• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Again, it was a shitty thing to do. But I want you to REALLY ask yourself: given it was almost 20 years ago, he has publicly apologized, and that he has not done anything besides that one instance, do you really think he fits the definition of being “Openly anti LGBT+”?

    Like shit man, Obama was against gay marriage when he first entered office. Does he get the title of being “openly anti LGBT+”?

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      2 days ago

      he has publicly apologized

      He said he was sorry for “causing pain”, he didn’t apologize for making the donation or for being against same-sex marriage.

      and that he has not done anything besides that one instance

      He has also not donated to pro-LGBTQ+ causes or expressed support for same-sex marriage since then either.

      do you really think he fits the definition of being “Openly anti LGBT+”?

      Yes.

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      3 days ago

      If Obama gave a “minuscule” $1000 donation to prop 8 I would say the same. Having an opinion and being wrong, admitting it is different than giving $1000 to repress people even if you apologize.

      (Obama has major issues aside this for the record but that is out of scope.)

      But if you donated $1000 to repress people in 2008 or now yah you should be called out. Being sorry makes it better but does not undo the harm.

      In 2008 I donated $20 to HRC to oppose people like the CEO of brave. He could have done the same or just done noting. He openly chose to repress LGBT+ people threw action.