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Ilhan Omar Calls Out Intolerant Religious Hypocrites
Maryland School Board Bans “Bullying” Rainbow Flags
These same groups that want to ban the rainbow flags, which simply suggest a safe place for LGBTQ+ students, are very happy with and at times insist that easter decorations go up, charismas decorations, in god we trust mottos, confederate statues and battle flags, pictures of opposite gender couples, things about families such as one man and one woman. That is what this is all about. They want to push only their preferred narrative and erase that LGBTQ+ exist. It is the same with pushing their preferred Christain verses but would freak if Muslims wanted to put a couple verses from the Koran. Imagine a Muslim teacher wanted to put “Allahu Akbar!” which is ‘God is most great’, next to the Christian “in God We Trust” signs? I could list more examples, but you get the point. It is about privilege to display what they think is normal yet stop anything display they think is weird or wrong.
Fox News reports:
A Maryland school board has moved to adopt a new policy on political symbols that could ban items like the rainbow pride flag in public school classrooms after members said teachers were “bullied” into displaying pride flags that were recently donated by an LGBTQ group. The Carroll County school board has voted to develop a new flag policy that may only allow the U.S. flag, Maryland state flag and Carroll County flags to be displayed in classrooms.
Superintendent Steven Lockard said during Wednesday’s board meeting that the flags were available to any staff member who wanted one and were not forced upon anyone. The local group Concerned Parents of Carroll County said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital that it supported the board’s decision to develop a flag policy. The group recently announced that it was working with Moms for Liberty’s Carroll County chapter to provide an American flag to classrooms in the district.
Read the full article.
And yes, the phrase “shoved down our throats” appears, courtesy of the school board president seen above.
Chip chip chipping away
With all the gains our community has made in the last couple of decades, including not just marriage equality but also strong public support for it, I never thought I would see the pendulum swing back so quickly.
Hidden deep in the text banning gay flags it will allow for religious flags on holidays. Just wait! christians can’t help but insert themselves every chance they can.
Religious flags on holidays? Ooh! Next year’s Ramadan/Holi/High Holidays could be interesting…
Don’t these morons have anything better to do? Seriously! It just makes me roll my eyes over the fact that these people get so butt hurt overseeing the rainbow flag. I guess they believe that if little Johnny sees it he’ll immediately want to give little Billy a BJ.
These same assholes probably gripe about imagined “cancel culture”.
Of course, they invented the term. Yet we LGBTQ have been cancelled for centuries before we started fighting back in the 60s.
The Christo-Fascists are on a crusade. They’re demonizing, dehumanizing and criminalizing us again as groomers/pedophiles, un-natural, mentally ill and deviant sinners. They want to erase us again and bully us back into our respective closets. NEVER AGAIN!
Octoberfurst Cel • 3 hours ago
Exactly! These fascists are on the warpath and won’t stop until homosexuality is a crime again. At best they want gay people deep in the closet and at worst they want them in prison or dead! We are living in very bad times right now. The religious crazies are trying to take over and we must not let that happen.
ErnestMc TnCTampa • an hour ago
LGBT kids are bullied. That’s not political, it’s reality. The rainbow flag in classrooms or on teacher’s doors lets bullied kids know that they are respected and supported in school. That’s only political in the eyes of those who see protecting LGBT students as a threat to their superiority.
So, people can support banning all “political” flags, but they should be aware of the actual intention behind the rainbow flag, which has nothing to do with politics.
The pride flag is an awareness flag, it is not a political flag, it never has been. They want us to think it is political, it’s not, don’t fall for that. We are not a political agenda, a political party, a political ideology…never have been. We are humans and we exist, that’s what our flag symbolizes.
Corrupt Democrat Flat-Out LIES To His Constituents
“In a 30-second TV advertisement filled with footage of adorable dogs, Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), a veterinarian and farmer, touts his work to lower prescription drug prices. Referring to the dogs, Schrader says, “I’m making a real difference for their owners too — taking on drug companies to lower insulin costs, making sure Medicare can negotiate lower drug prices, expanding Pell grants and career and technical education. And I’m leading the fight to get big money out of politics.” But Schrader is not being completely honest about his record on prescription drug price policy. He played a key role in watering down Democrats’ efforts to rein in prescription drug prices. And while Schrader portrays himself as a critic of “big money in politics,” Big Pharma has stepped in with major financial support for Schrader’s bid as he seeks to fend off progressive primary challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. Schrader’s sleight of hand reflects the enduring influence of the biopharmaceutical industry in the Democratic Party, and the difficulty in exposing the sometimes complex ways that politicians advance the industry’s interests.”
Israeli Airstrike Rocks Gaza Strip Amid Uptick In Violence
The Israeli military has just announced that it struck a weapons manufacturing site in the Gaza Strip today. The attack is reportedly in response to a missile strike that was intercepted by the IDF allegedly launched by Hamas, the militant political organization leading Palestine’s battle against Israel’s oppression.
“Israel launched a strike in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday. The IDF said the military had attacked a weapons manufacturing site in response to an attempted attack the day before. On Monday, they had intercepted a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel. Israel sees Hamas, the militant Palestinian organization and political powerhouse in Gaza, as responsible for any missile launches in the area. A Hamas spokesperson said the attempted strike had “failed.” The facility was empty and no one was injured, he said. He also spoke of a “failed attempt to stop the Palestinian people from resisting the occupation.” Tensions are heightened after violence broke out at the Al-Aqsa Mosque holy site in Jerusalem over the weekend. The site, also known as Temple Mount, is administered by Muslim authorities under Israeli security. Palestinians have accused Israel of trying to expand rights for observant Jews to the detriment of Muslims within the compound.”
“Libs Of TikTok” Bigoted Owner EXPOSED By Taylor Lorenz
“The internet is mad at Taylor Lorenz again, and this time it’s for reporting on the creator behind the popular Twitter account “Libs of TikTok.” In a Tuesday piece for the Washington Post, Lorenz wrote that Libs of TikTok “reposts a steady stream of TikTok videos and social media posts, primarily from LGBTQ+ people, often including incendiary framing designed to generate outrage.” The identity of the user behind the account, which Lorenz said is “secretly fueling the right’s outrage machine,” has been unknown. Last Thursday, they appeared anonymously on Tucker Carlson’s show after the account was temporarily suspended by Twitter. The account has amassed a following of more than 664,000 thanks to its viral videos, and counts Joe Rogan, Glenn Greenwald and Meghan McCain as fans. Lorenz also reported that Fox News has sourced multiple segments from content found on Libs of TikTok. In one case, Libs of TikTok accused a woman teaching sex education to children in Kentucky of being a “predator.” That clip made it onto Laura Ingraham’s prime time Fox News show the next night. “When did our public schools, any schools, become what are essentially grooming centers for gender identity radicals?” Ingraham asked.”
The Right MELTS DOWN Over “Libs Of TikTok” Owner Being Exposed
The “Libs of TikTok” Twitter account run by Chaya Raichik focuses on framing LGBTQ+ TikTok users are child predators and groomers, and on some occasions, people posted on the account lose their jobs from their appearance on the account. Now, the Right is throwing a fit over Raichik being exposed by Taylor Lorenz, even though the account has influenced public policy and has been promoted by popular right-wing pundits like Glenn Greenwald and Joe Rogan.
“The internet is mad at Taylor Lorenz again, and this time it’s for reporting on the creator behind the popular Twitter account “Libs of TikTok.” In a Tuesday piece for the Washington Post, Lorenz wrote that Libs of TikTok “reposts a steady stream of TikTok videos and social media posts, primarily from LGBTQ+ people, often including incendiary framing designed to generate outrage.” The identity of the user behind the account, which Lorenz said is “secretly fueling the right’s outrage machine,” has been unknown. Last Thursday, they appeared anonymously on Tucker Carlson’s show after the account was temporarily suspended by Twitter. The account has amassed a following of more than 664,000 thanks to its viral videos, and counts Joe Rogan, Glenn Greenwald and Meghan McCain as fans. Lorenz also reported that Fox News has sourced multiple segments from content found on Libs of TikTok. In one case, Libs of TikTok accused a woman teaching sex education to children in Kentucky of being a “predator.” That clip made it onto Laura Ingraham’s prime time Fox News show the next night. “When did our public schools, any schools, become what are essentially grooming centers for gender identity radicals?” Ingraham asked.”
