GOProud is the Only National Gay Group Willing to Stand Up for Basic Human Rights for Gay People across the Globe

Today, GOProud, the only national group gay conservatives and their allies, released an open letter on action in Libya and on the need to stand up for the basic human rights of gay people across the globe. GOProud circulated the sign on letter to other national gay groups, and all declined to sign it.

“It is a sad for gay people across the globe when so many national gay groups would literally sacrifice their lives at the altar of political correctness,” said Jimmy LaSalvia, Executive Director. “It may be an inconvenient truth for the left, but it is still the truth – the spread of radical Islam, and the proliferation of brutal dictatorial regimes that support jihadist terrorism, represent the greatest threat to the safety of gay people worldwide.”

“The leadership of the gay left in this country is more concerned with demonizing Christians in this country for not supporting gay marriage then they are in standing up to the spread of radicalized Islam that literally kills people for simply being gay or lesbian,” continued LaSalvia.

“Moammar Qaddafi is an international menace with a long track record of supporting Islamic terrorist organizations. He has brutalized his own people and denied them basic civil rights and civil liberties. The Libyan people, and indeed the world, will be better without Qaddafi, and no one should be shy about saying that,” concluded LaSalvia.

BELOW IS THE TEXT OF THE LETTER

The greatest global threat to the basic human rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons is the spread of radical Islam and the proliferation of repressive dictatorial regimes.

Radical jihadist Islam is a barbaric ideology that fails to recognize the basic human rights of women, gays and religious minorities. Its spread represents an existential threat to Western civilization – and to LGBT people in particular – and we must be willing to confront it across the globe.

Additionally, repressive dictatorial regimes, regardless of their religious ideology, represent some of the worst offenders of basic human rights for LGBT people.

Respect for basic human rights shouldn’t be determined by geography and freedom shouldn’t know borders.

Today, the United States has an opportunity today to strike a blow in defense of the basic human rights of LGBT people – and indeed all people – by removing Libyan dictator Moammar Qaddafi.

Moammar Qaddafi is an international menace and a dictator who has violently brutalized his own people. Not only do we have a moral obligation to act, it is in the strategic best interest of the United States to see the Qaddafi regime replaced by a democratic one that will respect basic civil liberties and the rule of law. We believe strongly that a failure to act could result in an increased threat of terrorism against Americans world-wide.

We believe that President Obama should go even further and recognize the rebel leadership as the legitimate government in Libya and, if need be, should authorize the use of surgical air strikes to remove the Qaddafi regime.

Defending America’s national security interests, however, cannot and should not be outsourced – not to the UN or NATO or the Arab League. The Constitution empowers one person – the President – to serve as Commander-in-Chief. President Obama should not try to pass this responsibility on to anyone else.

We urge President Obama to act decisively and without delay to protect America’s interests and defend basic human rights by removing Qaddafi.

Sincerely,

Jimmy LaSalvia
Executive Director, GOProud

Christopher R Barron
Chairman of the Board, GOProud

GOProud represents gay conservatives and their allies. GOProud is committed to a traditional conservative agenda that emphasizes limited government, individual liberty, free markets and a confident foreign policy. GOProud promotes our traditional conservative agenda by influencing politics and policy at the federal level. 426 C Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. For more information visit our website www.goproud.org