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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:11 AM Original message |
LGBT people are fighting for their rights |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. & racists. don't forget that. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
2. True, This is very true and we all need to keep the pressure on for full equality... |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. This should not even be necessary to say |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. This is a struggle. You don't win it by being satisfied with half measures. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I've thought that many times, that the US is trying hard to take giant steps back to the Dark Ages. |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. It confuses me |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
7. The demand for full marriage equality should never stop until |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I'm glad you agree then, that Obama and his admin need the pressure |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I've always agreed. No President, however, can |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. This is a struggle. That is the point. The pressure, the criticism, the changing |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Keeping the pressure on is important. No question. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Did you miss the part where I said that any peaceful tactic |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I missed nothing. I'm not arguing with you here. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Read here for how it really works: |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Yes, I remember the process that created the |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Then you must know Kennedy was the source of the legislation and his Justice Dept |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
9. Deleted message |
Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
10. Someone unrec'd. |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. Rec'd to make up for the unrec! |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. me 2! |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Excellent. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
12. Theres many of us straights fighting right along with LGBT too |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. no doubt about it. but the action/inaction and words of some progressives |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Deleted message |
Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. It's been taking a backseat for decades. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Deleted message |
boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #35 |
47. Equality is NOT an issue. It is a right! Big difference there. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
71. It's a false equivalency. There are no candidates with equal marriage as their sole agenda. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
44. it's self serving to say that someone else's priority is secondary to yours |
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thanks_imjustlurking (462 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
19. K&R |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
23. :-) |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
24. Noone is free until ALL are free, FACT. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. You don't consider equality to be of "monumental importance?" |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. It is a question of top priorities. |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. When EXACTLY would you feel it would be "appropriate" to take up equal rights for all? |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Once people that think progressively have a super majority, gay marriage |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Civil Rights were secured for African Americans before a supermajority supported them |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 11:26 PM Response to Reply #46 |
61. But not surprising. |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. Ahhh...ok. So apparently "centuries" is your answer. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. Don't you understand that you desire for equality |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:18 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. No, sorry...I was unaware but now I see the light, |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 07:29 PM Response to Reply #42 |
72. Why do you think that you deserve rights that I don't have? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #42 |
82. Precisely why doesn't "centuries" apply to your own priorities? |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #36 |
54. hahahahahaha!!!! |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. why not? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. congratulations, you are here on DU telling gay marriage supporters to back off |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #49 |
73. Not at all amazing or surprising. Standard around here. |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. I will second that |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #26 |
45. well it appears you think womens and black civil rights were worthy of secondary efforts |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 09:24 PM Response to Reply #26 |
59. Your asshattery never fails to disappoint. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 12:40 AM Response to Reply #26 |
62. Human rights ARE of monumental importance, and I bet you'd agree if YOUR rights were |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 04:07 AM Response to Reply #26 |
64. Because, unlike the turn of the 20th and the 1960s, we should know better by now. (nt) |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #26 |
68. Do you think gay and lesbian people are a new phenomenom? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Or he just doesn't care! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #70 |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. ... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #27 |
37. Yes, I saw that. |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 10:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
60. You can still see the comment if you wish. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 03:48 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. + |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
38. Honestly, I think most people who try to shame GLBT people into silence are themselves gay |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #38 |
52. Nope not the case at all IMO n/t |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Right, I know that view is controversial. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 07:32 PM Response to Reply #38 |
74. Some homophobes are gay. Many are just bigots who want to hold onto their own power. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
43. Kick |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
50. K&R |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
51. A big K and R!! nt |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
53. I'm a lesbian |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
57. Kick |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 04:41 AM Response to Original message |
65. K&R |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 05:06 AM Response to Original message |
66. Recommended. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
67. Kick |
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divvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
69. To have a friend, you must first be a friend. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #69 |
75. Actually, that hasn't worked out that way for GLBTQ who are Democrats. |
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divvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #75 |
79. I really do agree with you --- I am doing the same |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. I enjoy rereading MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail periodically. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:22 AM Response to Reply #69 |
78. Sorry- that saying is not true in this case |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
81. "African Americans should shut up and be satisfied with 'separate but equal'" |
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