Go-go dancers entertain the crowd during Homocon, a party for gay conservatives during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
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Gay Republicans party at Homocon —
Hundreds of gay and straight convention attendees packed into the Honey Pot in Ybor City on Tuesday, August 28.
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Gay Republicans party at Homocon —
The event was thrown by GOProud, a gay Republican group that has backed Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.
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Gay Republicans party at Homocon —
Gay rights activist Fred Karger, center, socializes at Homocon. Before Romney secured the nomination, Karger was seeking the top spot on the Republican ticket.
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Gay Republicans party at Homocon —
A stack of GOProud bumper stickers sit on the bar in the historic Tampa neighborhood.
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Gay Republicans party at Homocon —
Homocon attendees listen to remarks from Jimmy LaSalvia, executive director of GOProud.
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Gay Republicans party at Homocon —
During his address late Tuesday night, LaSalvia described how proud he was to endorse the Romney-Ryan ticket -- even if he personally disagreed with their stance on same-sex marriage.
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Gay Republicans party at Homocon —
A bartender wears a GOProud "freedom is fabulous" T-shirt.
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Gay Republicans party at Homocon —
On the way out of the event, attendees receive a convention collector's item -- a disco-ball keychain with the GOProud logo.
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Gay Republicans party at Homocon —
This was the third annual Homocon. The event started in New York in 2010.
