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48. Powerful. Thanks for reprinting it here today. nt

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Sat May 23, 2015, 03:25 PM

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"I am the mother of a gay son and I've taken enough from you good people." [View all] Martin Eden May 2015 OP

k and r dembotoz May 2015 #1

ripped my heart out marym625 May 2015 #2

K & R! n/t RufusTFirefly May 2015 #3

Outstanding ! Thanks for the post. mahannah May 2015 #4

K&R! Omaha Steve May 2015 #5

I wish I knew her personally. Wow. Just... Wow. vanlassie May 2015 #6

K & R + 1000 libdem4life May 2015 #7

If anything deserves to go viral... annabanana May 2015 #8

+100 narnian60 May 2015 #32

+1000 flying rabbit May 2015 #63

K&R..... daleanime May 2015 #9

The way some people live in this world 'causes me to cry. BlueJazz May 2015 #10

What a ohheckyeah May 2015 #11

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast May 2015 #12

How saddening! beerdragon May 2015 #50

The religious conservatives claim that people choose to be gay. Enthusiast May 2015 #51

When they claim that people choose to be homosexual Fortinbras Armstrong May 2015 #65

Their argument has no legs. That's why things are rapidly changing. n/t Enthusiast May 2015 #66

We do have DU groups here for those who embrace religion Rhiannon12866 May 2015 #67

Don't EVER piss off a mother! What a righteous rant! Dustlawyer May 2015 #13

We are a country of judgmental bullies. Oneironaut May 2015 #14

Very well written. The emotion leaps off my computer monitor. FLSurfer May 2015 #15

The letter was written in 2000; so her dad wouldve been in his 20s in WW2 7962 May 2015 #18

Letter was written in April 2000. Maedhros May 2015 #36

Beautiful letter. MarianJack May 2015 #16

Now THAT is one heck of a letter!! 7962 May 2015 #17

When you are truly better awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #31

K & R !!! Thespian2 May 2015 #19

K&R nt brer cat May 2015 #20

I remember that letter and the one that precipitated it cali May 2015 #21

I can't remember when I first saw this letter, but it was on DU and I've re-posted it several times Martin Eden May 2015 #23

Reading that letter again brought back a flood of conflicting emotion cali May 2015 #24

Brilliant letter in many regards. As the father of a gay son I can truly relate to her pain. Scuba May 2015 #22

I'm in tears. SusanCalvin May 2015 #25

Tremendous....Will the haters ever get it? randys1 May 2015 #26

No, they never will awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #34

K&R! Thanks for posting this! Far too often today religion is a code word for hatred, in fact, RKP5637 May 2015 #27

Outstanding! CrispyQ May 2015 #28

K & R mountain grammy May 2015 #29

Yes, finally most of us agree. It'll take more than a lifetime to clear out the haters. erronis May 2015 #39

Bravo ! ashling May 2015 #30

K & R romanic May 2015 #33

Extremely well written letter. Sadly we live in a society that promotes self-righteous rhett o rick May 2015 #35

Bravo, Ms. Underwood! Aristus May 2015 #37

bless her and her son's souls heaven05 May 2015 #38

K&R Solly Mack May 2015 #40

Awesome letter. EEO May 2015 #41

K & R RecoveringJournalist May 2015 #42

Interesting how the right wing loonies preaching "family values" tend to be the ones that violate 4lbs May 2015 #43

Greatest. Response. Ever. Moostache May 2015 #44

K+R Ineeda May 2015 #45

Excellent post Martin! scubadude May 2015 #46

she fired both barrels at these so and sos allan01 May 2015 #47

Powerful. Thanks for reprinting it here today. nt No Vested Interest May 2015 #48

That is magnificent. hifiguy May 2015 #49

K, R, Bookmarking. n/t BlancheSplanchnik May 2015 #52

That certainly kicks the Myth of Liberal Vermont in the teeth....HARD. MADem May 2015 #53

K&R! myrna minx May 2015 #54

WONDERFUL letter Skittles May 2015 #55

How Very Well I Know titanicdave May 2015 #56

Thank you. Pooka Fey May 2015 #57

If ever there was an agenda .... the_sly_pig May 2015 #58

K & R historylovr May 2015 #59

To watch your child Iwillnevergiveup May 2015 #60

Amen! cui bono May 2015 #61

Damn right!!! That's all I can say. calimary May 2015 #62

K&R. So well put. We need more people like that and Binkie The Clown May 2015 #64

SUPERB!!! calimary May 2015 #68