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Originally Posted by June
Handsome, I agree with you. Now, our government doesn't kill or imprison queer folks, but they used to. Even into the 60's we faced jail time unless we wore at least 3 pieces of "gender appropriate" clothing. And while our government may not officially sanction our deaths, we are still subject to dying at the hands of our fellow citizens just because we're gay.
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I had no idea. Seems we've come a long way. I've been fortunate to never have experienced hate directed towards me because I am gay. Of course I live in a hardcore Democrat state.