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Wiping Out Homophobia On Facebook

by Steve Charing

Every one of us who are on Facebook knows all too well that we get inundated with requests to "like" an entertainer, politician, movie, a business, an organization or anything else that breathes. We also get hit up to join causes and pages that range anywhere from trying to prevent an Iranian woman from getting stoned to death to the less serious "I lost my phone. Wait let me call it!  Crap! It's on Vibrate!"

All elements of the political and social spectrum are represented.  Pro-lgbt and anti-gay Facebook pages abound, each with their own rationale as to why you should "like" the page and its cause.  Depending on where one stands on the particular issue, the pages are either filled with "propaganda" or they present an educational tool to rally the troops.  One of the fastest growing pro-lgbt pages is the two month-old "Wiping Out Homophobia on Facebook," which was created in an effort to combat homophobic pages on the largest social-networking site.