Gay Man Challenges Pawlenty on Marriage Opposition: 'Do You Think I'm a Second-Class Citizen?'

[Hissyspit]

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Gay man confronts Pawlenty: ‘Do you think I’m a second class citizen?’
Posted on 08.12.11
By David Edwards

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“I want to address one concern of mine and this is you have not had the courage to stand for me and my friends,” Gabe told Pawlenty. “As a member of the GLBT community, you have not stood for us and that is really hard for me. As someone who supports the National Organization for Marriage, someone that stands for the definition of marriage between one man and one woman, I thought our country was about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for everyone. No exceptions. So, Tim Pawlenty, I want to know, when will you stand up for me?”

“That is what I want to know from you today because you are discriminating against me and it hurts. It really does.”

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“Do you think I’m a second class citizen?” Gabe asked.

“We’re just going to have a respectful disagreement, sir,” Pawlenty repeated.

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[xchrom]

1. If you don't see my people as Equal - it's not a 'respectful' disagreement. Nt

[cal04]

2. and here thanks to think progress

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1727299

[alphafemale]

3. I doubt he even considers you a citizen.

I imagine he calls even your right to exist as a human as doubtful.

[civilisation]

4. they sure support gov. when it oppresses their enemies ,. .

Get the religious fundamentalist taliban nut-jobs out of government.

More rational reality based representatives needed,. not people believing in fairy-tales,. invisible man in the sky my ass.