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MarianJack

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7. 61year old white straight and married guy, here and...

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:25 PM

Sep 2016

...I'm very happy to see the advancements in LGBT rights and equality. Here in Maine, we were the first state in the union to approve marriage equality in 2012, along with 3 other States on the same night. Maine was called first, though!

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So I tweeted that I was glad to have seen progress on LGBT rights in the US [View all] YoungDemCA Sep 2016 OP

That he doesn't care is the real progress here Warpy Sep 2016 #1

Well I suspected that it didn't matter to him whether LGBT people had the *right* to get married YoungDemCA Sep 2016 #2

I'll take apathy against frothing at the mouth rage any old day Warpy Sep 2016 #4

For many, including, sadly, many gay people, "marriage" seems to be an 'end game.' Behind the Aegis Sep 2016 #3

Yes, there's a long way to go. Warpy Sep 2016 #5

I agree. For the LBGT it really is akin to "battle fatigue." Behind the Aegis Sep 2016 #6

61year old white straight and married guy, here and... MarianJack Sep 2016 #7