Christopher R. Barron
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Christopher R. Barron is the cofounder of GOProud
GOProud
GOProud is an American tax exempt 527 organization representing conservative gays, lesbians, transgendered people, and their allies. GOProud advocates for small government conservatism at the level of federal public policy. GOProud was founded by Christopher R...

, a political organization representing gay conservatives. The president of CapSouth Consulting, a political consulting firm, Barron served as the national political director for Log Cabin Republicans
Log Cabin Republicans
The Log Cabin Republicans is an organization that works within the Republican Party to advocate equal rights for all Americans, including gays and lesbians in the United States with state chapters and a national office in Washington, D.C...

, where he directed the organization’s federal lobbying efforts and media relations.

Barron graduated with honors from Wake Forest University School of Law
Wake Forest University School of Law
The Wake Forest University School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of Wake Forest University. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Wake Forest University School of Law is a private American Bar Association accredited law school and is a member of the Association of American...

, where he was a member of Wake Forest Law Review and was the Wake Law Faculty Scholar. He has appeared on MSNBC's The Ed Show
The Ed Show
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, NBC, CBS, CNN, Fox News's Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
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. He has stated that he served in the Air Force Reserve.
Air Force Reserve Command
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On May 25, 2011, Barron made mention of his own Wikipedia
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 page during a segment on RedEye
RedEye
The RedEye is a daily publication put out by the Chicago Tribune geared toward 18 to 34-year-olds. RedEye was created due in part to the loss of readership among young people of the Chicago Tribune and other major newspapers...

 discussing Wikipedia's desire to be on the World Heritage List. He stated that he was upset before he had one, and is now upset that he does have one, and wonders who all those people are that are putting stuff up about him. He claimed he would like to meet someone who contributes to Wikipedia.

Barron lives in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

, with his partner Shawn.

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