Sweet Grandma Preaches Love and Acceptance
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Rawiya was born in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived in Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Tunisia and Canada. She now lives in ... This is one of those rare videos that gives me some hope in humankind. Australian comedian Josh Thomas’ super-sweet grandma, who has three gay grandchildren, touchingly describes her opposition to her priest’s (and the Church’s) views on homosexuality. “It’s not for [gay people] to change, it’s for us to change,” she says in this video for the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras’ “Say Something” campaign. Her perspective, which we can hopefully come to take for granted one day, has apparently earned her the reputation of being a rebel in the Catholic church. Go, grandma! 
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