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exboyfil

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4. I think it is has gotten better - at least in my suburban community

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 7, 2018, 11:40 AM

Jun 2018

Very much a bedroom conservative Republican leaning community, but being gay did not seem to be a big deal either way for my daughters' peers. I am not saying it is perfect or right, but it is better than when I was a kid. That is what gives me hope.

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Grainger Co. shop owner that made headlines for 'No Gays Allowed' sign calls SCOTUS ruling a win [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2018 OP

It must be hell for the gay children that grow up exboyfil Jun 2018 #1

I knew someone a long time ago that grew up in Iowa and fled to Washington, D.C when 18. He RKP5637 Jun 2018 #3

I think it is has gotten better - at least in my suburban community exboyfil Jun 2018 #4

Yes! Definitely it's getting far better than it was! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2018 #5

IMO those christians that say their religion is under attack need to hold a mirror up and RKP5637 Jun 2018 #2

Part of me says as many Runningdawg Jun 2018 #6

And then realize they left their credit card at home exboyfil Jun 2018 #7

Exactly! Runningdawg Jun 2018 #8

How do they determine who's gay? LakeArenal Jun 2018 #9

Did a Tennessee Hardware Store Put Up a 'No Gays Allowed' Sign? mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2018 #10