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Title: Cambodian Government urges media to ‘stop mocking LGBT community’
Post by: stephaniec on December 24, 2015, 01:14:17 AM
Cambodian Government urges media to 'stop mocking LGBT community'

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/12/23/cambodian-government-urges-media-to-stop-mocking-lgbt-community/

Pink News/By Joseph Patrick McCormick    12/23/2015

"The Cambodian government has urged the media to "stop mocking" the LGBT community.

The Ministry of Information sent a letter on Monday suggesting that entertainers and presenters had been making "jokes" about the LGBT community in order to gain popularity. "
Title: Re: Cambodian Government urges media to ‘stop mocking LGBT community’
Post by: suzifrommd on December 24, 2015, 05:08:56 AM
Amazing to hear a government recognizing how damaging humor is that is aimed at our community.

If only our own politicians would stop using us as a punching bag in the U.S.