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Gay groups opposing Iraq war:
Gay Men of African Descent
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
Pride at Work
Lavender Greens
Outright Libertarians
International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights campaign
Neutral on the war:
Human Rights Campaign
National Stonewall Democrats
Supporting the war:
Log Cabin Republicans
United for Peace & Justice
www.unitedforpeace.org
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such democracy. That should be a red flag.”
Thayer said that while the Bush administration claims to pursue a war against terror it remains allies with countries such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt, which violently oppress gays, and supports the Federal Marriage Amendment, that would write discrimination against gays into the U.S. Constitution.
The International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Campaign is another gay organization that has consistently opposed the Iraq war.
“Post-Hurricane Katrina, we are seeing a fissure in our own social stability come to the forefront,” Paula Ettelbrick, executive director of IGLHRC said. Ettelbrick said that the mainstream gay organizations have disconnected from basic progressive politics.
“Sometimes when you feel the momentum of success in a certain area you naturally want to focus on that momentum,” Ettelbrick said. “We have broken through on the marriage issue, and it is understandable that people would want to follow that momentum.”
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