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Back in the days of the last presidential election, the GLBT community had a lot to be hopeful about with candidate Barack Obama. He embraced the community, made some promises, and we got behind him. Unfortunately, he was handed an economy that had tanked, a banking industry run amok, a housing market crash, two wars that had not been paid for, and on top of that, he also was saddled with a Republican House majority in Congress. But Obama has accomplished a lot in spite of the House Republicans, but some of his promises to the community haven't been as forthcoming as hoped (save for the repeal of DADT). We certainly hoped that by the end of his first term, we would also see the end of DOMA and the passage of ENDA, but it's understandable that his focus has been elsewhere.

I went to see Pariah with a lot hope. I saw great reviews about the coming of age film. However, none of these reviews prepared me for what I was about to see.