Lou Sheldon calls gay people “dark forces” bent on destroying “faith and families.” He backed quarantining people with AIDS and tried to quash the law shielding the disabled from bias. The national organization he heads, Traditional Values Coalition, gave money to Operation Rescue, a violent anti-abortion group. In the wake of 9/11, he joined the chorus to deny gays relief funds,… return to article
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Posted by Nus on Feb 9, 2004 at 8:26 PM 
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