The Republican party on Monday unveiled a road map for a new, more inclusive GOP aimed at attracting minority voters, including “welcoming” attitudes on gay rights — but minutes after unveiling the proposal, the party chairman distanced himself from it, and some conservatives and tea partyers balked.

So much is at stake on Election Day for LGBT Americans.

Will Barack Obama, the most gay-friendly President in U.S. history who supports marriage equality, get re-elected to a second term?

Will Mitt Romney, who has proudly stated his anti-gay views throughout the campaign and signed the NOM Pledge, win the White House?

TAMPA, Fla. – With severe weather in the forecast, gay and straight Republicans alike scrambled over the weekend to readjust their plans for the 2012 Republican National Convention in downtown Tampa.

GOProud, a national organization that advocates conservatism and gay inclusion in the Republican Party, announced today its endorsement of former Gov. Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

“President Obama and his friends on the left want this election to be about divisive social issues, because the President’s record on jobs and the economy is indefensible,” Jimmy LaSalvia, GOProud executive director, said in a statement released today.