Is it fair to label an anti-LGBT group a hate group?
Matthew Ferry
student | Washington Square West
“Well, that’s a bit of a stretch. The term is usually associated with neo-Nazis and Klansmen, because they promote violence. Most anti-LGBT groups don’t call for violence. But they do promote intolerance. So yes, I think it’s fair to call them hate groups.”
Matthew Ferry
student | Washington Square West
“Well, that’s a bit of a stretch. The term is usually associated with neo-Nazis and Klansmen, because they promote violence. Most anti-LGBT groups don’t call for violence. But they do promote intolerance. So yes, I think it’s fair to call them hate groups.”
David Izaguirre
artist | Northeast Philadelphia
“Yes. I do believe they have hate in their hearts. Oherwise they wouldn’t be bothered by someone else’s personal life. I don’t see how it affects them. It shouldn’t be any of their business. It’s the LGBT person’s choice how they want to live their life.”
Frannie Jones
nurse | Washigton Square West
“Yes. Hate is hate. If the term is inflammatory, it should be — because hate is inflammatory. I don’t encourage violence against anyone, but call it like it is. They’re haters.”
John Van Heest
publicist | Washington Square West
“Yes, I don’t buy into the rhetoric that they really love us. They’re doing violence to our emotions, if not to our bodies. They don’t have our best interests at heart. I have no problem calling them hate groups. Why sugarcoat things?”
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