Calling In 'Gay' to Work Is Latest Form of Protest


	Calling In 'Gay' to Work Is Latest Form of Protest

zasel

12-11-2008 1:06 AM

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gay, prop 8, protests, homosexual, politics

zasel says:

There seems to be no end to the imaginations of people, both straight and gay, who are angered by the narrow passage of Prop 8 in California. From what I gather, Wednesday was a big success.

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12-11-2008 11:55 AM

wiccantexan

Looks like it was a dud.

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