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Related: About this forumTrump to address anti-LGBT leaders days before Equality March
Old news, but timely again.
June 6, 2017 at 1:01 pm EDT | by Chris Johnson
Trump to address anti-LGBT leaders days before Equality March
Days before the LGBT community plans to demonstrate at the Equality March for Unity and Pride, President Trump is set to speak Thursday at a conference hosted by the Faith & Freedom Coalition, an organization consisting of anti-LGBT leaders.
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In addition to Trump, speakers with anti-LGBT reputations scheduled to attend are Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and James Dobson. In the past, the coalition has honored the late Phyllis Schlafly, a social conservative activist who despite having a gay son took anti-LGBT positions.
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Trump to address anti-LGBT leaders days before Equality March
Days before the LGBT community plans to demonstrate at the Equality March for Unity and Pride, President Trump is set to speak Thursday at a conference hosted by the Faith & Freedom Coalition, an organization consisting of anti-LGBT leaders.
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In addition to Trump, speakers with anti-LGBT reputations scheduled to attend are Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and James Dobson. In the past, the coalition has honored the late Phyllis Schlafly, a social conservative activist who despite having a gay son took anti-LGBT positions.
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Trump to address anti-LGBT leaders days before Equality March (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2017
OP
Do you suppose Scalise will ever publically thank the Lesbian Woman POC who literally saved his ass?
irisblue
Jun 2017
#2
Sure he will, on his way to the House Chamber to vote against their rights.
Eliot Rosewater
Jun 2017
#3
And she will like as still be walking behind that bastard to protect him, again.
irisblue
Jun 2017
#5
sandensea
(21,529 posts)1. ...an organization consisting of anti-LGBT leaders.
Which, in the great tradition of anti-LGBT organizations, is no doubt full of self-hating LGBT folks.
irisblue
(32,829 posts)4. Nah, not everyone who hates LGBTI peoples is a self hating LGBTI person
Some very damaged hetrosexuals will hate LGBTI peoples as well.
sandensea
(21,529 posts)6. Didn't mean to imply they all fall into that category.
But many do.
irisblue
(32,829 posts)7. Oh yeah
I am a femme dyke, nail polish, lip gloss, big hat to shade my face. girly appearance as I have been told so & then have been cussed out by the man who told me that for being a 'damn dyke'...well yeah.
I truly believe that some people just plain hate, especially a human that is different, and ~those people who hate~are very damaged beings & souls.
sandensea
(21,529 posts)8. You are a good and brave soul.
Finger pointing is how they divide us. For now anyway.
irisblue
(32,829 posts)2. Do you suppose Scalise will ever publically thank the Lesbian Woman POC who literally saved his ass?
Eliot Rosewater
(31,097 posts)3. Sure he will, on his way to the House Chamber to vote against their rights.
irisblue
(32,829 posts)5. And she will like as still be walking behind that bastard to protect him, again.