The Last Frontier for Gay Rights
A powerful liberal activist, a rural conservative town and a debate that won’t end
Good for him, but it also looks like rstrong was correct about how soon the GOP will claim to have always been gay tolerant. A lot of them won't be cynical, they'll actually believe it.Utah's Hatch urges support for LGBT youth in Senate speech
... Hatch said Wednesday that the suicide epidemic is especially acute among LGBT teens as he spoke in favor of a proposal that would create a national suicide prevention hotline.
"No one should ever feel less because of their gender identity or sexual orientation," said Hatch, according to a recording of the speech. "LGBT youth deserve our unwavering love and support. They deserve our validation and the assurance that not only is there a place for them in this society, but that it is far better off because of them."
Hatch last week applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. In 1988, he called the Democratic Party the "the party of homosexuals" in a derisive comment he later said he regretted....
Last year, Hatch defended transgender people after President Donald Trump Tweeted that he would not "accept or allow" transgender people to serve in the U.S. military.
"These young people need us — and we desperately need them," Hatch said Wednesday. "We need their light to illuminate the richness and diversity of God's creations. We need the grace, beauty and brilliance they bring to the world."
... Hatch said people should not just "tolerate, but love," no matter if a person is a religious conservative or secular liberal. LGBT youth deserve acceptance for who they are, which he said wasn't a choice but how they were born.
"If there were ever a time to show our LGBT friends just how much we love them, it is now in a world where millions suffer in silence," Hatch said. "We owe it to each other to love loudly."
Like Sessions?Leo Lyons wrote: ↑Tue Sep 25, 2018 10:26 am"The American people are drowning in rules and regulations promulgated by unelected bureaucrats..."Vrede too wrote: ↑Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:54 ambilly.pilgrim’s US Rep., Matt Gaetz:
Florida Republican who tried to abolish EPA says toxic algae crisis is 'horrifying'
He got that part right, anyway
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Wouldn't bother me, but she's more likely to get assaulted in a men's room.
Sharing wouldn't bother me, but I've usually just seen women take over the men's room until the lines are equalized. Seems inefficient to me since the stalls have doors and they're not using the urinals, but I wasn't brave enough to argue the point.O Really wrote: ↑Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:58 amUnderstood, but what I was thinking was that the person(s) creating/passing around that pic do so with the assumption that anyone would be offended/skeered/annoyed by having a transgender (or regular female) peeing beside them. IRL at crowded venues with long lines to the ladies and shorter to none at the mens, I've seen desperate women using the mens. Nobody seemed to care or pay much attention.
Vrede too wrote: ↑Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:07 pmI think it's meant to be racist an transphobic at the same time, not to mention appealing to those that take pics in men's rooms (hmmm).
I think it's meant to be construed whatever you want it to be; but the intent was humor. The Obama factor, I believe was tossed in to piss off the liberals!
Sharing wouldn't bother me, but I've usually just seen women take over the men's room until the lines are equalized. Seems inefficient to me since the stalls have doors and they're not using the urinals, but I wasn't brave enough to argue the point.O Really wrote: ↑Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:58 amUnderstood, but what I was thinking was that the person(s) creating/passing around that pic do so with the assumption that anyone would be offended/skeered/annoyed by having a transgender (or regular female) peeing beside them. IRL at crowded venues with long lines to the ladies and shorter to none at the mens, I've seen desperate women using the mens. Nobody seemed to care or pay much attention.
I've shared pee-times with women in public restrooms, didn't bother (or excite me) in the least bit. (Something about hearing the flow of piss tends to lower my libido) At any rate, you gotta go, you gotta go.
The photo is obviously staged, so don't y'all go gettin' y'alls draws all in a sling!
Nancy Pelosi says that the Equality Act will be a top priority for DemocratsDozens of major companies just warned Trump not to mess with transgender rights
Dozens of major companies have warned the Trump administration to stop attacking transgender people. 56 corporations joined the statement to “oppose any administrative and legislative efforts to erase transgender protections.”
“Treating all people fairly, equally and with respect is the very core of IBM’s values. We believe no one should be discriminated against for being who they are,” Tia Silas, Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for IBM said in an emailed statement.
“That’s why we’re proud to stand in support of the transgender and entire LGBT+ communities, and it’s why we will continue advocating for Congress to pass the Equality Act and ensure transgender individuals are treated equally under the law.”
Collectively, the companies employ nearly 4.8 million people and generate more than $2.4 trillion in annual revenue....
Two girls. Just kissed. On live TV. On the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I suddenly cried. Lovely. Thanks given to @ThePromMusical. (& Macy’s/NBC.) & lesbians everywhere. & turkeys. For their sacrifice. But esp. @ThePromMusical.
There's a reason that Donald Trump is able to constantly attack the LGBTQ community: There is still no federal law protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination.
Despite hard-fought progress in recent years, LGBTQ people have no explicit legal guarantee of their civil rights. That would change if Congress finally passes the Equality Act....
The petition to Congress reads:
"It’s long past time for LGBTQ people to have full civil rights. Pass the Equality Act."