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avbeav wrote
Reply to comment by emma in Pete Buttigieg criticized for volunteering with Salvation Army by n_n
The Thiel parallel makes sense.
lori wrote
Reply to comment by BrowseDuringClass1917 in Pete Buttigieg criticized for volunteering with Salvation Army by n_n
His 1972 platform included LGBT rights, which he followed through on when elected in the 1980s.
emma wrote
Reply to comment by avbeav in Pete Buttigieg criticized for volunteering with Salvation Army by n_n
could volunteering while openly gay perhaps not be seen as working to change that organisation and the people within it?
No, it's called being a bootlicker. Pete is counting on his wealth to protect him from anti-queer sentiment in organisations he supports, much like Peter Thiel supporting Trump.
avbeav wrote (edited )
Sorry, but I am unsure what to think of this.
If this organisation has a history of denying LGBTQ people their rights, could volunteering while openly gay perhaps not be seen as working to change that organisation and the people within it? It could potentially create a useful precedent, say when one member claims that SA don't support gay rights, other members can point to Pete's volunteering.
I guess part of that question is whether we expect SA to stop discriminating, or whether we expect them to just stop existing.
6c_6f_76_65 wrote (edited )
Fuck this and fuck them!
If I knew I could 100% get away with it, find housing for people currently there, I would firebomb the hell out of every shelter and store they own.
BrowseDuringClass1917 wrote
Reply to comment by !deleted21917 in Pete Buttigieg criticized for volunteering with Salvation Army by n_n
Bernie isn’t great, but I feel like he’s at least genuine about his beliefs. At least on queer issues he’s been with us since the 70s, right?
d4rk wrote
The starvation army they play They shout and they clap and they pray 'Till they get all your coin on the drum Then they'll tell you when you're on the bum
trashcan wrote
Reply to comment by debored in LBC host Nick Ferrari says homosexuality is a ‘choice of lifestyle’ in bizarre debate over Chick-fil-A by n_n
I feel sort of the same way, so I prefer to avoid engaging with it. I feel like arguing that it isn't a choice is sort of conceding that homosexuality would be wrong if it were a choice, and I'm not into that.
celebratedrecluse wrote
Reply to comment by debored in LBC host Nick Ferrari says homosexuality is a ‘choice of lifestyle’ in bizarre debate over Chick-fil-A by n_n
"it's not a choice" implies heavily "it's a terrible affliction!"
very old argument for long ago times
slightlygaycup wrote
Reply to Republican Party keynote speaker says ‘we need to make homosexuality unthinkable again’ by n_n
Its a shame my need for a good dicking is bigger than his need for making homosexuality unthinkable.
existential1 wrote
Reply to comment by debored in LBC host Nick Ferrari says homosexuality is a ‘choice of lifestyle’ in bizarre debate over Chick-fil-A by n_n
As far the human rights bit, that's not quite it. Religion is also considered when determining things like refugee status, and many people would argue religion is a choice.
debored wrote
Reply to comment by rot in LBC host Nick Ferrari says homosexuality is a ‘choice of lifestyle’ in bizarre debate over Chick-fil-A by n_n
Yeah and it seems to come with the unspoken implication that if you could fix yourself, become normal, you would. Like the homophobes can only accept it if you at the same time disavow your desire as something you have been unwillingly burdened with.
rot wrote
Reply to comment by debored in LBC host Nick Ferrari says homosexuality is a ‘choice of lifestyle’ in bizarre debate over Chick-fil-A by n_n
It justifies our existence as "normal" because if its natural and not a choice then we cant just not be gay, were as with a choice you can always just choose to not be gay and "fix" yourself :P
debored wrote
Reply to LBC host Nick Ferrari says homosexuality is a ‘choice of lifestyle’ in bizarre debate over Chick-fil-A by n_n
Am I the only one that gets annoyed with the "it's not a choice!" defense? I don't get why people want to give up all agency over sexual desire just to appease reactionaries. Chick-fil-A can fuck off whether it's a choice or not.
That argument probably has something to do with human rights law, right? Like in order for it to be analogous with gender discrimination it has to be biological or completely out of your control.
steelypan wrote
Reply to [CW: Homophobia] Gay man subjected to horrific homophobic abuse on the bus home to Peterlee, United Kingdom by n_n
Aww, look at the confused little cishets thinking they have morals.
It would be funny if it weren't so toxic.
steelypan wrote
Reply to Canada: Conservatives drop B.C. candidate who said ‘homosexuals recruit’ kids after outcry by n_n
It's all part of their big evil LGBT agenda to let all children be happy.
BrowseDuringClass1917 wrote
Reply to 'There is no protection': case of trans woman fired after coming out could make history by n_n
This is terrifying
n_n OP wrote
ziq OP wrote
Yeah China's totally bringing the world communism. Fucking tankies.
n_n OP wrote
There was going to be a Pride march in Montego Bay but was canceled.
zzuum wrote
Reply to United Kingdom: To the surprise of nobody, users on Mumsnet really don’t like the NHS LGBT+ rainbow badges by n_n
Just because biologic sex matters doesn't mean that gender doesn't. No one is going to argue that doctors need to ignore a trans person's genitals
orange wrote
Wow. This is... not as shocking as it should be.
"Game said he plans to spend the rest of his life apologizing for his actions." I don't think a lifetime is enough, but better than nothing.
BrowseDuringClass1917 wrote
Reply to Gay conversion therapy is a dangerous lie that can lead to depression and anxiety. More than 700,000 LGBTQ people have gone through it anyway. (United States) by n_n
Burn down the conversion centers
An_Old_Big_Tree wrote
Reply to comment by !deleted19488 in by !deleted19488
Sounds like a solid approach!
celebratedrecluse wrote
Reply to comment by lori in Pete Buttigieg criticized for volunteering with Salvation Army by n_n
It's a shame that he isn't as concerned with the rights of migrants, a disproportionate number of whom are LGBT due to the specific risks of being queer in various countries.