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Council once again votes to keep 1996 resolution deeming "gay lifestyle" a "threat" to society
The Greenville County Council in Greenville, South Carolina has voted for a second time to keep a 1996 resolution the declares “gay lifestyle units are directly contrary to state laws.”
The resolution reads, in part:
Lifestyles advocated by the gay community should not be endorsed by government policy makers, because they are incompatible with the standards to which this community subscribes. … Gay lifestyle units are directly contrary to state laws.
The resolution also declares the “gay lifestyle” a threat to “the safety, health and welfare of the community” and an “assault” on “community standards.”
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"I can't be a homophobe...I have gay family and friends." Gee, where have I heard that before?! Oh where, oh where?! I am sure someone will be kind enough to 'splain to me how that excuse is legitimate.