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"Day Without a Gay" - Dec 10th
"Day Without a Gay" - Dec 10th
December 10th will be " Day Without a Gay ." On this day you are encouraged to call in "gay" to work, school, and whatever obligations you have. It is a national day of protest to show our friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers that they can deny us our rights, but we can deny them our ...
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Born Gay?The Latest on Air America
Tonight: The latest on the news of day, including Aiko the freindly fembot. And then, did you call in gay today ? I'm looking David Craig, one of the co-organizers of A DAY WITHOUT GAYS, on today's protests and the road ahead for gay activism. And later, Jack Drescher, MD, a psychiatrist ...
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Did You 'Call In Gay'?Queers United
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