http://www.365gay.com/news/protests-against-gay-foe-ashcrofts-honorary-degree/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.365gay.com/news/protests-against-gay-foe-ashcrofts-honorary-degree/comment-page-1/#comment-55959 Jennifer L Fri, 08 May 2009 20:55:58 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=7208#comment-55959 This is the first college I ever attended, way back in 1985 when it was still called Northeast Missouri State University (they changed the name around 1987 or so). I wish I could say I'm surprised that they'd choose to give a degree like this to this bigot, but the little town was a hotbed of conservative thinking and bigotry then, and I doubt much has changed in the intervening 24 years. This is the first college I ever attended, way back in 1985 when it was still called Northeast Missouri State University (they changed the name around 1987 or so). I wish I could say I’m surprised that they’d choose to give a degree like this to this bigot, but the little town was a hotbed of conservative thinking and bigotry then, and I doubt much has changed in the intervening 24 years.

]]> http://www.365gay.com/news/protests-against-gay-foe-ashcrofts-honorary-degree/comment-page-1/#comment-55907 Billy Fri, 08 May 2009 17:10:01 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=7208#comment-55907 Who need's a bigit to be honored Who need’s a bigit to be honored

]]> http://www.365gay.com/news/protests-against-gay-foe-ashcrofts-honorary-degree/comment-page-1/#comment-55883 Peter-Nicholas Fri, 08 May 2009 14:14:38 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=7208#comment-55883 Yes, just who need to honor, an evangelical fascist! NOT! Yes, just who need to honor, an evangelical fascist! NOT!

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