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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Gays"
It was said, loud and clear, by a US President in a major speech.
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"Gays" (Original Post)
Stinky The Clown
Sep 2012
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nmbluesky
(2,561 posts)1. Amen that
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)2. Yep. IT was.
And he just mentioned the fact that no one will be kicked out of the military for who they love.
Ohio Joe
(21,756 posts)3. K&R - nt
Lucy Goosey
(2,940 posts)4. Yay!
Chorophyll
(5,179 posts)5. Kick.
joshcryer
(62,270 posts)6. That was brilliant.
Shame it was almost drowned out! But with good reason.
fishwax
(29,149 posts)7. can't wait for his "you're goddamn right I am" moment
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)8. I yelled out, "hell yea!"
It's about damn time!
WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)9. unsurprising since he has done more for our gay brothers and sisters than all president's
combined.
Plaid Adder
(5,518 posts)10. Clinton did it in his acceptance speech in 1992.
Didn't stop him from letting us down afterward.
What is more important is the (OK, still veiled) references to same-sex marriage in both Michelle and Barack's speeches. That's a real shift.
The Plaid Adder