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Edited by Section Ratio General: 8/17/2013 6:22:43 AM
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Welp, it doesn't matter if you're a Marine War Hero...

[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/16/eric-alva-gay-veteran-booed_n_3769805.html]If you're gay, you're still inferior to some people[/url]. Eric Alva, the very first Marine to be seriously injured in Iraq by losing his leg, was booed off the stage just because he was gay. [quote]“Well I just left city council chambers and I feel like crying," he wrote. "I have never seen a city so divided and hateful towards each other. All of mankind should be ashamed. I already spoke and even some of the religious groups even booed me as I spoke. Such disrespect as they preach the word of God."[/quote] This comes directly from the article. Opinions on this? Edit: For people who think that HuffPost is biased about it: [url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/adriancarrasquillo/gay-marine-who-lost-a-leg-in-iraq-booed-for-supporting-anti]Here's another source[/url] [url=http://www.opposingviews.com/i/religion/religion-society/disabled-gay-veteran-eric-alva-booed-anti-gay-protesters]Another source.[/url] [url=http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/marine-war-hero-eric-alva-excoriates-a-texas-crowd-who-booed-him-because-he-is-gay/news/2013/08/16/73326]Another source[/url]. [url=http://www.dallasvoice.com/san-antonio-protesters-boo-war-hero-supports-nondiscrimination-10154929.html]Another source[/url].

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  • I'm not trying to be offensive here, (and no I don't care about his sexual preference because that's stupid) but why do people that get their limbs blown off and shot and all that get to be called heros all the time? What did he do while he still had that leg and all that?

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