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The most obvious signal of conservative acceptance: GOProud, a group of gay and straight conservatives, was invited to the conference this year as guests after being turned down in the past.They've been welcomed. "Not a single person we met or spoke with has expressed disappointment we're here," said co-executive director Matt Bechstein.
Recent developments as well as polls help explain the change.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a conservative Republican, last month vetoed legislation that would have allowed businesses to legally refuse to serve people for "religious freedom" reasons, effectively meaning they could refuse to deal with same-sex couples.
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