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stevenleser

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7. They forgot one. Russia. The anti-gay law effectively makes it illegal.

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2015, 09:05 PM

Jun 2015

To say you are allowed to be a thing, whether that thing is LGBT, or Jewish or Muslim, or of a different ethnicity or nationality as long as you never appear to be a member of that group in public is the same thing as not allowing you to be that thing.

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76 Countries where Homosexuality is illegal. nt [View all] clarice Jun 2015 OP

... shenmue Jun 2015 #1

a bunch of moronic stupid leaderships samsingh Jun 2015 #2

The responses are the typical "God said it's a sin..case closed" BlueJazz Jun 2015 #3

Well..... to state the ridiculously obvious..... Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #4

Mostly the Middle East, Africa and So. Asia. Beacool Jun 2015 #5

Interesting. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #6

They forgot one. Russia. The anti-gay law effectively makes it illegal. stevenleser Jun 2015 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Archae Jun 2015 #8

One country listed in the article that will be excused... Archae Jun 2015 #9

I say we invade and occupy all of them, immediately! Doctor_J Jun 2015 #10

I wonder if you would be so flippant if it was your love being criminalized. Kurska Jun 2015 #11

I wonder if you really think we should invade every country that discriminates Doctor_J Jun 2015 #12

No, military force doesn't make people more tolerant. Kurska Jun 2015 #13