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marmar

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Mon Jul 8, 2013, 07:46 AM Jul 2013

Pennsylvania Father Believes Lawn Was Vandalized With Swastika Because Daughter Is Gay





A Pennsylvania man says he believes his home is being targeted by vandals because his daughter is openly gay.

As WPXI Channel 11 reports, John Namey woke up on the morning of July 5 to find a large swastika burned onto the front lawn of his Sarver, Penn. home

"It's a hateful thing," Namey, who isn't Jewish, told the news channel. Though he said he was not entirely sue why his family was targeted, Namey said that his 16-year-old lesbian daughter had been previously threatened with violence.

"She's a little more open with her sexuality -- of course that sheds a spotlight on her," Namey told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In regard to the swastika incident, he added, "She's not going to let that change who she is." .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/07/pennsylvania-swastika-front-lawn-_n_3557923.html?ir=Politics&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009



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Pennsylvania Father Believes Lawn Was Vandalized With Swastika Because Daughter Is Gay (Original Post) marmar Jul 2013 OP
That's really disgusting. She is what she is. I really can't fathom how people would do that. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #1
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