Category: Anger
We NEED to Talk About Florida’s New Attack on Trans Kids!!!
Republican election official addresses voters’ election concerns point-by-point
‘Can we Google it?’: CNN reporter checks local GOP official’s voting claim in interview
MAGA Extremists Threaten Voters: “You Will Be Beaten”
Read more HERE: https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxnbz…
“Days before the U.S. government issued a chilling memo about the threat domestic extremists pose to next week’s elections, a member of the far-right message board known as The Donald threatened voters in Arizona with a message that eerily echoed much of the government’s warning.
“We will post up at every single drop box,” the user wrote. “If you try to drop off more than one ballot, you will be beaten without question. Better tell your gramma to drop off her own vote cause no games are being played this time. You will see violence if caught stuffing ballots in a drop box.”*
Republican book banning attempt defeated after community stands up for LGBTQ people
A rare win for the good side. Notice the animosity and hate for gay people. This is not about sexualizing kids, stories about gay kids / people don’t make kids sexual anymore than stories of straight kids / people do. Why is it OK in the minds of straight white conservatives that kids read about straight dating, see straight couples, read about straight parents, see straight people kiss, and that doesn’t sexualize or promote sexuality to them. That is what they want the kids to see because it enforces that it is good and “normal” that they should act that way. But you change the word straight with the word gay and their heads explode with the myth that they have to protect the kids from sex? Get real, that just shows how bigoted and hateful they feel towards gay people. It is a faked concern for the children when in truth it is about forcing LGBTQ+ kids to hide and being able to hurt them. Hugs
Photo: ShutterstockAfter a heated public debate, the Greenville County Council in South Carolina voted to keep LGBTQ books accessible to children at the public library.
A resolution from city Councilor Joe Dill – who recently lost the Republican primary and will not be maintaining his seat – proposed requiring the 12-location library system in the area to remove books “promoting sexuality” from all children’s sections.
The resolution claimed it was seeking to “protect the innocence of children” and also would have required libraries to submit a report to the County Council detailing “how such books ever found their way into the Children’s Sections…and what measures have been put into place to ensure such oversights do not occur in the future.”
Controversy over LGBTQ books in the county began in September when the Greenville County GOP unanimously passed a resolution in favor of banning them from the children’s section of libraries.
The State reported at the time that the Greenville County GOP chair, Jeff Davis, said it was important to prevent kids from being “indoctrinated” by the books.
“Kids can’t buy a beer until they are 21. Should they be able to access these books before a certain age without parental consent? I think not and that should be reasonable,” he said.
The GOP became especially concerned in June when the library displayed LGBTQ books in honor of Pride Month.
Among the books they reportedly worried about was a book about a girl and her dads called Daddy & Dada; Teo’s Tutu, about a boy who does ballet; Pride Puppy, about a puppy who goes to a Pride Parade; and Sex is a Funny Word, a sex education book designed for kids that also teaches about different types of families.
During the recent county council debate, the council members did not mention any specific books, and impassioned pleas were made from people on both sides during the public comment period.
“I can’t even believe we’re having this conversation. Of course we shouldn’t have any sexual material in our children’s library,” said parent Barbara Evans, as reported by The State.
Susan Ward, the parent of a gay son, emphasized how important it is for her son to be able to see himself in books.
“All of us worry about our children. I worry because my child has been subjected to hate and discrimination,” she said.
The conversation reportedly got heated, with the vice chair of the library board – who supported keeping the books away from kids – even saying “barf” when someone said they were gay.
Ashley Snelgrove, a children’s librarian against banning the books, also spoke at the meeting and explained that the library already thinks very hard about what books are available to kids. Beyond that, Snelgrove said kids under 11 are always supervised at the library.
And in a 3-9 vote, LGBTQ equality won the day and the council voted to keep the books available to kids.
Russia Set To Ban All LGBTQ Representation In Media – JMG
Is there any wonder why the current republican party loves Putin! He is doing what they want to do. Outlaw the LGBTQ+. Florida has already outlawed the LGBTQ+ in Florida schools using the same reasoning as Russia has, protect the children from a made up boogieman. These people live to hate. These laws are designed to stop any positive portrayals of the LGBTQ+ while still allowing the negative hate mongering free reign. Hugs
The New York Times reports:
Russia’s Parliament is set to pass a legislative package that would ban all “gay propaganda,” signaling an even more difficult period ahead for a stigmatized segment of society. The laws would prohibit representation of L.G.B.T.Q. relationships in any media — streaming services, social platforms, books, music, posters, billboards and films — and, activists fear, in any public space as well. That’s a daunting prospect for queer people searching for community, validation or an audience.
Kremlin critics see the proposals as an attempt to create an internal enemy to divert attention from battlefield setbacks and an unpopular draft of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. “It’s the equivalent of saying, ‘Look, we have this special operation. If we lose, your kids will have their gender changed, they’ll take your kids away, it’ll be the stuff of nightmares,’” said Dr. Nikolai Lunchenkov, a physician who focuses on L.G.B.T.Q. health.
Read the full article.
Nic Peterson Raising_Rlyeh • 3 hours ago
Reeducation Camps for LGBTQ Persons Show the Compassion of Conservatism by Ken Mehlman and Andrew Sullivan
Something like that?
Dave B • 4 hours ago • edited
And the Fascist Republican party is taking their cues from Putin. Don’t think for a second the Republicans won’t do this here if given the chance.
Dave B Fearsome Beard • 3 hours ago
Pay attention to Republicans for 5 minutes and you can see the future under Republican autocratic rule.
I take it that “gay propaganda” will be defined as claiming that we’re human beings and that we exist.
Dave B Karl Dubhe IV • 4 hours ago
I’m pretty sure they’ll allow gays to be villains who end up dead at the end of the movie because they deserved to die.
Karl Dubhe IV Dave B • 4 hours ago
Don’t forget the Show Trials. They’ll not be as fabulous from our pov…. A show’s a show though. Right?
Elagabalus • 4 hours ago • edited
Without convenient scapegoats, no authoritarian would ever been able to hoodwink the masses into believing that the real source of their misery isn’t the authoritarian himself. Putin needs the gays as much as Hitler needed the Jews.
Mushroom_Sunshine • 4 hours ago
Coming to a GOP representative near you. Within months, Putin’s puppets (AKA GOP) will roll out similar if not identical policies.
“It’s the equivalent of saying, ‘Look, we have this special operation. If we lose, your kids will have their gender changed, they’ll take your kids away, it’ll be the stuff of nightmares,’”
Russian government telling people not to ask questions about the tens of thousands of Ukrainian children who just appeared in the Russian adoption system since February?
“The purpose is to make LGBTQ people invisible in Russia,” one lawyer said.
Invisible people disappear easily.
From history, we all know what happens next. I’m afraid they will soon start rounding up our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters to put them in camps.
We have always known Putin is a fascist dictator beloved by Trump.
It makes their bromance all the more instructive of the four years of Trump’s treachery.
Trump tried the same bromance shit with Kim.
Christo-fascists always play to fears and bigotry. What a comment on humanity that it always works pretty well.
Christian preacher says he uses anti-gay slurs to teach “a perfect hatred” of LGBTQ people
The NIFB sect is one of the fast growing of the Christian religion. It is all about hate, white male power, and limited rights for women. They are flat out openly Christian nationalist who want a theocracy where they get to enforce their views on the entire population. The Taliban is the Muslim model of what they want the US to be under their rule. This is the sect that openly calls for the killing of gay people and this preacher is happy with the extermination of Jews. Hugs
Tanner Furrh Photo: ScreenshotBrother Tanner Furrh of the Stedfast Baptist Church in Watauga, Texas explained in a sermon why he uses anti-LGBTQ slurs instead of just saying that gay people are condemned to hell.
“If I stand up and I tell you, ‘You should treat the homosexual with honor and dignity,’” he said, mocking other homophobic churches’ “Love the sinner, hate the sin” stance. “Does that make you want to hate that person in your heart? No.”
“But if I get up here and I say, ‘Every fa***t is a pedophile, they are a child molester, they are an abuser,’ guess what? That instills a little bit of hatred. In fact, you’ll grow to have a perfect hatred for the enemies of God.”
Christian hate-preacher Tanner Furrh says he uses anti-LGBTQ slurs because he wants you to “hate that person in your heart.”
“Even though it doesn’t sound good… it’s actually benefiting the Spirit.” pic.twitter.com/mWeU63QkOQ
— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) November 2, 2022
Furrh’s words come as Republicans have spent the past year doing just that, calling LGBTQ people and their allies – especially doctors and teachers – “groomers,” referring to how child sex abusers lure children.
Stedfast is part of the New Independent Fundamental Baptist Movement, a set of churches that focuses heavily on hatred of LGBTQ people. Steven Anderson’s Faithful Word Baptist Church is a part of the movement.
Furrh has previously called for death to lesbians, saying that “a bullet in their head is too nice.”
“They’re sick and gross because the Bible says so,” Furrh said in June. “And not just the male fa***ts. Also the women-fa***ts too.”
“All the lesbos, all the dy**s, all these butch dy**s out there, they deserve the death penalty too,” he continued. “It should be punished with death by the government.”
Stedfast is the same church where Jonathan Shelley preaches. Last month, Shelley claimed that gay men’s “intestines will sometimes just fall out because of the actions that they do.”
“Pastor Shelly, you’re gonna have to eat Indian food and ranch dressing every day of your life, or do that one time?” he said, referring to sex with other men. “It’s like, bring on the Indian food.”
“What if you, what if you, Pastor Shelley, what if you had to eat Indian food and ranch and then vomit it up and then eat it again, or do that one time? It’s like, bring on the vomit.”
Shelley also expressed doubt that six million Jewish people were killed in the Holocaust this past month, saying that he would feel “lucky” if that happened, just how he would feel “if someone walks into a homo bar and shoots ’em all, shoots a bunch of homos and kills all of them.”
Culprit burns Pride flag, gives Nazi salute in Newberg, video shows
It won’t really stop a racist bigoted school board but it will give allied teachers and the LGBTQ+ students some cover and breathing room. Notice they knew they needed more sensitivity training after a teacher came to work in black face. Plus there was this from the students. Earlier this month, the Newberg Graphic discovered that at least one student at Newberg High School was involved in a Snapchat group called “Slave Trade,” where teenagers from across the country share racist, homophobic and violent messages, sometimes specifically targeting Black students.
They knew they had an issue with racism and attacks on gay, lesbian, and trans kids. But they still wanted to take away any training or discussions to promote tolerance, acceptance, and diversity. This is the republican party today. This is the maga cult trying their best to roll back all the civil rights gains. If you go to the link on the superintendent you will see that the board want only cis white Christian symbols and accepted speech. … (T)he conservative board members fired Morelock because he didn’t aggressively implement their ban on controversial symbols, … is from that link. These people can not accept the changes in society and refuse to accept the advancing better understanding of biology and psychology than was known in the 1950s. Hugs
Police are investigating after a masked person approached the home of Newberg School District employee, lit the employee’s Pride flag on fire and performed a Nazi salute on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. File photo
Just weeks after a Yamhill County judge ruled a controversial ban on the display of Pride flags in Newberg schools was unconstitutional, a masked person approached the home of school district employee, lit the employee’s Pride flag on fire and performed a Nazi salute.
A home security camera captured the flag burning on film, and a 14-second video clip posted to Twitter Monday had 123,000 views by Thursday morning.
The family filed a police report with the Newberg-Dundee Police Department, telling investigators their Pride flag had previously been stolen. Monday’s flames left black soot damage to the brick siding of the home, police said.
No arrests have yet been made, according to Newberg police.
In a statement Tuesday, the Newberg School District referred to the flag-burning as a hate crime.
“We are shocked and saddened to hear that such a horrendous act took place in our community,” the statement said. “The act of invading someone’s private property to burn a flag is abhorrent and alarming.”
The video shows a person walking up a driveway toward a house with their face fully covered, except for their eyes. After lighting the flag on fire, the person is shown facing the security camera and performing a Nazi salute before walking out of sight.
According to the Twitter account that shared the video, the flag-burning occurred at 3:15 a.m. Flames had spread onto leaves around the flag by the time the homeowner went outside, the account said.
The flag-burning arrives a little over a year after a controversial policy banning the display of Pride and Black Lives Matter flags in district schools threw Newberg into the national spotlight.
Newberg’s school board voted in September 2021 to adopt a policy barring educators from displaying symbols considered “political, quasi-political or controversial.” The 4-3 vote followed a pair of racist incidents in district schools and drew fierce criticism from state lawmakers and members of the Newberg teacher’s union. After enacting the policy, board members abruptly fired former superintendent Joe Morelock.
Dundee Elementary School teacher Chelsea Shotts sued the school district and four of its board members in December 2021 after a rainbow flag she kept in her classroom window was the subject of a complaint under the policy.
A Yamhill County judge ruled on Sept. 22 that the policy banning the display of certain symbols in schools was unconstitutional and forbade the district from enforcing it.
— Catalina Gaitán; cgaitan@oregonian.com; @catalinagaitan_
WI GOP Rep’s Stunt Gets Election Commissioner Fired -JMG
Why is it all the verified election fraud is done by republicans. I guess this is why they know it is happening, their people are the ones doing it. Hugs
Milwaukee’s Fox affiliate reports:
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Thursday, Nov. 3 that Milwaukee’s Election Commission deputy director Kimberly Zapata has been fired. This, after he says she fraudulently requested military absentee ballots and sent them to Republican state lawmaker Rep. Janel Brandtjen.
“This has every appearance of being an egregious and blatant violation of trust,” Mayor Johnson said. “I was stunned, absolutely stunned, to hear the very serious allegations against her.”
As a member of the military you don’t have to register or show an ID to vote. The city believes Zapata was trying to prove a loophole in the elections process. Last week, Rep. Janel Brandtjen shared the photo below of military ballots delivered to her home with apparently fake names.
Read the full article. Democrats are calling for criminal charges against Zapata and Brandtjen, the latter of whom appeared here in July when she called for decertifying Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election result.
crewman • 15 hours ago • edited
If this was a stunt to show fraud could be committed, her stunt needs to stay the course and experience the consequences of that fraud. Not a slap on the wrist or a “Oh this was just a stunt, so no charges.” No, it needs to be felony charges and jail time with penalties at maximum level to show others how the system works, which seems to be what she was after.
They want to demonstrate how “easy” it is to game the system. The ONLY appropriate response is (1) show that safeguards exist and that those who try it will be caught, and (2) show that people who try to game the system will spend serious time behind bars.
“I was just testing the officers to see if they were properly dealing with drunk drivers, so I downed a fifth of whisky and sped down the highway”
Yeah, if that wouldn’t fly in court, neither should this.
GOPeePee=GrandOld Putin’sParty • 15 hours ago
” I have been attacked by the liberal media, democrats who benefit from the system, and republicans who don’t have the backbone to take on the issues,” -State Rep. Janel Brandtjen (R )
Translation : THE LIBS MADE ME CHEAT! POOOOR ME!
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