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Fearless

(18,421 posts)
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 01:55 AM Feb 2014

Republican lobbyist loses clients over wanting to ban openly gay NFL players

In his statement, Burkman said: “Imagine your son being forced to shower with a gay man. That’s a horrifying prospect for every mom in the country. What in the world has this nation come to?”

One California green energy company, DC Solar, a client of Burkman, was quick to release a statement distancing itself from his views.

CEO Jeffrey Carpoff and COO Paulette Carpoff announced in a joint statement: “DC Solar does not condone or support Mr Burkman’s homophobic views,and since learning about his misguided efforts to write legislation banning gay athletes from the NFL, we have ended our relationship with him,

“DC Solar values diversity within our company and within our communities, and we do not tolerate discrimination of any sort. As a company working to address issues about our country’s future, we have no intention of working with those who are stuck in the past.”

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/02/26/republican-lobbyist-loses-clients-wanting-ban-openly-gay-nfl-players/

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Republican lobbyist loses clients over wanting to ban openly gay NFL players (Original Post) Fearless Feb 2014 OP
Kicked and Recommending! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #1
As if not one person in this country who has gone to grade school or high school has NEVER Maraya1969 Feb 2014 #2
Statistics would say I have.. awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #3
Exactly. Maraya1969 Feb 2014 #5
I don't like showering with anyone. Maybe we could fix the showers rather than ban people. Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #4

Maraya1969

(22,486 posts)
2. As if not one person in this country who has gone to grade school or high school has NEVER
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 03:00 AM
Feb 2014

showered with a gay person!

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
4. I don't like showering with anyone. Maybe we could fix the showers rather than ban people.
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 04:52 AM
Feb 2014

Make showering a private experience! I think I need a lobbyist for the cause!

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