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It Was Like One Slap In My Face After Another... Gay Husbands Go To Red America. [View all]
DonRedwood
Jul 2013
OP
Yes it did. He showed dignity and grace while they showed ignorance and insensitivity.
Squinch
Jul 2013
#185
That's exactly it, I think. Planting seeds. SO OFTEN I find that I long for a legitimately quick fix
calimary
Jul 2013
#221
I think it is hard to make friends as an adult no matter where and no matter what
DonRedwood
Jul 2013
#66
My job is to get extremely angry people to calm down.... I do that every day
DonRedwood
Jul 2013
#96
Bless her heart, she could have married so much better, being so pretty, and all.
tavalon
Jul 2013
#78
But RavensRansom's idea is good too: for his Christmas card, send to his husband's family
Squinch
Jul 2013
#186
I really appreciate this post. I am sorry they were shitty to you and your husband
arely staircase
Jul 2013
#22
demonstrating love in the face of ignorance is good. No one can say you were 'one of them'
roguevalley
Jul 2013
#23
I'm not gay. My wife is not American. She is a Chinese national. We are heading home soon
Nanjing to Seoul
Jul 2013
#28
"We fly out of this hell hole in 12 hours" was my mantra. "Stop hurting my husband"
lunasun
Jul 2013
#29
I'm in an interracial marriage and my father refused to accept my husband for the first two years...
Moonwalk
Jul 2013
#32
I've wondered if I should look for some sort of outlet for this type of essay style writing
DonRedwood
Jul 2013
#48
We can be DU family. GOd knows I turn to DU when I'm upset by society...that's gotta count for some
DonRedwood
Jul 2013
#123
To me 'family' has nothing to do with people I just happened to share some DNA with.
idwiyo
Jul 2013
#149
You did the right thing. There may be no hope for those of your generation and older,
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#152
there isn't anything worth gaining from those people to swallow that much shit
datasuspect
Jul 2013
#98
Whenever we're with my husband's family, we keep thinking "how much longer in this hellhole?"
mountain grammy
Jul 2013
#94
Butterbean, no! Please don't get so mad, I would not want to be the cause of such anger
DonRedwood
Jul 2013
#116
You found some typical red state monsters...they don't deserve a relationship with you
Auntie Bush
Jul 2013
#148
you are most definitely a lot nicer, and far more patient, than I would have been. kudos to you
niyad
Jul 2013
#155
the family tree thing reminded me of Harry Potter and the family tree of Sirius Black
dembotoz
Jul 2013
#183
You did good. The 'family' is probably not aware of how their actions hurt
sinkingfeeling
Jul 2013
#184
I wish you both were in my family. I'd show 'em how you are supposed to be treated...
cynatnite
Jul 2013
#193
Much love to you and your husband. A beautiful response to a hurtful time.......
PDJane
Jul 2013
#202
you made me tear up. You and your husband are stronger than my husband and I are. We don't put up
liberal_at_heart
Jul 2013
#211