Print Obama on Friday, discsg the foiled terrorist plot volvg packag livered om Yemen, said two Chigo-area synagogu were believed to be targets. Now appears that a gay ngregatn that meets at one of those synagogu was one of the more specific targets, Chigo's WLS R...
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- CHIGO LGBT SYNAGOGUE TERROR TARGET: AL-QAEDA NOT A FAN OF JEWS, ALSO GAY PEOPLE
- TERRORISTS TARGET CHIGO'S GAY JEWS
- RUDY GAY EXPECTED TO DRAW TERT OM WARRRS, LAKERS, MAVERICKS, BULLS, PELINS
CHIGO LGBT SYNAGOGUE TERROR TARGET: AL-QAEDA NOT A FAN OF JEWS, ALSO GAY PEOPLE
A progrsive Chigo-area synagogue, which serv gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr Jews, learned that a mail bomb volved a foiled Al-Qaeda plot was addrsed to s buildg. Although the bomb was never tend to reach the synagogue, we still have qutns. Was this meant to be a general msage of hatred for a relign, one specifilly targeted to the LGBTQ folks and their alli, or jt a general "fuck you" to all of humany? * gay synagogue chicago *
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TERRORISTS TARGET CHIGO'S GAY JEWS
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RUDY GAY EXPECTED TO DRAW TERT OM WARRRS, LAKERS, MAVERICKS, BULLS, PELINS
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