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In reply to the discussion: The Front Pages~~This is a Big Fucking Deal [View all]a la izquierda
(12,377 posts)23. Excuse me, but this is a big fucking deal to me.
My mother and my uncle are both gay. I wish like hell they could get married, because it would make so many things easier for them.
When I woke up Wednesday morning, and heard about North Carolina, I felt like I got punched. Again. One more vote for hate against people who mean the world to me. I felt like a 12 year old kid again, whose mom was called a 'dyke' by the neighborhood bully. That day, my 12 year old self was disgusted that someone would disrespect my mother (the bully won't forget that day, either).
So yeah, it's kind of a big fucking deal. Ignoring the rights of a significant portion of the population is wrong, hateful, and bigoted. It seems as though the President is able to walk and chew gum at the same time.
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Women getting the vote. Civil rights. it's all taken too long. We evolve much too slowly some of us.
October
May 2012
#49
Can you say "fortune favors the brave"? Can you say "careful political calculation"? . . .
MrModerate
May 2012
#44
Can I share an ugly email from a (former) friend, who happens to be GAY... so sad... and I'm furious
October
May 2012
#48