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June 19, 2011

Hartford Courant: Opinion: Lessons to be learned in comedian's homophobic rant

by Helen Ubinas
Hartford Courant

Comedian Tracy Morgan spent much of last week on the remorse circuit after catching serious heat for an anti-gay rant during a routine in Tennessee earlier this month.

He was sorry, he told anyone who'd listen. He meant no harm. And he set about to prove it. On Friday, he met with New York youths who have been shunned by their families because of their sexuality. Next week he plans to return to Tennessee to protest the recently passed "Don't Say Gay" bill, which prohibits discussing homosexuality in public schools before the ninth grade. I only wish I was joking.

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