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vesp said:
kind of surprised I've not seen anything in this thread about Idaho republicans attempting to repeal Obergefell v Hodges. So I figured I'd post it here for fellow Americans.
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I'm really not looking forward to the increase in these kinds of asinine attempts to drag us back in time in the coming years. These people really just cannot fathom letting others live their lives how they want to. It's absolutely infuriating.
 
Some folks really don't like their kids knowing that LGBTQ+ people exist. The ruling is probably going to go as everyone expects, with religious parents being given even more power to control their children's education about anything and everything they deem against their beliefs. These kinds of parents don't seem to understand how a lot of children work, though. The more you try to keep them from learning things about the world, the more they're going to seek out that knowledge in time out of curiosity. If they end up being LGBTQ+ themselves, they'll feel completely alone and confused because their parents didn't want to them to learn about people different from themselves.
 
DerpySuX said:
As of yesterday Donald Trump signed an executive order that only recognizes the binary sexes legally.
Nonbinaries and Genderfluids like myself no longer legally exist in America.

Very cool, not concerning at all
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On a federal level transgender men and women don't exist either legally thanks to that executive order nor do intersex people, not sure how this will impact laws in Democrats led states, but yeah these Putin-Regime "Homo-Propaganda" laws against especially trans and inter are also under way to be implemented in some western european countries in the near future.
 
PSA: The executive order doesn’t go into effect for two months, so if you need to get your passport changed, do it ASAP, and have it done via an expedited process. I plan on having that done today, as that’s the last government issued document I need.

I just had a friend who was beginning her transition tell me last night that she was too afraid to continue and is stopping her HRT and it broke my fucking heart.

Remember, the moment we give in is the moment they win. Continue to exist and be your beautiful, authentic selves. Resist by not letting the bigotry erase you.

Edit: well the website for passports removed the information page about gender markers so that’s a lovely sign. Might not be possible for the NB fam to get it changed :/

Edit2: it turns out the orders might have gone into effect immediately, but expect legal action to block them from taking effect almost immediately
 
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I completely agree with the sentiment of never giving up. They'll try their hardest to push people down, to make them feel like they don't matter or shouldn't exist, but they are dead wrong if they think they can trample over people's rights without a fight. Whoever you are, you, as a person, matter. No matter what anyone says. The LGBTQ+ community will always overcome the bigotry just as they always have. That, for me at least, is the true idea of the American dream. Where people can be themselves and live their lives how they truly want to without judgement. I and I'm sure countless others would die fighting for that dream and for the rights that people deserve. History will not look back kindly on these people and their attempt strip rights from others, that's for damn sure.
 
I know it is frustrating to hear so many unfortunate news, but please know that your identities are always valid no matter what they say. The world has never been kind to the LGBTQIA+ community, but that hasn't stopped us from shining bright in our lives. In fact, we celebrate pride because we are proud of ourselves even in the toughest situations. Even when the world goes against us, we still have ourselves to hold onto, and this is no time to give up. If they want to revert our progress, it's fine. One day, we shall rewrite history and be known as the brave soldiers who never surrender. We are not losing this one.

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DetectiveTogekiss said:
I know it is frustrating to hear so many unfortunate news, but please know that your identities are always valid no matter what they say. The world has never been kind to the LGBTQIA+ community, but that hasn't stopped us from shining bright in our lives. In fact, we celebrate pride because we are proud of ourselves even in the toughest situations. Even when the world goes against us, we still have ourselves to hold onto, and this is no time to give up. If they want to revert our progress, it's fine. One day, we shall rewrite history and be known as the brave soldiers who never surrender. We are not losing this one.

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Thank you togekiss. Can you Air Slash paraflinch homophobia to death
 
Oglemi said:
Aight, this is just a reminder that this isn't a shitpost thread. I don't wanna fun police but keep the one-liners and memers to other outlets please, thank you
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My apologies, I didn't mean to get overly memey in a serious thread. I will refrain from doing so in the future.

In more serious news, Costco not bending the knee is nice to see. This entire attack on DEI federally and elsewhere is absolute insanity. People still don't realize or understand how important diverse perspectives in the workplace having is, instead they're trying to get rid of it entirely. Having a mixture of people from different racial, gender, and LGBTQ+ backgrounds is insanely helpful. It allows one to understand things differently with the added points of view. In the end, the culture war nonsense drags on, and I'm afraid for how much worse it will become. It's only been a week, but man it feels like it's been years already. They're targeting all federal employees in roles they see as "DEI" as well. What a farce.
 
hiiiii so i finally had it in me to see an informed consent clinic that specialises in gender affiming care, and in about a months time theyre ready to prescribe me estrogen and spiro. to say i expected them to be ready this fast is an undertsatement, some of my friends here waited 6 months to get e, i know many in other countries that are on years long waitlists, so i just couldnt believe it at all when they said they would be ready after they sent me for bloodwork. really makes me wish i had done it much earlier but im at least glad i told myself to do it sooner than later. if you have access to these informed consent places and theyre accepting clients, do it now. just do it please for ur own health.

now thing for me is im also gonna travel back home for about a month and thought it would be easier on me to start after i get back given all the traveling and family there. my home country is generally more tolerant about this but the families definitely arent esp if it happens to be "one of them", but regardless, i cant wait for whatll be in the future for me, even though im aware this is kind of an awkward time to say this considering the extent the usa is trying to erase our existence. for my friends there or in any unaccepting places, youll all be okay youll all get thru this, ily all cant wait for u to be able to express ur true selves <3
 
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