed the “all faggots must die” comment left by a Sen. Saxby Chambliss staffer here on JMG, bringing on Rep. Jared Polis and Log Cabin head R. Clarke Cooper. (The same pair discussed the issue on MSNBC’s Hardball yesterday.) Tonight’s conversation focused more on the delay in identifying the culprit, although LCR’s Cooper once again attempted …

“Mr. Mehlman’s recent revelation that he is gay is actually good news for the party. He joins a growing chorus of elected Republican officials and well-known Republicans who support full civil rights, including former Vice President Cheney, former Solicitor General Ted Olson, former First Lady Laura Bush, as well as my former State Department colleagues Ambassador John Bolton and Ambassador …