At #KamalaHarris's #Ellipse #rally, #supporters share why they believe she can #unite a divided #America
“I think Kamala is the perfect person for us right now,” one #attendee told #TheAdvocate.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #AntiSemitism #Homophobia #Misogyny #Racism #Transphobia #WhiteSupremacy #Xenophobia #ThePartyOfHate #Megathread
https://www.advocate.com/election/kamala-harris-ellipse-rally-reactions
"It’s wild to me that Trump’s fascism is only now breaking through as a major news story. Trump’s ideology has been evident from the start, and in every election cycle, his closing argument always comes down to white supremacy, fascism, hate, and white male grievance.
~ Melissa Ryan
#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MaleEntitlement #patriarchy
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#Uganda lost up to $1.6 #billion due to #antiLGBTQ+ #law, #study suggests.
In the future, Uganda's anti-LGBTQ+ #legislation is expected to amount to losses between $2.3 and $8.3 billion over a five-year period.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #Uganda #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Homophobia #Transphobia #ExportingHate #ChristianDarkMoney #EmptyThePews
Denialism isn't a political stance, it's a philosophical one. That's why both right- and left-wing people indulge in it.
Anybody who can be convinced that something is true against evidence otherwise is wide open to being convinced regarding denialism — of anything. HIV/AIDS, COVID, transgender, sexism, racism, etc.
Which is why political efforts to defeat denialism will never work. The only way to defeat it is through education, from kindergarten up. All age groups, all the time.
#Denialism #Climate #Racism #Bigotry #Sexism #Hate #Health #Religion #Science #Facts #Education
“We’re not opposed to #Jews, just #Zionists”.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/explosion-outside-synagogue-in-southern-france-injures-police-officer/
We Jews on the Fediverse have tried talking about issue of antisemitism as part of the larger values of anti-hate on the platform. It didn't work.
We tried to contact instance admins directly to open up a line of communication. It didn't work.
We tried to join collections of instances and discussed what we've gone through. It didn't work.
We tried to use education to explain why things are antisemitic. It didn't work.
We tried to bear our souls about why things people are posting cause real harm to us, individually and collectively. It didn't work.
We tried to show how hate speech is illegal in many countries. It only works with German instances.
We tried showing examples of antisemitism on the Fediverse to highlight the problem. It only works a little.
Now we know that this network is very unsafe for Jews, many have left, and a few have resorted to making fun of the antisemites out of frustration. If that bothers you, take antisemitism on this network seriously.
An #Upstate #NY #Black #family’s #nightmare of #racial #hate from just over the fence.
The #garden was supposed to be a place of #peace for #AmandaDavid. The #single #Black #mother worked to create a #communitygarden at her #home a few miles southeast of #Ithaca.
But a #racist #neighborfromhell has turned her #dream into a #nightmare.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Discrimination #Racism #WhiteSupremacy #Blackmastodon
Best Kurzesagt ever!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuFlMtZmvY0
Filter bubbles aren't it. It's our brains not being able to handle all of the world's opinions at the same time.
We then assume disagreement-as-identity, while the algorithms feed us more of that disagreement to keep us engaged.
#Protesters march through downtown #Milwaukee on #RNC's #openingday
#Organizers estimate upward of 3,000 people participated in Monday's #march against the #RNC
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
A topic that shouldn’t be all that controversial, but is, anyway. The topic of whether the act of having kinks, or sharing them in an event typically revolving around the LGBTQ+ community (that is going to be shamed and persecuted no matter what, anyway, until our society gets to grips with the fact that people are unique), is good or bad. A lot of talking points that sound like common sense on the surface, but are really just the talking points of people who would seek to eradicate the aforementioned community, at all costs.
There was a time that, I too, thought that it was just total common sense that you shouldn’t have your schlong whipping around on all fours at a public pride event, and then later, as I learned, and got a little bit older, and smarter, I realized that this is just a straw man. And even if it were something that was happening, who the hell cares?
Obviously, I have numerous claims of agency that allow me to speak on this topic, and if you doubt that agency, I would suggest that you follow me, my thoughts, and the way I’ve experienced my life just a little bit closer. But I’m not here to talk about myself. I do that enough on Mastodon.
Our society is riddled with sex-negativity, and it’s bursting at the seams. People are using it for engagement on social media, and they’re using it as talking points to run for political office. In a society, like America, where sex is a bestseller, it’s also a subject of constant shame, because we’re ridiculous like that, right? People have sex! Oh, SHIT!
But this entire debate, that goes on and on like clockwork, every year, every pride, is about respectability politics, as summarized by this Vox article.
One of the things that LGBTQ people quickly learn when they come out is that the “sex and respectability at Pride” discourse is like the villain in a horror movie who is never, ever truly defeated, even if you burn the bones.
Alex Abad-Santos, Vox
What are “respectability politics,” though?
The idea that you must act a certain way in order to be accepted, otherwise you’re tarnishing the fight for equality. Which, for real, is an extremely flawed point of view. As presented at the beginning of this post, people who want to persecute LGBTQ+ people are going to do so no matter how you act. Presenting to these types of people that you’re “one of the good ones,” will only ensure that you’re burned at the stake last.
Side-tracking to myself for a split second, I can say this fully wholeheartedly is true, because those who toy with respectability politics were instrumental in my eventual removal from the Twitter-Synthwave community. As detailed in a recent post, because I stood up for myself against transphobia.
Back to the topic of kink, though, you might be wondering, “Does this mean Quentin Tarantino is LGBTQ+-aligned, just because he likes suckin’ toes?”
No, obviously not, unless there are things about him that I’m unaware of. I’m pretty sure he’s just a straight guy.
The idea that kink belongs at pride, or that it’s an essential part of pride, is because it is something that has been part of people who belong to this community for more years than I can count, more years than I can currently fathom with my burned-out brain-juice. Because sex is part of being gay, or being lesbian, or bisexual, or trans, or pansexual, and even asexual (lack of interest in sex is still an attachment to sex). It’s a part of all of these identities just as much as it’s a part of being straight. I mean, isn’t that obvious? Do ya watch TV? Movies? Are we hollering about saving the kids from the evils of watching Pulp Fiction in front of them by accident?
Oh, no?
Okay, so then it just boils down to an obvious hate for the overall LGBTQ+ community, and a talking point that’s really easy to use to get those who do hate, riled up. That’s all it is. And there are definitely well-meaning people who latch onto these talking points, thinking that it’s all just common sense.
But it’s not.
It’s a psy-op, orchestrated by homophobes and transphobes, and hate-mongers. It’s about dividing and conquering, a strategy as old as time itself. And in the year of our pizza, 2024, I think it’s time to start breaking old habits, and getting smarter about this stuff.
Okay?
https://cmdr-nova.online/2024/06/10/does-kink-belong-at-pride/
#discourse #hate #homophobia #kink #lgbtq_ #pride #transphobia
Rightwing #influencer must #pay $1.1M to #Black #dragqueen she #lied about.
The #dragqueen "had no choice" but to #sue after #deaththreats began over #fabricated #claims of exposing herself to #kids during a #drag performance.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #Idaho #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Propaganda #Disinformation #Misinformation #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia
#Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
I'm seeing so many new defenders of "Free Speech" out there, and while I believe in Free Speech as a principle too, society has learned that sometimes "Free Speech" is a cover for hate and harassment.
We even have a name for it, "Freeze Peach".
Yet I'm seeing the same people who would otherwise demand action be taken against Freeze Peach now defending people who make direct threats against Jews: calling for violence against them, calling for their murder, calling for their discrimination, villianizing and calling for de-funding of Jewish institutions.
I don't believe these people have turned into "Free Speech Absolutists" ; they would still recognize and rightfully demand the silencing of hate groups in favor of human rights in other cases.
The logical conclusion I've come to is that they believe Jews are sub-human, and thus undeserving of these same protections.
Once seen as subhuman, any action on them can be justified.
"Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, announced that it was extending its deadline for transfer students for the Fall 2024 semester till May 31."
https://www.newsweek.com/pro-palestinian-protests-colleges-jewish-students-1893802
"Due to the current climate on many campuses around the world, we are now expanding the opportunity for students to seek the learning environment of our campus by extending the transfer application deadline to May 31, with notification by July 1..."
Today in Labor History February 9, 1886: President Cleveland declared martial law in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence instigated by the Knights of Labor. The union, which was one of the first to organize workers of different ethnicities, as well as women, was notorious for their anti-Chinese sentiment. They participated in numerous other anti-Chinese riots and supported the xenophobic Chinese Exclusion Act.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #antiAsian #hate #riots #xenophobia #seattle #knightsoflabor #racism #union #martiallaw #immigration #chinese
Some words about Mastodon moderation:
1. It’s hard. No decision is easy and there’s lots of gray area even with explicit rules.
2. We’ll sometimes debate for a long time on a single post. We do our best to make the right call.
3. Even so, we sometimes make mistakes. We’re willing to accept appeals when that happens.
4. We get a lot of things right. You can’t even imagine some of the traumatic things we see.
1/5
#Mastodon #Moderation #Admin #Kindness #Empathy #Hate #Safety #MastoAdmin
Last week, Kevin Deutsch from Coral Springs Talk copied from an article from a group the SPLC names an anti-#Muslim #hate group about an upcoming event.
The South #Florida #Muslims Federation was going to have a conference at a Coral Springs Marriott to discuss culturally informed mental health concerns and connect community.
After the article, the Marriott received significant threats and cancelled the event.
2 #men #arrested in connection to #brutal #beating of #LGBTQ #women in #Wynwood.
The group of #lesbian and #transgender #women said they were #verbally #attacked and then #assaulted after leaving an #event in Wynwood on Nov. 26.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Transphobia #MoralPanic #HateSpeech #StochasticTerrorism #Hatecrimes
#Mastodon
#moderation
#bigotry
#hate
The server covenant needs to be updated
Active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia
Users must have the confidence that they are joining a safe space,
free from white supremacy, anti-semitism and transphobia of other platforms.
this is a smoke screen.
Liberation must be for EVERYONE. Or all it does is change who gets to be on top.
NO SUPREMACY should be encouraged
We need a universal ban on hate for ANY protected group
"May you never know the fear of having your human rights challenged every time there is an election, and may you never know the pain of watching loved ones vote against your right to exist fully, equally, and authentically."
#fear #HumanRights #elections #pain #love #vote #rights #equal
#gay #lesbian #transgender #trans #LGBT #race #POC #BIPOC #women #disabled #handicap
#racism #racist #sexism #discrimination #hate #EqualRights #equality #love
#family
The #Right’s Latest #Target: #Unmarried #Women.
#Archconservatives find #single #women #threatening, and they’re trying to #browbeat them into #submission.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/taylor-swift-single-women-right-wing/
Surprised it took this long for Conservatives to claim Swift is trans given she's on the tall side.
To paraphrase Lady Gaga answering a "rumor," so what if Taylor Swift was?
Its only an insult or dig or jab to you Christofascist fundie fucks.
Not the rest of the world.
Single Venn circle: Transphobic Anti-Abortion Climate Denying Antivaxx Antimask white people.
Yall are as bad as actual 1939 card carrying Nazis.
If it's not safe where you live because of who you are - whether it's #transgender, #lesbian, #gay, #bisexual - or because of a personal characteristic, it's easier than you think to get to safety by migrating to #Canada - and Canada has solid laws to address discrimination.
Sharing what I know...
#lgbt #racism #misogyny #hate #queer #twospirit #HumanRights #migration
https://morganeoger.ca/2022/08/05/getting-to-safety-in-canada-when-lgbt/