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orichalcum at 03:21pm on 09/04/2008 under politics
orichalcum at 03:21pm on 09/04/2008 under politicsOne of U.S. Representative Sally Kern's arguments against gay rights laws is that "the Gays "have more suicides and they're more discouraged."
Did it ever, maybe, occur to her that the reason gay youth have a higher suicide rate and rate of depression is because they face massive discrimination and harassment???
What's really scary is how much the rhetoric mirrors traditional anti-Semitism:
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I think I'm going to go read _And Tango Makes Three_ to my son tonight.
Did it ever, maybe, occur to her that the reason gay youth have a higher suicide rate and rate of depression is because they face massive discrimination and harassment???
What's really scary is how much the rhetoric mirrors traditional anti-Semitism:
( Cut for ranting: )
I think I'm going to go read _And Tango Makes Three_ to my son tonight.
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