Vixen to Join 'Legends of Tomorrow' in Season Two

One of the best things about 'Legends of Tomorrow' is that the very premise of the show allows the creators to introduce new cast members and to change the shows team to give new characters and new stories a chance to shine.  With season one saying goodbye to Captain Cold and both Hawkman and Hawkgirl we've been left with a few spaces free aboard the Waverider for new crew members.

It looks set that Hourman will be joining the group, at least for the initial episodes of the season, with the introduction of other members of the Justice Society of America sure to come as the show progresses.  Now the CW have also revealed one of the rumoured new cast members is a character that viewers will already be familiar with in the form of Vixen.

Surprisingly, however, Megalyn Echikunwoke will not be returning to the role following her time voicing the character in the animated series and appearing as the live action counterpart in Arrow, due to filming commitments.

Rather than recasting the role series producers have taken the interesting approach to introduce a version of Vixen from another point in time, possibly even being related to the modern day version in some way (mother perhaps?).

The good news with this announcement is that it not only allows the series to use the character of Vixen, but it also means that Megalyn Echikunwoke is still able to voice the character in the animated series as well as being able to return to the DC television universe at some point in the future.


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Transgender Woman Refused Airbnb Booking For Being Trans

Professional writer and television producer Shadi Petosky has spoken out after she was refused accommodation due to her being a transgender woman.

Ms Petosky, who produces the animated television series 'Danger & Eggs' for Amazon, shared the incident on social media following the incident.

After applying to stay at one of the homes that Airbnb had on offer she made her trans status known to the host, wanting to be as honest as possible.  She then received a response from the host telling her that she would not be welcome to stay, with the host citing the comfort of her teenage son as a factor in this decision.

Ms Petosky has said that she is used to people trying to use their children as a shield to hide their transphobia, with the apparent fear of children's safety being a major argument in many of the anti-trans bathroom bills that are being enforced in America.

'I think that she's using some kind of coded language that is really affecting trans people right now.'  She said.  'The idea that we're negatively impacting kids or hurting children is a really hard thing for trans people.  They don't realise we're parents too.'

Ms Petosky filed a complaint with Airbnb about the incident, but she received no response from the company.  What she did notice after her contact with them, however, was that the host was upgraded to 'super host' status, which awards the host with multiple five star reviews.  Whether this was due to happen anyway or not, the timing does unfortunately make it appear that Airbnb rewarded the host for their discrimination of Ms Petosky.

Only after the issue was made public on social media and numerous people have spoken out about incident and the lack of response from Airbnb was any action apparently taken, with the host in question being removed from their website.

The Public Affairs Director for Airbnb, Nick Pappas, has said, 'Discrimination has no place in the Airbnb community.  We are conducting a comprehensive review and examining what can be done to ensure we resolve these kinds of issues quickly and help make sure everyone is treated fairly.'

Whilst some people have been quick to defend the Airbnb host, claiming that as this is a person's private property that is being offered as accommodation, and should be allowed to deny access to anyone that they wish.  However, this is not the case when someone signs up to become an Airbnb host.  As they are providing a paid service they must provide that service without discriminating against people, which was not done in this case.

Sadly Ms Petosky is not a stranger to discrimination, last year she went public about the discrimination she faced as a transgender woman when she was held for questioning by the TSA after she was identified as trans by one of their body scanners, an scenario that many trans people have experienced.


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Legends of Tomorrow 'Legendary' Review

This review WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS, if you do not want certain plot points or story spoilt, please do not read further.

The first episode of the premier season of Legends of Tomorrow has finally come to a close in something of a spectacular fashion as our heroes have a final showdown with the villain not just once, but three times with the fate of the entire time line hanging in the balance.

The sudden reveal that Vandal Savage has greater plans than global domination, and intends to 'end' time and return history back to ancient Egypt and the moment he was granted immortality is a little hokey, and doesn't quite seem to mesh with what we've seen over the course of the season, but at least it does give us the chance to see Savage meet his end three times.

With Savage's plan requiring him to use Carter and Kendra's blood on the Thanagarian meteor that gave them all their powers in three separate points in history our team have to split up in order to stop his plans.  The upshot of this is that every member of the team gets to play a part in the fight against Savage and multiple members of the team get the chance to shine.

In particular the fight in the 1970's stands out as one of the best, with Sara getting the chance to have a Street Fighter style showdown with the immortal tyrant, pitting knives against staffs until she's able to snap his neck.  Add into this Rip punching Savage into an electrical box and Mick setting him on fire and we get a very satisfying end to the villain.

Despite killing off the main villain three times and bringing an end to the story of Savage and Rip's quest to save his family the real heart of the episode is the characters.  Upon being returned to their homes and lives in 2016 none of them are able to carry on with their lives, all of them having been too affected by their time with Rip and the rest of the team.  Even Mick, who attempts to go back to being a crook can't find the satisfaction being a thief once had for him.

These scenes go a long way to showing how each and every member of the team has been changed by their experiences aboard the Waverider, whether that being going from a villain to being a hero, or if it meant that their old life feels too small and confining for them now.

The character with the most important change awaiting them in 2016 is Sara, who returns during the events of the 'Arrow' finale, at which time her sister Laurel has been killed by the villain Damian Darhk.  Her reaction to the loss of her sister is truly heartbreaking and thoroughly believable as she tries desperately to get Rip to take her back to a point where she can save Laurel.

One of the biggest problems that the shared DC television universe has at this point, with time travel, alternate worlds, Lazarus Pits and magic is that it becomes very hard to kill a character and keep them dead in a justifiable way.  Rip's insistence that Laurel's death was the best possible outcome in that scenario, and that Sara's presence would have resulted in an even worse series of events feels like a little bit of a cop-out, but then again the writers have been put in a tough spot of giving a just reason as to why they couldn't go back in time and save Laurel.

With Savage defeated and the team free to return to their normal lives Rip offers them a choice, to continue on with him travelling through the time stream, fixing problems and saving history as they rebuild the Time Masters as a force for good.  

The Hawks chose not to continue on and leave the team, something that not only makes a lot of sense now that Savage is gone, but also comes as something of a relief going into season two as they have been two of the dullest characters in the series.  What is surprising, however, is how willing Mick is to rejoin the team and to continue on his journey to being a hero, a choice that is solidified for him when Rip allows him to travel back to 2013 and talk to the younger version of Leonard Snart, a conversation that not only gives Mick his chance to tell his best friend how much he means to him, but to highlight just how far Snart had come on his own journey to being a hero.

One of the best parts of the whole episode comes in the final scene, though, when as the team are preparing to board the Waverider.  They are moments away from getting on the ship when another Waverider appears out of nowhere, crashing to the ground.  A lone figure emerges from the wreckage and tells the group that they will die if they get on the ship.

When questioned about how he could know that he tells them that he was sent to warn them, by Mick.  He then lowers his hood and introduces himself to the team, Rex Tyler, A.K.A Hourman, a member of the Justice Society of America.  The introduction of the Justice Society has me extremely excited and has me eagerly anticipating the next season of the show.

'Legends of Tomorrow' has been a show that has grown in quality as the series has gone on, having taken some of the lesser used side characters of the shared DC television universe and giving them the chance to grow as characters and shine in their own right.  With some great writing and the bravery to introduce some crazy concepts the series has definitely established itself as one of the stronger series the universe has to offer and has paved the way for an exciting second season.

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Arrow 'Lost In The Flood' Review

This review WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS, if you do not want certain plot points or story spoilt for you, please do not read further.

This episode of Arrow saw Ollie and Diggle finding their way into Darhks secret underground town in an attempt to rescue Thea whilst Felicity and her father continue to try to prevent global annihilation.

Whilst the action is fairly solid the story begins to drag a little as we close in on the season finale, mainly due to some fairly dull flashbacks to a story that has been stretched beyond thin and moments of quiet as Oliver and John hide-out in a family home.

Strangely enough the dullest parts of the episode aren't the scenes with Felicity and her family, which are actually fairly entertaining, but the scenes with Oliver.  It's not necessarily the writing, though the choice of how to use Thea this episode is pretty bad, but a pacing issue.

For me the main issue was the fact that a lot of the scenes involving Oliver and Diggle are happening in broad daylight, or at least in artificial daylight.  The problem with showing superheroes in daylight is that sometimes they can look a little silly, and whilst the Flash has managed to mostly avoid that, Green Arrow very much falls into that category here.  It might be because I'm used to seeing these particular characters at night so much but they just seem a little off when viewed in the daylight.

This issue seems to be heightened by the fact that they spent a lot of time hanging out in a family home discussing their next move, which really makes the episode drag when it should be running at a brisker pace.

The writers also seem to make something of a strange choice in how they use Thea this episode as they have her fight Oliver under the sway of the mind control drugs that Darhk has been using to control his army.  Whilst this itself isn't a terrible idea, pitting siblings against each other is always a popular choice in fiction, the fact that Thea very quickly overcomes the effects of the control lets the idea down a little.

After seeing the powerful effects that these drugs have had on Andy, to the point where months without taking the drug and being surrounded by family can't break the hold Darhk has on him, it comes across as bizarre that Thea is able to do so after one conversation with her brother.

Despite these issues the story does begin to pick up again towards the end of the episode as the siblings go up against Anarky, who as usual manages to to inject a little energy into proceedings.  The fight with him is choreographed particularly well, with his three piece staff adding a flair to the combat that is sometimes lacking.

Whilst all of this is happening Felicity and her father are still working towards preventing Darhk from being able to achieve full nuclear Armageddon, though they are now joined by both Curtis and Donna.

Curtis manages to bring his usual charm and enthusiasm to the situation, managing to get excited with childlike glee when he realises that Felicity's father is a famous computer hacker.  The levity continues as we witness some of the family drama that ensues when Donna realises that her ex husband has returned.

Whilst these kind of scenes would normally work fairly fine, they ignore the fact that Felicity played a part in the deaths of tens of thousands of people in the last episode.  I get that there would be a certain amount of compartmentalisation going on, but it would seems that between episodes Felicity managed to get over it.

I can't help but feel that it is something that the writers have made a mistake with, as it should be something that affects her a whole lot more.  We might see the lasting repercussions of this going forward into season five, but I can't help but feel that it was a mistake not to address it here, even if it was a brief scene of Felicity putting aside the emotions she would be feeling in order to tackle the bigger problem.

Whilst the episode does have its ups and downs it at least ends on a fairly dramatic note as Anarky murders Ruve Adams, Darhk's wife, and the underground refuge Hive have been building is completely destroyed, changing Darhk from a man who wants to reshape the world to someone who wants to just destroy everything in a blaze of nuclear fire.

'Lost in the Flood' stumbles slightly in the final approach to the season finale but manages to put itself back on track by the last five minutes and sets the stage for one of the biggest season finales the show has had yet.


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Trans Woman Sent To Male Prison

After assurances from the British government that a review would take place to prevent transgender women from being sent to male prisons following the deaths of two transgender inmates yet another transgender woman has been sent to an all male facility.

The woman, who does not wish to be named, raised her issue with her local MP, Daniel Zeichner, who has taken her case further, making it known to the press and raising it with equalities minister Nicky Morgan.

'When you are guilty of a crime, society expects an appropriate punishment.'  He said.  'But this is a double punishment - not just deprivation of liberty, but failing to respect transgender people as well.  It is deeply sad that in the 21st century transgender prisoners are being treated in this way I hope that there will be swift action to stop their rights being violated.'

After the issue was raised with Conservative minister Nicky Morgan she said that she would 'look at' this particular case.  'The government are firmly committed to ensuring that the needs of transgender prisoners are fully met.  The Ministry of Justice has carried out the review and it will be published shortly.'

Despite these assurances the current government have so far failed to prevent transgender women from being sent to male facilities, something that has resulted in the deaths of women more than once in the last year.

Currently in the UK it is commonplace for transgender women to be sent to prisons that reflect their legal gender, even though there are supposed to be safeguards in place to protect transgender women from such action.

Trans women who have been living their lives female in every aspect for years, some even decades, but have not completed bureaucratic requirements to fully legally 'complete' their transition will be sent to the incorrect prisons.

With the government making it so difficult for many trans women to obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate and their apparent lack of speed at reviewing the current rules that have been putting trans lives in danger it's hard to keep faith in Morgan's claim that the issue is being pursued.


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Mississippi Governor Would Rather Be Crucified Than Repeal Anti-LGBT+ Law

Speaking at the 'Watchmen on the Wall' conference, a group of Christians that focus on trying to 'shape public policy and informed civic activism', this weekend Mississippi governor Phil Bryant has said that he would rather be crucified then to repeal hateful anti-LGBT+ laws.

The new law, House Bill 1523, was introduced in April by Bryant, and allows people to discriminate against members of the LGBT+ community, or those believed to be members of the LGBT+ community.

Whilst similar to other anti-LGBT+ laws in America, the bill in Mississippi allows people to discriminate based on sexual orientation in 'any employment related decision' and 'any decision concerning the sale, rental, occupancy of a dwelling' as long as it is based upon 'sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction'.

Despite massive backlash over HB1523, which is considered by many activist to be one of the worst discrimination laws in America, Bryant has refused to back down over the issue on several occasions, claiming that it is his right as a Christian to be able to discriminate against members of the LGBT+ community, and that preventing him to do so is persecuting him.  I can only assume the irony of believing not being allowed to discriminate against others is discriminating him is lost upon him.

Speaking at the 'Watchmen on the Wall' conference, where he was joined by members of the anti-LGBT+ hate group Family Research Council, Bryant has said that he would rather die than repeal the law.

'Do they think we will simply abandon that?'  He said, referring to HB1523.  'They don't know us very well do they?  They don't know that Christians have been persecuted throughout the ages.  They don't know that if it takes crucifixion, we will stand in line before abandoning our faith and our belief in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  So if we are going to stand, now is the time and the place.'


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Trans People Could Face Rape Charges For Not Disclosing Gender History

According to a report made by the media outlet Gay Star News, British transgender people could face charges of rape and sexual assault if they do not disclose their gender history before being intimate with a partner, including acts as innocent as kissing.

The shocking information has come after academics and lawyers met to discuss the current sex laws in the UK, and found that the Sexual Offences Act 2003 has been set up in such a way that it can be used to target transgender people.

The law, which was created to clarify what has been described as a 'confusing array of laws around sexual conduct' states that if you are deceived about the nature of the sex act that you are about to engage in, you are incapable of consent.  This means that any activity that follows can be classified as sexual assault or rape, even if consent is given.

The issue that this law creates is that it leaves it open to interpretation within court as to what you are required to be told before engaging in a sexual act with someone, and can be used to target transgender individuals who have not told their partners about their past and their transition.

Grietje Baars, a senior lecturer in law at City University London, said; 'Judges have twisted the law to fit personal prejudice.  There is much contradiction in their rulings.'

It has also been revealed by a public law barrister, Michelle Brewer, that the Court of Appeal has in the pst heard a case where judges have chosen to interpret the non-disclosure of gender history as lying, and as such a lack of informed consent.

The lawyers who met to discuss these laws have come to the conclusion that they are flawed, and that they can be used to target and harm members of the transgender community.  Whilst they have said that these laws need to be changed the trans community should be aware of them as they stand at the moment.


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Absolut Vodka's Latest Ad Features Trans Story

Swedish vodka brand Absolut have released a new television advert that features a transgender woman, and has received a broad range of reactions.

The advert is narrated by a man who has attended a concert to meet an old friend of his, Dave.  Instead of meeting Dave, however, he meets Darla, his friend who has now transitioned.

'I turned around and saw Dave.  Only it wasn't the Dave I remembered.  He told me his name was Darla now.  I tried to make an excuse to get away, then she grabbed my hand.  The next thing I know we're running to see the DJ.  Darla knew somebody and suddenly we're back stage drinking Absolut Sea Breezes.'

The rest of the advert follows the two of them as they enjoy their night together and ends with the two of them talking about Darla's personal life and her transition.  At the end the narrator talks about how meeting Darla had changed him.  'She was my friend, the same person, the same heart.  She hadn't changed, I had.'

Whilst the advert has received a great deal of criticism from the anti-LGBT+ community it has also had mixed reviews from within the transgender community itself.

Some are criticising the advert for telling the story not from the perspective of a transgender character, but using the idea of a trans character to tell a story of how great the man is because he accepted his friend despite initially not wanting to do so.

Others have pointed out that the man in the advert only seems to want to spend any time with Darla after she is able to get him backstage using her connections, building the idea that he only accepts her because she's able to do things for him.

Ian Johnson of the LGBT+ marketing firm 'Out Now' spoke out about the advert.  'This advert could have been so much better.  It had a good initial set up but the writing lets it down through being clumsily predictable from the outset.  The really frustrating part here though is that the main point of the narrative ends up as not even being about Darla and her transition - it turns into a story about how impressed the cisgender character feels about himself.

'The Absolut ad is an example where an attempt at natural inclusion has tipped into something way too close to patronising.  10 out of 10 for their inclusion of a trans character but a pretty poor 3 out of 10 overall: for making the 'surprise acceptance' of a trans person the tale ultimately being told in the ad.'

Despite some criticisms many have praised the advert for its trans-inclusion and trying to spread the message that despite what some media and right wing propaganda have made out, transgender people are just regular people.

Helen Belcher of Trans Media Watch has said, 'It's refreshing to see an ad which focuses on someone starting to understand trans issues.  Adverts necessarily have to have simple story lines, so it's not surprising that some people may feel it's unnecessarily stereotypical.  But there are some welcome messages for acceptance and understanding which this ad puts across.'

Whilst the advert seems to have divided a lot of people, there is at least one sentiment that we can all agree on, that despite how you feel the advert comes across, at least it was never made as a joke or to mock the transgender community.  Something that so many other advertisements have done in the past.


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The Flash 'Invincible' Review

This review WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS, if you do not want certain plot points or story spoilt, please do not read further.

Following the dramatic conclusion at the end of the last episode that Zoom had amassed himself an army of evil metahumans to conquer Central City, and the episode's initial battle as Zooms army lay waste to the city 'Invincible' look set to be a big action packed prelude to the season finale, but found itself shifting into a fairly standard episode of The Flash, albeit with a surprise guest star.

Having freshly emerged from the speed force full of power and confidence Barry breezes through Zooms army and takes them out in record time, managing to capture most of them before the first ten minutes of the episode is even over.  Whilst this might be a way of showing how much Barry has improved in both his powers and abilities since being in the speed force it does make Barry appear incredibly overpowered, or his army to woefully terrible.

I can't help but feel that straight away the episode proves to be something of a let-down as it builds this notion of Barry and the team having to face off against an entire army of villains, but instead shifts its focus to the standard formula of the team having to fight one villain who manages to overpower Barry, the team working out a plan to beat them and then locking them up inside the particle accelerator.  

Despite falling back on this old formula and failing to deliver on its big promise 'Invincible' does manage to deliver a fairly strong episode thanks to some great acting from Katie Cassidy as the villainous Earth-2 version of Laurel Lance, the Black Siren, and Danielle Panabaker as someone left traumatised from their time as Zoom's captive.

Having recently lost Laurel Lance over on Arrow it's nice for The Flash to be able to bring her back in this kind of way and create an episode that allows her to play a completely different version of her character.  Like the Earth-2 versions of Caitlin and Cisco Laurel's double is a pretty nasty piece of work and relishes causing havoc for Barry and the rest of the team.

One of the nice things done with Black Siren is that like the comic book version of Laurel she's a metahuman, one who can produce her sonic scream herself without needing to use technology.  It's a nice addition to the mythology of the overall universe that connects nicely to the source material, something that The Flash seems to be doing a lot more this season to great effect.

It was also interesting to get a little bit of a look into the behind the scenes of how Zoom's relationship with Black Siren differs from the other metahumans in his army.  Whilst the others see him in the mask and using his Tony Todd voice Earth-2 Laurel knows who he is, that he's been posing as Jay Garrick and pretending to be a hero.  Black Siren is definitely one of Zoom's lieutenants, just like Vibe, Killer Frost and Deathstorm, so it makes me question whether the others knew he Zoom really was too, or if Laurel was a special case.

If she'd been introduced earlier in the season it could have been an interesting dynamic and relationship to have explored and something that could have revealed some more of Zoom's past and his personality.  Sadly this potentially very interesting element is being introduced one episode before the season finale and as such kind of feels wasted.

The episode chiefly uses Laurel as a way of knocking Barry down a few pegs after he returns from the speed force with too much confidence and a sense of being unbeatable.  I understand that having a force of nature literally tell you that you are destined for greatness and that it's giving you massive power will probably give you a boost in confidence it seemed more like a boost in ego.  Maybe it's just the way that Grant Gustin played these scenes, but Barry came across as more like a dick than anything else.  Thankfully this doesn't last for long as Barry learns that he needs the help of his friends to get him through and help him to not only beat Laurel but the rest of Zoom's army too.

The other stand out performance goes to Panabaker's Caitlin Snow, who plays a very different Caitlin to the one we've seen so far.  Even when she lost Ronnie and when she found out Jay was Zoom she wasn't as hurt and broken as she is in this episode.  Despite not being given a massive amount of screen time she really sells the idea that being around Zoom for so long wasn't like the other times villains have taken her prisoner, that somehow he's affected her on a much deeper level.

'Invincible' is a good episode, and has some great performances in it, but it could have been a lot better if it had focused more on Zoom's army instead of an individual villain, and if they had introduced Black Siren earlier in the season.  As it is it's a competent and well-made episode, but one that feels slightly out of place so close to the finale.


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Crazed Preacher Harasses School Children in Transphobic Hate Speech

As the battle for transgender rights increases in America more and more 'Christians' have entered the fight in order to decry equality and demonise victims of transphobic hate in a bid to turn America into a country whose laws are dictated by religious values.

In one of the latest displays of public hate towards the transgender community a transphobic preacher Angela Cummings took to screaming hate and abuse at children outside of Scotia-Glenville High School in New York this Monday.

The woman's crazed rant covered a wide range of subjects, including drug use and Isis, but many of her statements were centred on the LGBT+ community, especially the recent guidance from President Obama on transgender students.

As students tried to make their way home after school the woman screamed at them 'Next year Obama is going to let you men, you young men, use the girl's bathroom!  It's time for you to start homeschooling!'

As school staff tried to get the woman to leave she began shouting about sex in high school bathrooms until police officers intervened and convinced her to move off of private property.  As she left the school she continued to shout abuse at students, calling them 'fools' and 'future wife beaters'.  She went on to describe the country as 'the United States of Sodom and Gomorrah' because of legalising marriage equality, and said that the flag should be flown upside down.

The preacher posted the video on Youtube, laughingly entitled 'Scotia New York High School ... Angry Vice Principal ... Loving Street Preacher'.

It's amazing how a woman who is screaming abusive messages at teenagers, at children, who calls them fools, drug addicts and future wife beaters, who makes allusions to sexual misconduct and violence feels that she is the one being loving.

She is calling for the rights and freedoms of the oppressed to be taken away because she has a deep rooted belief that a deity may not like it based on the words in a book written hundreds of years ago and says that it is coming from a place of love.  She is using her right of freedom of speech to argue that others should not have rights and believes that to be acceptable behaviour.

This woman is not a Christian.  She is a 'Christian', someone who uses religion as a mask for their hatred and bigotry.  Someone who wants to feel superior to others.  Someone who feels good because there are people worse off in the world than she is.  Those are not Christian values, that is not how a true Christian would act.

Religion is supposed to encourage love and understanding, it's supposed to bring people together and create harmony, but whilst extremists like this woman (and the other 'Christians' who have been doing the same) exist it hurts everyone.  It makes true Christians look guilty of the same kind of hate by association, and it hurts those in vulnerable positions, such as transgender people.

True Christians need to stand up and call out these bigots for the frauds they are.  They need to tell them that enough is enough and if they want to go on believing these things and acting this way then they have to stop calling themselves Christians.

Angela Cummings is saying that America is supposed to be a great country, one with freedoms and values, but it's people like her to prevent America from actually being that.  She is the type of person that is destroying not only that country, but all countries.  As long as people can hide behind their beliefs to spread hate and fear we all suffer, even those not within those communities.  If people continue on along this road, if they let intolerance and hatred rule in the name of religion then one day people will look back on us and talk about the second religious dark age.


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