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Feminism and Diversity

La Lioness Priyanka

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10. are you LGBT? if not, i dont think you'll ever understand how hard the betrayal

Reply to BlancheSplanchnik (Reply #9)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 10:42 PM

Feb 2012

with rick warren felt.

rick warrens church incidentally set off the huge anti gay waves in uganda and other places in africa

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/world/africa/04uganda.html

in this country, having rick warren in the inaugural speeches may not seem so bad, but perpetuating homophobia has real consequences

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Obama Administration Announces Health Grants To Help Transgender Population [View all] maddezmom Feb 2012 OP

go obama! La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #1

I think this and Obama himself are a great topic for this forum. Rex Feb 2012 #2

That's fantastic! Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #3

meta maddezmom Feb 2012 #4

D'oh! Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #6

boy oh boy there are some posters I'd luuuuuuv to call out BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2012 #5

everyone had a right to criticize obama for both rick warren and donnie mcclurkin. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #7

OK. I have nothing against warranted critique. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2012 #9

are you LGBT? if not, i dont think you'll ever understand how hard the betrayal La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #10

I am bisexual with a preference for monogamous relationships. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2012 #11

then i dont see why you are so shocked that when obama picked warren out of hundreds La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #12

I didn't say I wasn't shocked and nauseated by the warren thing BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2012 #13

very good news, thanks for posting. n/t Whisp Feb 2012 #8