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LGBTQ groups silent after Chelsea Handler's homophobic tweet
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/201...raham.html
Quote:LGBTQ groups are oddly silent regarding a tweet sent by former comedian Chelsea Handler on Wednesday that implied Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is a closeted gay man who's appeasing President Trump instead of coming out of the closet.
GLAAD, Human Rights Campaign, National LGBTQ Task Force and a variety of other gay rights organizations have either ignored or declined to comment on Handler’s tweet when reached by Fox News.
On Tuesday, Trump allowed cameras into a lengthy bipartisan immigration meeting with lawmakers. The former Netflix talk show host-turned-self-described activist apparently didn’t like what she heard from Graham, R-S.C., who participated in the meeting, and voiced her opinion to her more than 8 million followers.
“Holy, f--k f--k. I just [saw] the video of trumps bipartisan ‘meeting’ yesterday,” Handler tweeted. “Hey, @LindseyGrahamSC what kind of d--k sucking video do they have on you for you 2 be acting like this? Wouldn’t coming out be more honorable?”
None of the LGBTQ groups mentioned have condemned Handler’s comment on their Twitter feeds, either. However, GLAAD has been quick to condemn conservatives who make similar statements. Back in 2013 the organization called for A&E to take action when “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson made derogatory comments about homosexuality.
Last summer, GLAAD’s Transgender Media Program director Nick Adams responded to an episode of “Survivor” immediately after the show aired when an episode featured contestant Zeke Smith being outed as transgender by fellow competitor Jeff Varner.
“It is dangerous and unacceptable to out a transgender person,” Adams said at the time
Quote:Fox News contributor Harlan Hill wrote, “If a Republican said something like this, they'd be burning down the RNC.”
Gay rights groups aren’t the only ones staying silent when it comes to Handler, as Twitter declined to comment when asked if the tweet violated the company’s guidelines. Twitter’s website states that users “may not promote violence against or directly attack or threaten other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or disease.”
A list of things the company does “not tolerate” includes “non-consensual slurs, epithets, racist and sexist tropes, or other content that degrades someone.”
Despite numerous calls for Twitter to suspend or discipline Handler, the social media company refused to discuss the matter when reached by Fox News.
Quote:Handler, who has claimed to be an advocate of the LGBTQ community, was rehashing rumors that Graham shot down back in 2010. “I know it’s really gonna upset a lot of gay men... but I ain’t available. I ain’t gay. Sorry,” he told The New York Times.
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gdunn
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RE: LGBTQ groups silent after Chelsea Handler's homophobic tweet
It's cool. She's a lefty. They're not racist, homophobic, or anything offensive.
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01-11-2018 08:39 PM |
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Kronke
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RE: LGBTQ groups silent after Chelsea Handler's homophobic tweet
Will Tom disavow?
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01-11-2018 08:43 PM |
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RE: LGBTQ groups silent after Chelsea Handler's homophobic tweet
Libocrites can say anything they want and it's fine.
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01-11-2018 08:54 PM |
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RE: LGBTQ groups silent after Chelsea Handler's homophobic tweet
Complete silence from the "good gays".
#sad
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01-11-2018 09:02 PM |
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RE: LGBTQ groups silent after Chelsea Handler's homophobic tweet
She should be fired for insulting gays or this gay. Where's the fairness?
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01-11-2018 09:16 PM |
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RE: LGBTQ groups silent after Chelsea Handler's homophobic tweet
(01-11-2018 08:43 PM)Kronke Wrote: Will Tom disavow?
I'll bet no. Can we get a pool goin?
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01-11-2018 09:43 PM |
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gdunn
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RE: LGBTQ groups silent after Chelsea Handler's homophobic tweet
(01-11-2018 09:16 PM)olliebaba Wrote: She should be fired for insulting gays or this gay. Where's the fairness?
Fired from what? I believe her show is cancelled.
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01-11-2018 09:50 PM |
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Kronke
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RE: LGBTQ groups silent after Chelsea Handler's homophobic tweet
(01-11-2018 09:50 PM)gdunn Wrote: (01-11-2018 09:16 PM)olliebaba Wrote: She should be fired for insulting gays or this gay. Where's the fairness?
Fired from what? I believe her show is cancelled.
True, she's an unemployed loser that said she would move to Spain (not Somalia), which we're still waiting for by the way.
That tweet is a violation of their TOS and she should be banned from twitter, though.
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2018 09:54 PM by Kronke.)
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HeartOfDixie
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RE: LGBTQ groups silent after Chelsea Handler's homophobic tweet
Homo-hypocrites...
That said, Graham probably is.
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01-11-2018 09:56 PM |
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Kronke
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RE: LGBTQ groups silent after Chelsea Handler's homophobic tweet
What's the deal with the alt-left and their homophobic conspiracy theories? Remember joy reid?
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