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Some folks are evidently upset <\/a>that the Big Brothers & Big Sisters have a non-discrimination policy regarding gays as mentors. After all, goes the argument, that’s just what They <\/i>want in order to (gasp!) recruit<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Rather than, er, rant, Tess speculates most amusingly on what the recruitment program must be like<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some folks are evidently upset that the Big Brothers & Big Sisters have a non-discrimination policy regarding gays as mentors. 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