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State of the Union: From Obama-nation to Abomination

Posted on January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 by gar

One does not have to look far beyond the headlines to discern the current state of the union. GLAAD reports that Americans are becoming less comfortable with LGBTQ people. 49 percent of the non-LGBTQ respondents identified themselves as LGBTQ “allies” in 2017, down from 53 percent in 2016. At the same time, 55 percent of the LGBTQ…

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Don’t normalize hate

Posted on November 13, 2016 by gar

President Obama says that we need to give the new president a chance. We need to wish for his success so that we can ensure the success of the country. Secretary Clinton said similar words along those lines. I can’t. At least not without a major caveat. I’m obviously not going to wish the country…

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