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Daugard Opposition to Gay Marriage Rankles Deaf GLBT Activists
Monday, 04 June 2012 19:35
Daugard to Speak at National Association of the Deaf Conference (Maybe)
June 1, 2012 - Madville Times
Journalistic machine David Montgomery beats me to the punch on some surprising backlash against Governor Dennis Daugaard from some deaf activists. The National Association of the Deaf invited Governor Daugaard to speak at their national conference this July on how deaf people can engage more in politics. Our Governor would make a good speaker at such an event: having grown up with two deaf parents, he signs fluently. He may be the most powerful signing elected official in the country.
But GLBT members of the deaf community went ape, citing Governor Daugaard’s support for South Dakota’s ban on same-sex marriage: Read more Here...
