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Over 100 Barbarians Glitter ‘Marcus Bachmann’ Outside Ex-Gay Clinic | A flashmob of over 100 “barbarians” approached one of Marcus Bachmann’s religious counseling clinics today in protest of the harmful ex-gay therapy they offer. Staff locked the horde out, so in lieu of confronting the actual Bachmann, the barbarians performed a ritual “glitter baptism” on “Marcus Bachmann,” as they continued to chant, “you can’t pray away the gay, baby I was born this way!” A smaller group similarly protested the clinic last month. The presidential candidate’s husband has previously compared homosexuals to “barbarians” who “need to be educated” and “disciplined.”

Update

Protest organizer Nick Espinosa now has video up of today’s demonstration. Watch it:

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