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• Voicemail from FuzzBear

• Darnell via COL mail –

I really enjoy your podcast. Yet what I think makes me so crazy just hit me. I think Giff may have an issue with the “spectrum of gay”. What I mean by that is we as gay people come in all shapes, colors, sizes, political, economic, social ways of life. Yet, we are all gay and we need to support each other. There is a great movie called Flawless (1999) with Robert De Niro, in there there is a line where Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s character Rusty Zimmerman says when talking to a group of gay republican, “You’re ashamed of us, but were not ashamed of you. As long as you go down on your Banana Republican knees and suck dick, you’re my sisters, and I love you. And fuck off!”

This is how I feel. I may not agree at times with the means of the gay movement but I think we all can agree on the ends which I believe is equality for all gays in America.

Great job Jeff. Love the passion. Giff keep it coming, really respect your thoughts and opinions on things bro.

• Motorbear via comments –

I used to work in an office environment. I am an openly gay male. I had a picture of my partner at the time and myself on my desk. One day I was asked to remove it because it offended some people or so I was told. I told them only on the condition that everyone else removes the pictures of their loved ones. After all, fair is fair. I was fired. I do not live in a right to work state. The union would not support me. Your idea for a “silent movement” for lack of a better term is just that. Your idea and I respect that. However it won’t always work. Nothing ever does. I was a good worker. I busted my ass everyday and was respected by colleagues or so I thought. Now tell me. What should I do? I have already talked to the labor board and was denied a hearing.

• Fuzzbear via comments –

Im here at work listening … OMG i almost spit my coffee out..

Griff : we need to stop being hostile.
Jeff : WERE NOT BEING HOSTILE!!!!

I swear i heard a growl when he said that LOL too funny.

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