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When the fight for equality turns vindictive

By Becket Adams
Published July 19, 2017 9:47pm ET
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When the fight for equality turns vindictive
"Punish the wicked" is not the sort of thing you would expect to hear from someone genuinely invested in tolerance, equality, and justice. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP) | Scott Roth

A number of conservatives believe that there is a vindictive wing of the LGBT community and that it is out to get the religious right. Though these fears may be overstated, you get a situation every now and then that suggests this idea is not entirely crazy.

Consider, for example, the following passage from a recent Rolling Stone profile on LGBT mega-donor Tim Gill (emphasis added):

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