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Tyra Banks takes on self-loathing gays [video]

Tyra Banks hosted a show with the topic, “I Hate Being Gay.” It began like this:

“This is Shane, and he says gay people are disgusting and weak. Right here, we’ve got Greg. Greg says he is terrified of gay people. And then over here, we have Mark. And he says that he feels like homosexuality is a shameful disorder –. Everybody’s like, ‘Oohhh.’ Of course now, we know that these statements are disturbing, and shocking, but there’s something even more shocking about them. All three of these men are gay….”

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