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 | By Molly Snyder Edler   OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Molly Snyder Edler |
| Published Nov. 5, 2007 at 11:47 a.m. |
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Last night I went to Shank Hall to see folk rocker Melissa Ferrick. On my way in, I noticed the usual group of Anti-Choice protestors in front of the abortion clinic that's next door to Shank. The protestors, all of whom were men, were doing their usual thing: bleating the occasional bible verse, pacing and holding signs, one of which read "Abortion hurts women."
I found this humorous.
Clearly, these men pay attention to Shank Hall's schedule and make a point to show up before gigs, knowing that they'll have a captive audience.
But what they didn't realize was the fact the audience was predominantly, actually almost entirely, lesbian. (Ferrick has always had a large lesbian following because she is very open about her sexuality as a gay woman, both in her lyrics and interviews.)
Although many lesbians are concerned about women's' issues of all kinds, most of them do not have to consider abortion in their personal lives, yet those vigilant protestors stood in the chilly Sunday night air and spewed their message when they could have been at home, enjoying the family they feel everyone must create at all costs.
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Posted by Fed Up on Nov. 7, 2007 at 1:37 p.m. (report)
If Pro Life equals "Anti Choice" does Pro Choice equal Anti Life? Also were the concert attendees wearing some sort of Lesbian ID badge that you were able to deduce that the crowd was almost entirely Lesbian. Or were you just stereotyping?
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Posted by zipydo on Nov. 6, 2007 at 3:33 p.m. (report)
They aren't protecting anyone. These people are "pro-birth", not "pro-life". Imagine how many babies they would save if they spent one tenth of their efforts on ensuring that every baby born in this country had access to medical care? Oh wait, that would mean they were doing something that didn't further their agenda or contribute to their self-righteous, holier-than-thou life plan.
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Posted by ChateauDweller on Nov. 6, 2007 at 7:27 a.m. (report)
For shame! People speaking out to protect the innocent?! The nerve! All I know is that when I go to a lesbian power party, I don't want to think about dead babies!
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Posted by T15 on Nov. 5, 2007 at 3:33 p.m. (report)
Both groups sound scary as hell.
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Posted by arks00 on Nov. 5, 2007 at 2:09 p.m. (report)
the lord must also pay their bills too... do these people have jobs? jesus... lol
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