Jamaica's gay community worships in the closet


	Jamaica's gay community worships in the closet

clip-on-tie

9-23-2009 4:57 AM

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jamaica, gay community, violence, murder

clip-on-tie says:

You’d think liberals could put at least half the anger they aim at Prop 8 supporters towards places like this, or Iran; places where they execute gay people.

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9-24-2009 10:39 PM

mcsmithblack

There's quite a bit of "liberal" anger about the dehumanization and marginalizing of any people that are left out of the "Mighty Righty Whitey" agenda.

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