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By vanrozenheim
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A couple of years ago I was at a fundraiser for one of our larger gay and lesbian organisations. The organisation had arranged for a prominent gay activist to appear. He took the stage and began to explain why it was important to continue to oppose laws that discriminate against us, including the current definition of marriage. After a few minutes, a voice boomed out from the back of the room. It was the owner of the bar. “This is a gay bar,” he said. “We don’t want your politics here.” I’ve often thought about the irony of those words.
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