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Old 18-10-2009, 10:55   #21
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Re: What do you make of this?

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington View Post
Well Gary, I read that article and I didn't see the comments as subtle homophobia....to me they were more objective observations.
I'm afraid I disagree.

Her choice of words, 'natural/strange/lonely' etc, hark back to an earlier time, when homosexuality was medically recognised as a mental illness, and it's sufferers were seen as being incapable of living fulfilling and happy lives.

She has no evidence to support the use of any of those terms.

He was doing what many young people were doing last weekend, socialising with friends.
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