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Only 17 Total Square Miles On Earth Where Gays Not Discriminated Against

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  1. melodicmom

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    NEWS IN BRIEF • Gay & Lesbian • News • ISSUE 49•33 • Aug 15, 2013

    WASHINGTON—A new Pew Research Center report revealed Thursday that on the entirety of planet earth there exist only 17 square miles where gays are not systematically assaulted, slandered, or violently threatened for their sexual orientation. “In terms of locations where homosexuals don’t have to fear for their livelihood and well-being on a daily basis, we found roughly 16 places, including San Francisco’s Castro District, a few blocks in Manhattan’s West Village, a four-mile stretch in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and Berlin’s Nollendorfplatz,” the three-year study read in part, noting that these numbers shrink to as low as 10 square miles when factoring in criteria such as being afforded any shred of civil liberties or essential decencies. “Resultantly, gays can only expect to be treated like human beings—rather than some sort of repulsive subhumans—on roughly .00005% of the world’s landmass. And these are our most generous estimates.” The report went on to confirm that there are currently 196,950,000 square miles on earth where straight individuals are free from sexual prejudice.
     
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    Hopefully things will get better.
     
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    Not sure if this is true, considering that the Onion is satire.
     
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    Well, satire is art. And to quote Mr. Picasso, "Art is a lie that makes us realize truth."
     
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    What about the other gay villages in the world? In Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and several others. Also this is the Onion...though there is some truth in it, that there are few places LGBT can live openly and freely.
     
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    I meant that as in the Onion news makes parodies and fake news for the sake of satire :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    Not sure if you were talking to me, but that's what I was getting at as well. :slight_smile:
     
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    :lol:[​IMG]
    The article's map. Random parts of antartica and the ocean and uninhabited areas, and then Sri Lanka for some reason.
     
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    It's the Onion. Lol at it and disregard. XD
     
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    Its the onion
     
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    Well, yeah, it is the Onion. But I thought it raised a valid point, albeit in a very snarky fashion. :lol:
     
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    I don't know about you guys but I'm moving to the pacific...
     
  13. Wells

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    When we're all dead.

    Anyway, where can you go where people aren't racist, sexist, homophobic and whatever other -ists or -phobics there are. It's not just gays. There are sooo many places where there is discrimination for your race, religion, sex, sexuality, features and all.
     
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    France is highlighted, too. Well, with it being the Onion, I'm just going to disregard it.
     
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    Ah, it sounds almost true.

    ---------- Post added 16th Aug 2013 at 05:59 PM ----------

    Yes, this. He put it well.
     
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