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Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts) Mon Feb 10, 2014, 02:40 PM Feb 2014

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Only 6% LGBT community find Obama unfriendly to their community - 76% find GOP unfriendly.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/10/few-in-lgbt-community-see-pro-sports-as-friendly/

Staggering numbers for the GOP. They fare worse than the often hostile sports industry.

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Only 6% LGBT community find Obama unfriendly to their community - 76% find GOP unfriendly. (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Feb 2014 OP

Log Cabin Republicans HockeyMom Feb 2014 #1

Clayton Bigsby iandhr Feb 2014 #5

ah. memoriessssssss. i need to buy the box set! dionysus Feb 2014 #15

Only 76%? N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2014 #2

The times, they are a changin'! K&R Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #3

hey, you kicked me! them's fightin woids! that's it... dionysus Feb 2014 #16

Staggering indeed, DI! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #4

verrrrryy interesting. So most gay people appreciate Obama administration Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #6

BS...that number can't be right! joeybee12 Feb 2014 #7

+1 Rex Feb 2014 #13

For the Military it says iandhr Feb 2014 #8

Only 76%? William769 Feb 2014 #9

kick Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #10

At least the LGBT community is under the "big tent" of hate the gop has. They're in good okaawhatever Feb 2014 #11

Great stat. Would love to see the numbers for women. I bet they'd be very similar Number23 Feb 2014 #12

In all honesty, I am surprised by the really high numbers for the entertainment industry. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #14

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)

1. Log Cabin Republicans

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 03:11 PM

Feb 2014

How can you vote for a party which is against your basic Civil Rights? That is like a African American supporting the KKK!

iandhr

(6,852 posts)

5. Clayton Bigsby

Reply to HockeyMom (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 05:15 PM

Feb 2014

Played by Dave Chappelle

dionysus

(26,467 posts)

15. ah. memoriessssssss. i need to buy the box set!

Reply to iandhr (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 11, 2014, 02:17 AM

Feb 2014

Donald Ian Rankin

(13,598 posts)

2. Only 76%? N.T.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 04:06 PM

Feb 2014

Tarheel_Dem

(31,233 posts)

3. The times, they are a changin'! K&R

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 04:08 PM

Feb 2014

dionysus

(26,467 posts)

16. hey, you kicked me! them's fightin woids! that's it...

Reply to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 11, 2014, 02:19 AM

Feb 2014

PUT UP YOUR DUKES!!11!1!!1

sheshe2

(83,746 posts)

4. Staggering indeed, DI!

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 04:34 PM

Feb 2014

Though not at all surprising from the party of hate!

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)

6. verrrrryy interesting. So most gay people appreciate Obama administration

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 05:17 PM

Feb 2014

and aren't constantly attacking him for things they want done yesterday. That is great news, and it fits with what I've seen out in the real world.

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

7. BS...that number can't be right!

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 05:19 PM

Feb 2014

The 76%...should be closer to 100%

Rex

(65,616 posts)

13. +1

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #7)

Tue Feb 11, 2014, 01:36 AM

Feb 2014

I thought the number should be a lot higher too!

iandhr

(6,852 posts)

8. For the Military it says

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 05:21 PM

Feb 2014

47% unfriendly 8% friendly 44 neutral.

Given we have replied DADT I wonder how that answer will change 5 years from now when openly gay soldiers are more integrated.

William769

(55,145 posts)

9. Only 76%?

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 05:21 PM

Feb 2014

WOW!

Behind the Aegis

(53,951 posts)

10. kick

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 11:42 PM

Feb 2014

okaawhatever

(9,461 posts)

11. At least the LGBT community is under the "big tent" of hate the gop has. They're in good

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 11:48 PM

Feb 2014

company. Women, minorities, Pope Francis, science, the well educated, I mean liberal elite, Christians who believe in all ten of the commandments, Americans who believe in all of the rights listed in the bill of rights. We all know which side is superior.

Number23

(24,544 posts)

12. Great stat. Would love to see the numbers for women. I bet they'd be very similar

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Feb 11, 2014, 01:34 AM

Feb 2014

Behind the Aegis

(53,951 posts)

14. In all honesty, I am surprised by the really high numbers for the entertainment industry.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Feb 11, 2014, 01:43 AM

Feb 2014

There have certainly been improvements, but quite frankly, I feel it has stalled. I would have been neutral in my opinion.

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