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odinsblog · 1 year

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TIME TO BOYCOTT WALGREENS

The nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain confirmed Thursday that it will not dispense abortion pills in several states where they remain legal — acting out of an abundance of caution amid a shifting policy landscape, threats from state officials and pressure from anti-abortion activists.

Nearly two dozen Republican state attorneys general wrote to Walgreens in February, threatening legal action if the company began distributing the drugs, which have become the nation’s most popular method for ending a pregnancy.

The company told POLITICO that it has since responded to all the officials, assuring them that they will not dispense abortion pills either by mail or at their brick-and-mortar locations in those states.

The list includes several states where abortion in general, and the medications specifically, remain legal — including Alaska, Iowa, Kansas and Montana.

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#politics #walgreens #republicans #abortion #roe v wade #reproductive rights #healthcare #reproductive justice #womens health #war on women #religious reich

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genderqueerpositivity · 1 year

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There are a lot of calls for trans folks, parents of trans kids, and allies to abandon and boycott red states that are passing anti-trans laws.

And something that gets left out of that conversation often is that the people supporting and lobbying for those laws, voting for the representatives who support those laws, and even signing those bills into law--they're our own family.

Because trans people are everywhere. No matter where you are, you have--at the very least--met a trans person; whether you realize it or not, we're your neighbors, coworkers, and children.

I hope that Gov. Gianforte will be moved by his child's words; but unfortunately, parents in this country choose their politics and their god over their own children everyday.

I do commend them for coming out and speaking up; this is absolutely a courageous thing they have done. It isn't an easy thing at all to come out as trans to someone who thinks of trans people as less than human, especially when that someone is your own flesh and blood.

#trans #montana #nonbinary #all kinds of trans news coming out of montana lately #news

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harlowgifs · 1 year

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I'm the motherfucker that they try and boycott

French Montana - Hot Boy Bling ft. Jack Harlow & Lil Durk

#mensource #dailymusicians #blogmusicdaily #dailymengifs #dailymen #usermusic #musicedit #gif #Jack harlow #jackharlowedit #Music: Hot Boy Bling

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ilovescaredysquirrel2 · 8 months

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Elemental wasn't as bad as I thought but I still hate Disney

Okay, so i watched Elemental and it wasn't as bad as I thought but I still hate Disney and I think it's a good decision to boycott Disney plus. The pirated versions have just as good quality as Disney plus, and Disney is making a lot of bad decisions. Elemental was actually way better than I thought, I absolutely loved the characters (except Clod) and it wasn't as bad as I thought though. I thought it was gonna be a terrible Zootopia-like story but it wasn't. The only complaint was Clod being in love with Ember when he's a literal child... like, the whole kid having a crush on adult trope is so disgusting in family movies. Especially coming from Disney, and we know their p*dophilia from the past. (The age gaps between the princesses and princes in classic movies, and showing Colleen Ballinger in Ralph Wrecks the internet, and they still decided to make a child have a crush on a grown women? gross!) At least Ember didn't like him back but idk why people think a little kid having a crush on an adult is "cute" because it's not. They did it in Disney channel shows as well and as a kid I had no idea how weird it was. I still give Elemental maybe a 6/10

Okay, so I'm going to mostly talk about Disney's past racism and their new show "Primos" and why they'll never learn! I'm a white American so no one's gonna listen to me but if you're ethnic group they're making fun of, YOU SHOULD PROTEST! Boycott Disney plus, cancel your subscription, write complaint emails/letters to them, do EVERYTHING you can to let them know that Primos is a terrible show and that it should have never been greenlit and that they can't make money off of that crap! I'm not Hispanic or Latino, but I heard a lot of Hispanic and Latino people were offended at the show Primos. Again, please take my word for it and DO NOT get Disney plus if you don't have it and if you do have it, boycott it somehow. We gotta file complaints, too! Just, DO SOMETHING TO STOP THEM FROM RELEASING THIS SHOW! They've been bad enough over the years with the racism (early Mickey mouse cartoons) and now they're going back to the 1920s again because Primos is just as racist as they used to be.

So yeah, you heard me annoying little rants and you know how I feel about Disney. There's only like 12 movies I like from them out of... like 1000? As for the Disney channel sitcoms and cartoons, most of those I enjoy. Hannah Montana, Good Luck Charlie, Liv & Maddie, Suite life, A.N.T farm, Austin & Ally, Raven, you name it! All those shows were so fun! My favorite cartoons were Jungle Junction and Fish Hooks but Phineas and Ferb was cool too. I'm also starting to get into the new show called Kiff, about a squirrel (but it doesn't beat Scaredy Squirrel). As much as I hate Disney, I don't want to ignore the good kids shows they've had over the years, like from my era, the 2000s. I hate most of their old movies and I really think the new cartoon Primos makes Disney channel look bad. Encanto and Coco represented the culture so well, why couldn't Primos do the same? Anyway, there was my rant. Please comment or reblog if you have anything to say

#my rants #my rant #mad at disney #my thoughts

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fluorescentpipedream · 1 year

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William Cortland - Leiland has a cousin. William or Billy when students aren’t speaking to him, is from one of the more transplanted part of the Cortland family, the ones who realized that the watches were nothing more than fools gold and eventually the “rich” side would get found out. His grandfather took his side of the watch fortune to Montana and started a farm up there breeding horses and rearing cattle specifically for rodeos. While he technically has an inheritance in the ranch, William decided instead to go into teaching after watching his younger sister struggle with Down Syndrome and her treatment as a “special needs” student. (She is currently a dance teacher but still lives somewhat dependent on their parents) William graduated from the university of Colorado Boulder with degrees in education both normal and special, and a focuses in Sociology and government as it pertains to social studies.

Casper Barnes apparently cleans house when the school shuts down for a couple of months and turns to online classes after the abuse accusations come out about the original vice principal and he fires several of the teachers. He replaces the original Current Events/Government teacher with Mr Cortland.

William is the kind of teacher that likes to spark debates with his students, sometimes letting their discussions lead the class. He came into my head after a conversation about how cancel culture and boycotts are ableist. Other than teaching, he makes time to go back home whenever he can, and his sister has been known to FaceTime him in his office. He has a safe space sign on his office door and pictures on his desk of time he spent working the rodeo circuit with his father and grandfather.

The only reason I know he and Lei are related was because he tackled Lei to the ground .5sec after telling me his name. He also has a picture of the two of them at the family ranch, both covered in mud. His mother is laughing, Lei’s looks mortified. He does know the Lei is living in NYC now and thinks it’s funny of all the women in the world, his “ex con cousin is dating the most powerful woman in the world” but he’s proud of him.

Surprisingly soft spoken unless someone pisses him off, William has a zero tolerance rule in his class, as soon as the discussion turns abusive that’s the end of it. “The biggest part of discussing the current affairs of the world is realizing you can’t change minds when you’re shouting. You want someone to see your point of view? You need to help them, not force them.” If he needs to get students’ attention, he either makes a high pitch whistling sound like he used to get the cattle to look at him or has an alarm on his phone at makes an annoying sound. He also apparently knows American Sign Language. He suffered some damage to his right knee when he was a teenager when the young bull he was riding fell on him, and while he got it replaced a few years ago he still wears a brace at times and walks with a limp/cane.

@fat-and-nerdygirl @musesnotebook

#character #new #cole hauser

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bobmccullochny · 5 months

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History

December 5, 1492 - Haiti was discovered by Christopher Columbus.

December 5, 1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died a pauper at age 35 in Vienna, Austria. He had become seriously ill and rapidly declined, leading to speculation that he had been poisoned, although this was later proven false. During his brief life, he created over 600 musical compositions and is widely considered one of the finest composers who ever lived.

December 5, 1876 - President Ulysses S. Grant delivered a speech of apology to Congress claiming mistakes he made as president were "errors of judgment, not intent."

December 5, 1933 - The 18th Amendment (Prohibition Amendment) to the U.S. Constitution was repealed. For nearly 14 years, since January 29, 1920, it had outlawed the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the U.S.

December 5, 1955 - In Alabama, the Montgomery bus boycott began in response to the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on a municipal bus to a white man. Organized by the African American community, the boycott lasted until December 20, 1956, when a U.S. Supreme Court ruling integrated the public transportation system.

December 5, 1955 - The AFL-CIO was founded after two separate labor organizations, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, joined together following 20 years of rivalry, thus becoming the leading advocate for trade unions in the U.S.

Birthday - Martin van Buren (1782-1862) the 8th U.S. President was born in Kinderhook, New York. He was the first President who was born a citizen of the United States. He served from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1841.

Birthday - George Armstrong Custer was born in New Rumley, Harrison County, Ohio. He graduated from West Point at the bottom of his class in 1861, then became a dashing cavalry officer in the Civil War and fought at Bull Run. He was appointed brigadier general and served gallantly at Gettysburg and in the Virginia campaigns. After the war, he took part in the Western expedition against the Sioux Indians. In June of 1867, Custer and over 200 of his soldiers from the U.S. 7th Cavalry were killed by Sioux warriors at Little Bighorn in Montana.

Birthday - Walt Disney (1901-1966) was born in Chicago, Illinois. As a little boy, he liked to draw farm animals and eventually got a job as an artist. He moved to Hollywood and in 1928 produced Steamboat Willie, starring Mickey Mouse, in the first cartoon with synchronized sound. In 1937, he released his full length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He opened the Disneyland amusement park in Anaheim, California, in 1955. Five years after his death, Disney World opened in Florida. The company he founded has since grown into a global entertainment empire.

#today's smile

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jensfinancialblog · 10 months

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What you should know about anti-ESG funds

Like pollution? Global warming?

You should know about anti-ESG funds

The backlash to ESG is well underway with ten states—including Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Montana, North Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia—all enacting legislation that, one way or another, prohibits incorporating environment, social or governance metrics into the management of their pension funds.

Blackrock, a leader in ESG investment, is facing down the possibility of boycotts in conservative controlled states—and has seen some $4 billion in pension mandates taken away Florida, Texas, Louisiana and South Carolina.

It doesn’t help that energy shortages caused in part by the Russia-Ukraine war have pushed fossil fuel stocks—often excluded or underweighted in ESG portfolios—skyward. ESG-focused investors aligned with carbon reduction would have missed out on massive gains in 2022. Exxon was up 85%, Chevron by 57% and Shell by 51%.

Red state pension plans are all in on the anti-ESG trend, but individual investors have options, too. Morningstar recently categorized five types of anti-ESG funds available on the retail market. These include:

Anti-ESG funds, which invest in companies that are excluded by ESG focused analysis

Political funds, which align their portfolios with conservative values

Renouncers, or funds that used to be ESG but now are de-emphasizing that category for marketing purposes

Vice funds, which invest in tobacco, alcohol, gambling and firearms, all traditionally excluded from socially responsible portfolios

Voter funds, which invest passively but vote against pro-ESG proxy measures.

Anti-ESG funds inflows peaked in the third quarter of 2022, according to Morningstar, gaining $377 million in assets. Since then growth has slowed by about half, gaining $183 million in the first quarter of 2023. The category remains relatively small at $2.1 billion in assets.

These funds are heavily concentrated in fossil fuel stocks, with an average weighting of 45% according to Morningstar, so performance is influenced by volatile energy prices. Also, most of them are new. Performance records are scanty, so far, with most entries lacking even a 1-year track record, let alone three or five. Still CitiWire reported that Q4 2022 and Q1 2023, the average anti-ESG fund delivered a 17% return, which was two percentage points higher than the Morningstar US Market index.

So far, there’s not enough evidence to evaluate whether ESG or anti-ESG vehicles perform best over time, but the market will sort it out. Until then, you can invest for a better world or a worse one. Your money, your choice.

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timomaraus · 11 months

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May 17, 2023

Washington Post A new Iranian cookbook puts the spotlight on yogurt and whey (Editor's Note: The curds are jealous. And the Kurds aren't very happy either.)

Washington Post GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy wants the voting age to be 25 (Editor's Note: Driving at 16? Of course. Buy guns and join the military at 18? Sure thing. Drinking at 21? You bet. Voting before 25? ARE YOU CRAZY? That's too dangerous!)

CNN Bolton: I believe foreign leaders think Trump is a laughing fool (Editor's Note: Bolton has expertise in this area, because a lot of foreign leaders think he's a fool, too.)

CNN The joke that cost $2 million: China imposes huge fine for comedian's army-themed quip (Editor's Note: Military spending is so out of control even the jokes cost millions.)

CNN See the 'woke' Miller Lite commercial that has critics calling for boycotts (Editor's Note: First Bud Light, now this? Are we sure people aren't just boycotting bad beer?)

CNN Chef attempts to cook for 100 hours to set record. See what happened (Editor's Note: Well for starters, there was some seriously over-done steak.)

CNN Sherpa breaks record with 27th Mount Everest summit (Editor's Note: A few more trips and he should be just about finished building his cabin up there.)

CNN Arnold Schwarzenegger says his 'I'll be back' tagline was an 'accident' (Editor's Note: Turns out he didn't realize the cameras were still running. He just needed a bathroom break.)

CNN Oscar Mayer's Weinermobile is getting a new name (Editor's Note: After the company wisely rejected Anthony Weinermobile, they finally settled on the John Mayer Mobile. That's right, those hot dogs are going to be singing a whole new tune.)

NY Times Wildfires in Canada that drove thousands from their homes are also striking the heart of oil and gas country. (Editor's Note: Climate karma.)

NY Times Montana Governor Signs Total Ban of TikTok in the State (Editor's Note: Going forward, it's unclear how Montana will tell time.)

NY Times Study Offers New Twist in How the First Humans Evolved (Editor's Note: A new twist? I guess yoga has been around for even longer than we thought.)

NY Times Prince Harry and Meghan Say They Were in a Car Chase Involving Paparazzi (Editor's Note: It was not immediately clear why the prince and his wife were chasing paparazzi.)

NY Times Bard President Received $150,000 From Foundation Created by Jeffrey Epstein (Editor's Note: This guy's in real trouble. The only chance he could get away with that kind of unreported gift would be if he was a Supreme Court justice.)

NY Times What Therapists Don't Say (Editor's Note: "Sure we can go another half-hour. It's on me.")

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nickgerlich · 2 years

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Discomfort Food

Sometimes you just can’t make up the things you see in the news. A few weeks ago, while on the cross-Montana leg of my journey, my phone started exploding with notifications about a well-known American restaurant chain. Turns out they tried to make some proactive strategic moves, but one of them bit them in the hind quarters.

Cracker Barrel has become a highway mainstay the last 30 years, with more than 600 restaurants in nearly every US state. They have been fabulously successful using about one-third of their store to sell country-themed merchandise and candy, which customers are forced to peruse while they wait for a table. And once seated, the menu features a wealth of homespun comfort foods that is more hearty than healthy, appealing to an unpretentious middle class market segment.

The company suffered greatly during COVID, and was struggling to find new ways to kickstart itself. They added beer and wine, a few premium items, and a build-your-own breakfast option in an effort to attract Millennials as well as those from higher income brackets.

Oh, and they also added Impossible Sausage, the plant-based sausage alternative from the folks who make the Impossible Burger. And you would have thought the sky were falling to read the online reactions of loyal Cracker Barrel customers. Cue the head explosions.

Turns out those loyal customers rather like eating at a place that has long belligerently turned its nose at fat and cholesterol. While it was technically possible for someone to dine vegetarian at Cracker Barrel, going vegan was tough. Think dry toast, or grits without butter or milk. This is not your old hippie cafe across from the university.

It’s just that some of those loyal customers are now threatening to boycott their favorite place, all because they don’t want any of those healthier options (or maybe I should graciously say “less unhealthy”) and implicitly, the people who eat them. Ouch. Some even said that Cracker Barrel had become “woke,” showing how little they understand about the word.

Thus far, Cracker Barrel has held its ground. They have long needed to broaden their appeal, even pre-dating COVID. Their target audience is getting old and cranky, and you have to evolve along with your customers. I did check their beer list, but it is decidedly pedestrian, just the kind of thing I would have expected from Cracker Barrel. It’s a step in the right direction, though, although I was surprised that some of Cracker Barrel’s more churchy customers would be off-put.

But herein lies the gist: No one is making anyone eat these faux sausages, just like no one is making anyone drink beer or wine with their meal. Don’t want it? Don’t order it. Pretty simple.

I’ll be honest. I gave up on Cracker Barrel years ago. I doubt I would ever back, unless they did a serious overhaul of the menu. I don’t care what other people eat, as it is their business. But what I eat is MY business. It probably helps explain why I gravitate toward Thai and Indian restaurants, where I know how things are prepared. And old hippie cafes across from the university. Not my university, mind you, as this is cattle country. But when I am on travel, I also gravitate toward college towns filled with profs and students. They’re my tribe.

It’s just too bad that Cracker Barrel had to see its customers’ real stripes, for they are stripes of self-righteous low-brow snobbery, pride, and intolerance. Turns out those are precisely the kinds of people I really don’t wish to dine with. There is one thing I cannot tolerate, and it is intolerance.  

Stand strong, Cracker Barrel. Maybe those people will get over themselves.

Dr “Hard Pass” Gerlich  

Audio Blog

#marketing #ImpossibleFoods #CrackerBarrel #plant-based #menu #boycott

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patrickwcutler · 2 years

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With half of us battling the stomach flu hitting Deer Lodge, we just relaxed and had one of the funnest most random shows last night, ton of fun! #waronprisonpizza #boycottpatcutler #werewolves

#war on prison pizza #boycott Patrick Cutler #boycott pat cutler #werewolves #montana bar #corner bar #deer lodge montana

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rivertalesien · 3 years

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Trans Rights Are Human Rights

Wednesday, March 31st is the International Transgender Day of Visibility, closing out this week of Transgender Visibility. Now, maybe more than ever, we have to stand up for our trans family: laws are being drafted (and currently one in Arkansas is about to be sent to the governor to sign) to deprive trans folks of their rights and hate groups like the LGB Alliance are working overtime to ramp up anti-trans sentiment and vilify trans persons for living their truth, and denying trans youth access to healthcare.

Now, more than ever we have to affirm our humanity and commitment to justice, for ourselves, but especially for those most marginalized and victimized by our society.

Meet the Activists Fighting 2021 Anti-Trans Bills

6 Trans Advocates Speak Out on Why Gender-Affirming Care is Lifesaving Care

Record Number of Anti-Trans Bills Introduced in States This Year

From The Advocate:

Far-right hostility to transgender Americans has reached record proportions, at least in state legislatures around the nation.

As of this week, 82 anti-trans bills have been introduced at the state level in 2021, the most in history, according to a count released Friday by the Human Rights Campaign. The previous record was 79, set last year.

About half of the 2021 bills would bar transgender athletes from participating in school sports designated for the gender with which they identify; those are aimed primarily at keeping trans girls and women from competing alongside cisgender females. The next largest portion of them, nearly 30, would prohibit gender-affirming medical care for minors, in some cases making the provision of such care a felony.

Anti-trans or “religious freedom” bills in Mississippi, South Dakota, Montana, Tennessee, North Dakota, Arkansas and Alabama have already passed their Houses, bills in South Carolina, Texas and Michigan are on their way.

Please stand up however you can: make phone calls, participate in boycotts, donate, protest. This year has been devastating for pretty much everyone and so many non-white or non-straight communities are under attack. We’ve seen the attacks against Asian Americans, against BLM, against the disabled and elderly. What the Trump “presidency” wrought across the board, up to the immigration ban and 400k unnecessary deaths due to Covid. We’re all tired and hurting and we need one another.

Let this be the year love strikes back. This hate cannot win. It isn’t an option.

From GLAAD:

Resources for Transgender People

Transgender people in crisis should contact the following resources:

The Trevor Project's 24/7/365 Lifeline at 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) or TrevorChat, their online instant messaging option, or TrevorText, a text-based support option. If you are looking for peer support, you can visit TrevorSpace from anywhere in the world.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255)

Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860

Do you live outside the United States? If so, check out The Trevor Project's list of international resources here.

Transgender Organizations

National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) (advocacy)

Transgender Law Center (TLC) (legal services and advocacy)

Gender Proud (advocacy)

Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) (legal services)

Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) (legal services)

Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) (advocacy)

Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC) (advocacy)

Trans Women of Color Collective (TWOCC) (advocacy)

Black Trans Advocacy (advocacy)

Trans Latina Coalition (advocacy)

Gender Spectrum (support for families, trans youth, and educators)

Gender Diversity (support for families, trans youth, and educators)

Trans Youth Equality Federation (support for families and trans youth)

Trans Youth Family Allies (TYFA) (support for families and trans youth)

TransTech Social Enterprises (economic empowerment)

SPART*A (advocacy for trans military service members)

Transgender American Veterans Association (advocacy for trans veterans)

TransAthlete.com (info about trans athletes)

TransLife Center at Chicago House (support services)

Transgender Programs at LGBT Organizations

GLAAD's Transgender Media Program (media advocacy)

Freedom for All Americans (policy and legislative advocacy)

PFLAG Our Trans Loved Ones (support for families of people who are trans)

PFLAG Transgender Resources (resources for trans people and their families)

PFLAG's Transgender Ally campaign (advocacy)

COLAGE Kids of Trans Community (support for kids of trans parents)

The Task Force's Transgender Civil Rights Project (advocacy)

HRC's transgender resources (advocacy)

Gender Identity Project at the NYC LGBT Center (support services)

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (legal services)

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) Transgender Rights Project (legal services)

National Center for Lesbian Rights - Transgender Law (legal services)

L.A. LGBT Center's Transgender Economic Empowerment Project (economic empowerment)

SF Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative (economic empowerment)

TransJustice at the Audre Lorde Project (advocacy)

General Information and Resources

The 2015 U.S. Trans Survey is the largest survery of transgender people ever conducted. The data has also been broken down by race, ethnicity, and geography. The survey's results detail the extent of the poverty, discrimination, and violence faced by transgender people. The results are also available in Spanish.

Transgender Lives: Your Stories is an interactive campaign created by The New York Times to allow transgender people to tell their own stories in their own words.

I AM: Trans People Speak is a campaign created by the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) and sponsored by GLAAD to raise awareness about the diversity of transgender communities. It lifts the voices of transgender individuals, as well as their families, friends, and allies.

#Transgender Day of Visibility #trans rights #trans fam #lgbtq community

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theconcealedweapon · 3 years

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There was an episode of Hannah Montana where 14 year old Hannah Montana dated 20 year old Jesse McCartney.

Apparently that's totally fine, but if she instead dated a girl the same age as her, religious bigots would call that "inappropriate for kids" and would boycott Disney.

It was never about what's appropriate for kids.

#homophobia

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whitehotharlots · 4 years

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We have lost our damn minds

Let's do one of those reddit "Am I the Asshole Threads." Only this may be more like "Am I Going Insane." Because everything I'm about to say seems completely, undeniably obvious to me, but I feel like if I were to voice any of this publicly I would get in trouble.

It seems to me that both sides of the cultural divide refuse to admit that power relations are contextual, and this mutual refusal is kinda what’s holding the whole grift together.

Someone who is very powerful in one time or place might find themselves less powerful, or even oppressed, in another. And this goes double for power that stems from a person's identity markers, which are not nearly as deterministic as every seems to think they are. This is obvious, right?

An obese, non-passable trans woman with AIDS would probably not find a kind reception at the Republican National Convention (although, judging by how much Trump people love Diamond and Silk, this might depend on what the person was saying). Anyhow, we can assume some degree of hostility if this trans person went to Butte, Montana or wherever Trump decides to hold his black mass and she attempted to give a speech about how she's oppressed because the waiter at Olive Garden took too long to bring out the third tray of breadsticks. If this exact same person gave the exact same speech at an academic humanities conference, however, she would be treated like a god. She would be given a pass that made everyone around her agree with her enthusiastically and call her a genius no matter how stupid or hateful she was being. The Olive Garden waiter would be fired immediately, at the very least. Maybe it would even kick off a nationwide boycott...

In denying context, we give ourselves permission to claim victimhood even in contexts where we have a great deal of power. That's how Obama can present himself as some kind of hapless waif. It's how people can say the only reason anyone would criticize Oprah is because they feel threatened by strong black women. It's how MAGA assholes can compare themselves to holocaust victims after they get asked to leave Wal Mart because they were caught using deodorant and putting it back on the shelf.

And this is because we live in a very sick and very broken country. It's because we all believe that no one deserves basic human dignity except for those who fall into a handful of formally recognized victimhood statuses, and we understand politics and governance as nothing beyond the establishment and policing of these classes. If you're suffering, you must deserve it. And since we ignore context, brutality can always be rationalized by at least one side: you had access to affirmative action/privilege ergo if you can't pay for cancer treatment that's because you're lazy and dumb.

This is how we end up with people posting things like “I am gay. But I am not and have never been attracted to men. Yes, we exist” and this will not only receive tens or hundreds of thousands of approving comments, but anyone who expresses anything less than enthusiastic celebration will be accused of hating this person. The person successfully established victimhood, and once that status had been achieved--however moronically--he became untouchable.

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muhammadqt-blog · 4 years

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