Comments on: Harvey Milk, Billie Jean King To Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/07/31/13709 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Fri, 24 May 2013 02:17:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Aaron http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/07/31/13709/comment-page-1#comment-47007 Aaron Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:03:43 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=13709#comment-47007 I definitely think all of these people deserve this medal, and I am thankful that they are receiving it. That said, has it occurred to anyone that the timing of this is very convenient given that Obama has lost all of his brownie points with the glbt community? I definitely think all of these people deserve this medal, and I am thankful that they are receiving it.

That said, has it occurred to anyone that the timing of this is very convenient given that Obama has lost all of his brownie points with the glbt community?

]]> By: Timothy (TRiG) http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/07/31/13709/comment-page-1#comment-46968 Timothy (TRiG) Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:28:23 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=13709#comment-46968 Also listed are Mary Robinson, who was very active in campaigning for the decriminalisation of homosexuality here in Ireland, and Desmond Tutu, who has made some very enlightened comments about gay rights. TRiG. Also listed are Mary Robinson, who was very active in campaigning for the decriminalisation of homosexuality here in Ireland, and Desmond Tutu, who has made some very enlightened comments about gay rights.

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