New Florida Bill Would Expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Censorship to Workplaces

Florida governor—and failing 2024 presidential candidate—Ron DeSantis sold his Party’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law as a way to protect children in elementary schools from LGBTQ+ “sexualization.” Then it was expanded through grade 12. Now, a Republican proposed legislation to expand it to the workplace. These efforts to restrict LGBTQ+ rights are never really about the children, and it’s time Americans wake up and realize that.

Palestinian-Canadian Journalist Speaks Out After Getting Fired From CTV News

Yara Jamal, a former journalist at CTV News Atlantic, is speaking out after she was fired for expressing her thoughts about the conflict in supporting a one-state democratic solution.

Also shown and discussed is a talk between Jewish Professor Avi Shlaim and Palestinian Author Ghada Karmi agreeing on a one-state solution.

I found the talk between Jewish Professor Avi Shlaim and Palestinian Author Ghada Karmi agreeing on a one-state solution to be very enlightening.  Hugs.  Scottie

Spain And Belgium Anger Israel With Joint Statement

Breaking with a lot of the EU, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo delivered a clear joint statement on the humanitarian crisis that is unfolding at the hands of Israel.

19 Red States Fight Rule Protecting LGBTQ Foster Kids

Please notice what reason they gave for not protecting LGBTQIA kids from abuse, bullying, and not getting equal treatment.  It violates their religious freedom to be kind and treat those kids fairly.   Yes, read the article.  I am so sick of these people trying to force their religion on everyone.   Yet they claim to be removing LGBTQIA from society and the public to protect children.  But they demand the right to abuse LGBTQIA kids?  All this rule does is prevent gay kids from being placed with fundamentalist religious people that feel entitled to force these kids in to conversion therapy, which has been proven to be harmful and dangerous.    Hugs.   Scottie


The Missouri Independent reports:

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey this week joined with 18 other states to oppose a proposed federal rule that aims to protect LGBTQ youth in foster care and provide them with necessary services.

The attorneys general argue in a letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services that the proposed rule — which requires states to provide safe and appropriate placements with providers who are appropriately trained about the child’s sexual orientation or gender identity — amounts to religion-based discrimination and violates freedom of speech.

“As a foster parent myself,” Bailey said in a news release Tuesday, “I am deeply invested in protecting children and putting their best interests first. Biden’s proposed rule does exactly the opposite by enacting policies meant to exclude people with deeply held religious beliefs from being foster parents.”

Read the full article. Missouri’s state child care agency already provides pro-LGBTQ guidance to prospective foster parents.

 

 

exclude people with deeply held religious beliefs from being foster parents

Nope – it just means you won’t be able to foster a gay kid.

But… who else will they push to suicide? How else will they guarantee to calm their god’s vengeful spirit and avert natural disasters if not through human sacrifice!? /s

they’re all about “But think of the children!” when it comes to books in schools but not defenseless kids being place in a new home.

Republicans assert that they have an inalienable religious freedom to bully people to death.

In other words…they want to right to mistreat their LGBT foster children?

He needs to complete that sentence:
enacting policies meant to exclude people with deeply held religious beliefs from being foster parents to LGBT children they’d shame and torture.

There’s no phrase I detest more than “deeply held religious beliefs”.

 

I join you in that hate. It is constantly bandied about, but never defined, tested or challenged in court.

Kim Davis waved her “sincerely held” card, yet never had to prove it. She was an adulteress, divorced and changed her religion. Doesn’t sound too sincere to me.

 

I don’t understand why religion has to trump (pardon that word) nearly everything in our country.

 

Because religion in general, and Christianity in fucking particular, enjoy undue and unbridled entitlement and privilege and special rights i9n this fucked up country.

 

Notice, it’s always THEIR religion

 

Because they are a powerful voting block and are pandered to by one part.

“In God We Trust” is the official motto of the United States as well as the motto of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1956, replacing E pluribus unum, which had been the de facto motto since the initial design of the Great Seal of the United States

“deeply held religious beliefs” apparently means being cruel?

Funny how my ‘deeply held’ Pagan beliefs don’t require hurting anyone or suing everyone about everything to enforce my biases on others.

I wouldn’t mind if they tried to play deeply religious kids with foster parents who would support their religious activities. That seems fair. So why don’t they want the same for lgbt kids. Oh right. Their “right” to be bigots means inflicting their bullshit on everyone, even if it drives them to suicide.

Fuck the kid, what about my sorta sincerely held beliefs?!

All xtian adoptions need a shitload of extra scrutiny

Freedom of speech? How about freedom to exist authentically without fear of oppression or conversion therapy?

Notice it just requires them to be “trained” on LBGTQ+ issues, not even believe or support them. But I guess that’s a bridge too far for these fuckers.

“which requires states to provide safe and appropriate placements with providers who are appropriately trained about the child’s sexual orientation or gender identity”

Once again, this is all about the adults and completely ignores the needs of the children. Fuck these red states

Horrible, hateful, ignorant, ghouls.

Forced pregnancy of unwanted children and now they want to prevent them from finding a happy home.

 

Pastor Protests Elementary School With Anti-Santa Sign

This is a US Christian Taliban.  Your faith, your family religion, what you wish to teach your children about gods and the world be damned as unimportant and wrong.  Only his religion is worthy of respect and rights, all others are just pretenders to be removed from society.  His god, his version of Jesus is the one that everyone should be forced to follow.  He is just like the people demanding all books / media with LGBTQIA characters be removed from libraries so no one’s kids could read them, even is their parents were OK with it.  These people feel entitled to run your life, they feel entitled to raise your children in a way against your wishes.  They feel entitled to force you, your family, your kids to live in accordance to their church doctrine and they can not be reasoned with.  They are on a mission from their god.  But don’t dare tell their kids god is not real, or the ark couldn’t have happened, or that LGBTQIA kids deserve respect, no never do that they will scream and rant that you have no right to say those things, as they tell your child that Santa is not real and your religion is wrong because only theirs is correct.  Hugs.  Scottie


Amarillo’s ABC affiliate reports:

The Grinch tried to steal Christmas. Dressed as The Grinch, David Grisham carried a sign during the morning drop-off at Sleepy Hollow Elementary in Amarillo, Texas that read “Santa is Fake. Jesus is Real.” Parents, as you might imagine, were not happy to see him. One dad grabbed the sign and threw it on the ground.

“I understand why they’re upset,” Grisham said. “They’re upset because they’re prideful and don’t want to admit that lying to their child is wrong in spite of what God’s word says. They’re more concerned with the traditions of men rather than the truth. They don’t want to be seen as a liar in the eyes of their child. But the facts say they are.”

Read the full article. Judging by his Facebook post below, Grisham is affiliated with the notorious anti-LGBTQ hate group of street preachers whose leader, Ruben Israel, dropped dead earlier this year. They’re the ones you see at Pride events waving “You Deserve Hell” signs. Grisham would also like you to send him money.

 

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Where’s Faux Snooze and their “War on Christmas”.

Just remember Santa is white! Jesus is white!
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go absorbent, heathens. REPENT!

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I believe in Santa.

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I have a tshirt that says: This is our home, not your church. With a rainbow flag!
This one
Love it!

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Gosh, he’s in drag and he’s trying to influence children. Isn’t there a right wing word for that?

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Jesus brings every good boy an assault rifle….girls need to start cooking dinner.

There is no hunger in the world, no poverty, no injustice. That’s why these people have so much time to get steamed up about how we celebrate holidays. The overpowering commercialization of Christmas doesn’t bother them either.

 

Liberal Redneck – School Voucher Scams

School vouchers are all the Republican rage right now, particularly in my home state of TN. This is why that’s bad. Tour/book: http://www.traecrowder.com

Sneaker of the House …

I say fight back.   Hugs.  Scottie

Persecution Of Guys Like Me

And lets try it again with no coffee due to morning blood tests

 

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DeSantis Takes Credit For Funding Approved By Biden

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#VelshiBannedBookClub: the importance of access to LGBTQ+ literature

According to PEN America, a non-profit dedicated to the freedom to read and write, 26% of all of the literature removed from public school libraries last year features LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Why does this direct and unmitigated attack on the LGBTQ+ community matter? The Trevor Project, the leading crisis intervention nonprofit for LGBTQ+ people, says an LGBTQ+ young person between the ages of 13 and 24 attempts suicide every 45 seconds. The world can be isolating and cruel – especially when you’re going through adolescence and the only gay kid in your class. “We need to see ourselves,” says PFLAG’s Brian Bond. Literature can help that vulnerable young person feel like they’re not the only person in the universe. “This is about saving lives.”