What a way to entice young people to come to your church or endorse your religion by screaming hate and angry virtual at them. What a great way to save souls. What this really is meant to show what they think is their superior morals and showcase their bigotry / hate. It is driven by right wing media anti-LGBTQIA propaganda. It is fueled by conservative preachers that can not adjust to the modern age, preferring a time when only cis straight people who dressed more modestly were in public and young people deferred to adults as a normal practice. Hugs
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As students were released from McCallum High School Tuesday afternoon, the district confirms roughly eight people stood outside with anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion signs.
“The protesters were on the sidewalk but were blocking the buses, so they were asked to move,” a spokesperson for AISD said. “Austin ISD Police officers were on-site to ensure everyone’s safety, and the protesters left after about an hour.”
KXAN does not share photos or videos of possible hate speech as standard practice, which is why we have not included photos in this story and blurred signs in the video above.
“Instead we need to be standing up and saying that everyone belongs, and this is a community for everyone,” said Council Member Alison Alter of District 10.
Alter said the goal is twofold: One, to make reporting a hate crime easier and two, to connect people with resources and support.
“{The We All Belong website} tells you when to call 911, when to use IReport,” Alter said. “Not every hate crime or hate incident is the same, but people do need to report.”
You can also partner with the city to host a pop-up event through the program. The city will provide materials and messaging for the event. You can apply to host an event here. Some funding is available.
“Take action in the form of having those hard community conversations or creating a space where people can come together and celebrate,” Alter said. She continued: “Fight hate with love, fight hate with light.”
The district said school counselors will be on standby for students at McCallum upset about the Tuesday incident.
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Ya know, we don’t even hear about the Phelps group anymore, do we? This reminds me of them. The good old days of nonviolent rightwingers.
Hi Ali. That group self-destructed, didn’t it? Too much infighting as the child members grew up and learned about their hate and what their actions really were doing to others. The more the young people grew and learned about life, they hated what they had done. They turned against the elders who died off. I think there are a few hard core members left, but they have no real impact on anything.
But back in their heyday they were stopped by people like the motorcycle groups who would block them revving their engines to drown them out at funerals and stuff. It took the wind out of their sales because they got no reaction to their horrible assault on decency from the targets.
It is horrible how thuggish and violent the right has gotten now. It is like 1930s German brownshirts, the Taliban, or Iran morality police. Violent, little oversight, tolerated by the police or joined by them, and enforcing the hard line fundamentalist governments. Hugs
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Ya know, we don’t even hear about the Phelps group anymore, do we? This reminds me of them. The good old days of nonviolent rightwingers.
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Hi Ali. That group self-destructed, didn’t it? Too much infighting as the child members grew up and learned about their hate and what their actions really were doing to others. The more the young people grew and learned about life, they hated what they had done. They turned against the elders who died off. I think there are a few hard core members left, but they have no real impact on anything.
But back in their heyday they were stopped by people like the motorcycle groups who would block them revving their engines to drown them out at funerals and stuff. It took the wind out of their sales because they got no reaction to their horrible assault on decency from the targets.
It is horrible how thuggish and violent the right has gotten now. It is like 1930s German brownshirts, the Taliban, or Iran morality police. Violent, little oversight, tolerated by the police or joined by them, and enforcing the hard line fundamentalist governments. Hugs
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