Pride and Thanksgiving.(FROM THE EDITORS)(gay rights)(Editorial)

Publication: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

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It's Pride Month, so why are we writing about Thanksgiving? Because Pride Month this year began with an encore U.S. Senate appearance of the Federal Marriage Amendment, which aims to enshrine antigay marriage discrimination in the U.S. Constitution. No one ever expected the amendment to pass, but in an election year the Republican Party needed to "energize its base." Translation: To distract from their dismal...

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