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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGay-Hating Duggars Have a Lesbian in Their Family — and She Thinks They’re Crazy
http://www.alternet.org/gay-hating-duggars-have-lesbian-their-family-and-she-thinks-theyre-crazyRadarOnline.com confirmed yesterday that the notoriously homophobic Michelle Duggars older sister, Evelyn Ruark, is a lesbian.
Ruark has been in a committed relationship with Sharon Callahan for a number of years and neither she nor her partner fully approve of the Duggar familys ties to the QuiverFull procreation cult.
In 2010, Sharon Callahan spoke to The National Enquirer, saying that she and her significant other were worried about [the Duggar family]. We have often thought that QuiverFull is a cult. It appears to be brainwashing to me.
Evelyn Ruark appeared in an early episode of TLCs 19 Kids And Counting, but did so without Callahan, and no mention of her sexuality was made.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)JDDavis
(725 posts)We have probably tens of thousands of dysfunctional families in this nation, for one reason or another.
But we wouldn't have this family parading around as celebrities were it not for the horribly misplaced priorities and misjudgment on the part of the television industry to put this family out there as something of "entertainment" value.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)JDDavis
(725 posts)I find the decision-makers at TV networks that package all those shows to be totally irresponsible to the American public.
Yes, we have a lot of dumb and dumber TV viewers out there, who will watch almost anything they are fed.
There used to be something called "standards and practices", which regulated dirty words and whether Lucy and Desi could be seen sleeping in a double bed. That was back a few years, I know. But where are the "standards and practices" people today, when we really need them to nix these stupid shows.