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nomorenomore08

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35. We may not be at the bottom - nowhere near - but we're not "leaders" either.

Reply to Sunlei (Reply #26)

Sat Aug 24, 2013, 10:30 PM

Aug 2013

Though you may have a point, as far as our influence on other countries is concerned. Just saying that some folks are way ahead of us on this - hell, Denmark legalized civil partnerships for gay couples way back in 1989!

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one thing the usa leads the world on is civil rights/equality for LGBT Sunlei Aug 2013 #26

We may not be at the bottom - nowhere near - but we're not "leaders" either. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #35