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Zuri (he/him) 🕐 CET<p>Just because other people get rights, it doesn't mean, you loose any or that your rights loose value.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MarriageEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarriageEquality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/QueerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WomenVotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomenVotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patriarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/QueerLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerLiberation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Segregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Segregation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Apartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apartheid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GenderEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderEquality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a></p>
A Jetson<p>Celebrating 10 years married to my wonderful wife. 10 years ago we were full of hope on the cusp of national legalization! Today, we wonder when our marriage will be annulled by the state and if we can renew our passports. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23gaymarriage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaymarriage</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23resist" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resist</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23lgbtqrights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lgbtqrights</a></p>
˜”*°• Papigoe 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️<p>THISTHISTHISTHIS <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gaymarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaymarriage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericaSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericaSucks</span></a></p>
ren (is fairy eyelashes) 🎶<p>Welp. Here we go. That was quick. </p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-asked-overturn-gay-marriage-2022073" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/supreme-court-ask</span><span class="invisible">ed-overturn-gay-marriage-2022073</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gaymarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaymarriage</span></a></p>
Nat Oleander<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/transrightsarehumanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transrightsarehumanrights</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/gaymarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaymarriage</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/blacklivesmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blacklivesmatter</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Marriages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marriages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/skyrockets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skyrockets</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> as <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/couples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>couples</span></a> rush to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tietheknot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tietheknot</span></a> before <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> takes office<br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Marriages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marriages</span></a> in November were up 33% over the previous year. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkCity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MarriageEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarriageEquality</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/marriages-skyrockets-in-nyc-as-couples-rush-to-tie-the-knot-before-donald-trump-takes-office/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/marria</span><span class="invisible">ges-skyrockets-in-nyc-as-couples-rush-to-tie-the-knot-before-donald-trump-takes-office/</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>No one is going to drag us back to pseudo-moral uniformity, frightened silence, stigmatizing hate and cultural monotony.<br><a href="https://buff.ly/3Zyu4Ia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3Zyu4Ia</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQNotGoingBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQNotGoingBack</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/QueerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/GayRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayRights</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a></p>
Richard Ashwell<p>Hidden in plain sight: The lobby group restricting rights in Latin America</p><p>Founded by members of shadowy Catholic organisation Opus Dei, the AFI has become one of Guatemala’s most influential groups</p><p>Over the past decade, the AFI has made its presence felt in debates around a cluster of issues important to the Catholic and most Christian churches: <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/LGBTIQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTIQ</span></a> rights, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> including <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a>, sex education for children, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/euthanasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>euthanasia</span></a>, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a>, the list goes on.</p><p><a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/afi-guatemala-opus-dei-anti-abortion-restrict-rights-latin-america/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opendemocracy.net/en/afi-guate</span><span class="invisible">mala-opus-dei-anti-abortion-restrict-rights-latin-america/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
Peter J Fullagar 🌈<p>Hmm. Tiny nation of Vanuatu bans same-sex marriage. </p><p>Wasn’t going to visit anyway.</p><p>But they can get fucked.</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Vanuatu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vanuatu</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a><br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LGBTQIARightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIARightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <br><a href="https://76crimes.com/2024/11/19/anti-gay-moves-in-south-pacific-island-nation-of-vanuatu/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">76crimes.com/2024/11/19/anti-g</span><span class="invisible">ay-moves-in-south-pacific-island-nation-of-vanuatu/</span></a></p>
Matthew Malthouse<p>Gay marriage is still constitutionally banned in every state that's a shade of red on this map, and those bans would come into effect if Obergefell were ever overturned.</p><p>h/t @StatisticUrban on Twitter</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GayRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Obergefell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obergefell</span></a></p><p><a href="https://x.com/StatisticUrban/status/1858005422332162226" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/StatisticUrban/status/18</span><span class="invisible">58005422332162226</span></a></p><p>Who would want to overturn Obergefell?</p><p>Clarence Thomas for one.</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/thomas-wants-supreme-court-overturn-landmark-rulings-legalized-contrac-rcna35228" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-c</span><span class="invisible">ourt/thomas-wants-supreme-court-overturn-landmark-rulings-legalized-contrac-rcna35228</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TedOlson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TedOlson</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawyer</span></a> who pushed for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/marriageequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marriageequality</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dies</span></a> at 84</p><p>Olson went from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/loathed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loathed</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lauded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lauded</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/opposing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opposing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Prop8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prop8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gaymarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaymarriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Allies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MarriageEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarriageEquality</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/11/ted-olson-conservative-lawyer-who-pushed-for-marriage-equality-dies-at-84/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2024/11/ted-ol</span><span class="invisible">son-conservative-lawyer-who-pushed-for-marriage-equality-dies-at-84/</span></a></p>
Eliot Lash<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@npr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>npr</span></a></span> has live <a href="https://social.coop/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> election results: <a href="https://apps.npr.org/2024-election-results/california.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apps.npr.org/2024-election-res</span><span class="invisible">ults/california.html</span></a></p><p>Disappointed to see that it looks like people may be pro-prison slave labor and "tough on crime" era BS policies. But at least it looks like we may be getting constitutional right to <a href="https://social.coop/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> and the <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> bond and I am holding out hope for a <a href="https://social.coop/tags/MinimumWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinimumWage</span></a> increase.</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election2024</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/CAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAPol</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/CaliforniaPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>Congress passed, and President Biden signed, the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022.</p><p>Currently, the right to same sex marriage is protected nationwide under the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. </p><p><a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/2014/14-556" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">oyez.org/cases/2014/14-556</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>24/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gay</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Marriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marriage</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Nuki Raccoon: The DEI Program of Furry Erotica<p>I don't like to talk about politics on this account. There comes a point where we must. 4 days before the most important election in <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> history is one of them. I would've liked to have posted this sooner, but I really didn't want to cut into my already disrupted October plans.</p><p>I have to post this now.</p><p>I think it's obvious at this point that I support Kamala Harris and the Democrats in this election, and I think it's obvious why, as a <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> and <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/furry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>furry</span></a>, I would support the party that has given people like me more protections over the one that has openly tried to go after them.</p><p>I need not remind people of the years we've spent fighting against Republicans on <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a>, <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a>, <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> protections like the <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/ADA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADA</span></a>, Pro-Choice issues even beyond abortion and <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/BodyModification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BodyModification</span></a> into <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/BodilyAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BodilyAutonomy</span></a> in general, and claims that <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/furries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>furries</span></a> are trying to "put litterboxes in school <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/bathrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bathrooms</span></a>."</p><p>This thread is not about any of those things.</p><p>READ ON.</p><p>(1/?)</p>
Nat Weaver<p>This week I made a guest appearance on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@janetlogan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>janetlogan</span></a></span>'s blog to discuss voting for others and trans and gay rights.</p><p>Here's that blog post:<br><a href="http://janetannelogan.com/2024/10/21/voting-for-others-beyond-personal-beliefs-in-elections/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">janetannelogan.com/2024/10/21/</span><span class="invisible">voting-for-others-beyond-personal-beliefs-in-elections/</span></a></p><p>Some excerpts:</p><p>"I was born and raised in a heavily conservative environment. I’m no longer a part of that church, a church which has a massive misunderstanding of trans folks. A group who now seems pretty proactively anti-trans..."</p><p>"(Bobby) was older than me and shared stories with me about the AIDS epidemic and how gays were horribly mistreated through the 1980s and 1990s. When he had come out as gay in the 1990s, his family kicked him out of the house. I was working with him in the early 2000s, and as a waiter he had to pretend to be straight or people wouldn’t tip him..."</p><p>"I don’t vote for what I believe. A lot of folks vote for things or people that support their beliefs. I vote for what’s best for others and everyone. I rarely consider myself in the equation when voting. Because it’s not about me..."</p><p>Keep reading at the link. And follow Janet's blog. She is a lovely person who writes from her heart. </p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/LGBTQRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQRights</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/GayRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayRights</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Ban <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abortion</span></a>. End <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a>. Outlaw <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirthControl</span></a>.</p><p>A powerful <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> group is quietly reshaping America through the courts. Here’s what it’s after.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/radicalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radicalization</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewApostolicReformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewApostolicReformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Evangelicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evangelicals</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SevenMountainMandate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SevenMountainMandate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a><br><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/10/abortion-supreme-court-alliance-defending-freedom-agenda.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slate.com/news-and-politics/20</span><span class="invisible">24/10/abortion-supreme-court-alliance-defending-freedom-agenda.html</span></a></p>
Flatbush Gardener 🌈<p>In Frog's defense, Toad can be a bit ... much.</p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://botsin.space/@FrogandToadbot/113249213966414725" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">botsin.space/@FrogandToadbot/1</span><span class="invisible">13249213966414725</span></a><br>FrogandToadbot@botsin.space - 'Alone?' said Toad. 'Frog has me for a friend. Why does he want to be alone?'</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Long before <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gaymarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaymarriage</span></a> was <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/popular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popular</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> were at the forefront of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/equalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equalrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/battle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>battle</span></a></p><p>Decades ago, a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nominee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nominee</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> might not have dreamed of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/endorsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endorsing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Allies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmptyThePews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmptyThePews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/long-gay-marriage-popular-kamala-harris-forefront-equal-113697786" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lo</span><span class="invisible">ng-gay-marriage-popular-kamala-harris-forefront-equal-113697786</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Their courtship, which came soon after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> legalized <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a>…, offered a symbol of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/optimism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>optimism</span></a> for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> community &amp; its supporters. Their likenesses were memorialized on floats at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> celebrations in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sydney</span></a>, &amp; their story was retold in documentaries,…featured in an episode of the Netflix…series “Atypical” &amp; in 2023, teachers in New South Wales said that their story would become a resource for primary school curriculums as part of a unit on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a></p>
William Hughes<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@danimo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>danimo</span></a></span> none of us should act like we just fell out of a coconut tree. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> exists in a context of all that has come before. She's a politician who has had to run for election to specific offices in specific regions with specific constituencies who care about specific issues. </p><p>Electoral politics is the art of finding the best mix of your personal views and the views of your constituents. This are never going to mesh 100%. A good politician is ready to follow the will of their people but also attempt to persuade those people to another course. </p><p>In the 80s and 90s the big scary thing the media were forcing down our throats were violent crime and drug crime, so Harris focused on those things. </p><p>Hell, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Obama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obama</span></a> was against <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/gaymarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaymarriage</span></a> until he was for it. I fully expect the Vice President to have updated her stances on a host of issues as compared to the late 20th century. </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HarrisForPresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisForPresident</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Harris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris2024</span></a></p>