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Counter-Petition In Aftermath Of Anti-Gay Controversy

Fans of TLC’s hit reality show “19 Kids And Counting” are coming to the Duggar family’s aid following a viral petition calling for the show’s cancellation.

The initial Change.org petition, which asked TLC to cancel the show due to the family’s anti-LGBT activism and statements, has already surpassed the intended goal of 100,000 signatures, having cracked 163,000 at the time of publication of this story. The new iPetition counter-response claims that “the Duggar Family is under attack from anti-marriage advocates for standing for traditional marriage,” and has just over 56,000 signatures at the time of this post. Another petition supporting the family, located here, had over 183,000 signatures when this story was published. Read_More_button