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catgirl-kaiju · 1 year

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Just curious, what's the "pink scare"?

I misspoke; I was referring to the Lavender Scare.

The Lavender Scare was an American political movement that lasted roughly from 1947 to 1956, paralleling the 2nd Red Scare. It was largely helmed by Joe McCarthy and Roy Cohn and was a targeted campaign of political attack against queer people. The reasoning behind it was that gay men and lesbians constituted a threat against national security because their "subversive behavior" (not being straight) meant they somehow had strong connections to communism and, therefore, the USSR.

The movement resulted the outing and firing of hundreds of queer people from government jobs (ranging from politicians, clerks, military personnel, and contractors working with the government) with the State Department reporting that by 1953, they had fired 425 people under allegations of homosexuality. It also resulted in Dwight D. Eisenhower's Executive Order 10450, which fully barred any "homosexuals" from working any positions in the federal government.

EO 10450 was partially repealed in 1975 largely in response to young men using claims of homosexuality to dodge the Vietnam draft, and again in 1995 when the Bill Clinton administration instituted the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy for military personnel. It wasn't fully and completely repealed until 1998 with the Bill Clinton passing Executive Order 13087, which prohibited any such discrimination in federal employment and wasn't EXPLICITLY repealed until Barack Obama's Executive Order 13764 wich took effect in 2017.

The cultural effect was an amplification of pre-existing societal homophobia to violent extremes and the promotion of the idea that queer people are inherently dangerous to "American freedom and democracy". Fun fact, Roy Cohn was actually a gay man who was very openly in sexual and romantic relationships with many men, even during The Lavender Scare, bit considered himself to be different from other gay men, basically because he was a dominant top. He died of AIDS while being part of the federal government's inaction campaign in response to the pandemic.

If you want to read more about it, the Wikipedia page is a decent place to start.

The point I was making in regards to there being a 2nd Lavender Scare happening right now is in reference to the growing wave of targeted transphobic policies and violence from the political right and the liberal inaction in response to it.

I'd say that this new Lavender Scare started in 2017 with Trump's banning of trans people from entering the military and has continued to the present day when it is rapidly escalating with no end in sight.

The main characteristics of this new scare, in my opinion are:

A targeting of trans people, gender non-conformity, and drag performance as subversive elements in society that pose a danger to the "traditional family", christian hegemony, and the wellbeing of children.

The platforming of extremist right-wing propaganda from various sources in mainstream media and political discourse, which all spout unified transphobic talking points that inspire discriminatory policies and violence through stochastic terrorism.

Transphobic policies being passed into law at a rapid pace on the state level in multiple states, with little to no federal intervention. (This refers to the US specifically)

Domestic stochastic terrorist attacks on queer spaces that prominently feature and support trans communities and drag performance, which are inspired by transphobic right-wing propaganda.

The boosting of TERF voices who pitch the same transphobic talking points as the right, from a pseudo-leftist perspective that serves as an alternate route of attack in the insemination of violent transphobia into the mainstream. (This is especially prevalent in the UK)

The "groomer" narrative, which links trans people, gender non-conformity, and drag performance to pedophilia in an effort to evoke strong emotional reactions from misinformed people prone to bigotry and reactionary thinking. This tactic can also be seen in action with the Q-Anon conspiracy cult.

Utilizing trans people, gender non-conformity, and drag performance as scapegoats for economic decline, political unrest, and poor quality of life in order to disract from the systems actually responsible for these problems.

Link to article

Armed Proud Boy protest against the Holi-Drag Storytime in Columbus, Ohio, and counter protesters protecting the event.

Protesters against Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill

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I would also like to add that unlike the 1st Lavender Scare, this is not just an American phenomenon but part of a clear and roughly coordinated multinational right-wing movement and is presenting just as prevalently in the UK (albeit in a slightly different form). It is dangerous to leave this reactionary movement unstated and unnamed, lest is become normalized.

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little-witchys-garden · 1 year

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Tw: r-pe mention, transphobia, homophobia

Terf beliefs are Ingrained in r-pe culture

I seen so many posts of terfs saying they'd SA trans-women for just laughs, just to cause them trauma.

Posts of terfs saying they wanna r-pe trans-men and Afab people until they were " women again" but then say they're different then the men that wanna r-pe lesbians straight...

Nah you're no different from those cis men.

You're a wannabe r-pist and a monster.

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autismserenity · 3 years

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Here's how tired I am right now:

I went down a rabbit hole today and found out that early sexologist Havelock Ellis, who wrote one of the first books arguing for gay rights, was ace. (The book was Sexual Inversion, 1896.)

It took a solid three hours for my brain to realize that that's actually kind of a big deal, given that bigots love to pretend they'd accept aces if only we'd always been here, fighting alongside them.

#ace history #queer history #wall of words #that's so cool though seriously #lgbtqipa history

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whatevergreen · 3 years

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Dancing at Studio One, LA - Pat Rocco, 1977

- A flyer given out during protests at the club, mid 1970s

In 1975 the Studio One - a major gay club in Los Angeles - became the center of a battle over its classist and racist policies.

The owner Scott Forbes tried to deny racial discrimination though was less concerned over classism, once quoted as saying that “if you look intoxicated, if you’re not dressed properly, if you smell bad, you don’t get in”. As a USC article on the club puts it, "It is rather well-documented that the Studio was made largely for white gay men with some money."

"...in 1974, Studio One opened. The disco was opened by Scott Forbes, a gay optometrist in West Hollywood whose clientele included many celebrities and entertainment professionals. According to Don Kilhefner, a gay rights activist and self-ascribed “gay tribal elder” based in Los Angeles, Forbes “was going to open it as a straight disco and club owners were telling him straight men are a problem because straight men tend to come out on weekends to blow off steam. And they fight, and they're a management problem. Gay men who are very appreciative of having a place to go to come out almost every night and there are no management problems, and they spend a lot of money.”

"Forbes went with the idea, and the business soon proved to be not only extremely successful, but one of the early hosts of public fundraisers for gay causes. Studio One “offered no shortage of mirrored balls (seven to be exact), strobe lights, lasers, a gleaming red neon Pegasus and a fish tank in the men's room that spouted water for hand washing," WeHoville says in their history of the space. The club was apparently full most of the weeks, and it could hold anywhere between 1,000 and 1,600 partiers, based on various reports. ..." "It was a debauched Hollywood pleasure palace, if you were lucky enough to be white and have two X chromosomes."

Above: protestors at the club entrance

"...if you were white,” Kilhefner continues, “usually one piece of photo ID would be enough to get you in. And if the door person knew you he’d just wave you in. If you were black or a woman, you needed two pieces of ID information. And once you got a hint as to what’s going on and you brought two pieces, then you needed to have three pieces!” So it’s not like there was a sign on the door that said “No women” or “No blacks,” but the door people were quick to play a shell game of rules and policy. Today, a similar tactic of keeping out undesirable clientele is to institute dress codes like “no hats”.

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It has been claimed that some of the demands of protestors were eventually met, though I have my doubts.

And this isn't just history of course, such racial and class discrimination still goes on at gay/lgbtq venues, often through dress codes and pricing.

#studio one #los angeles #lgbtq #lgbtqipa #pride #black lives matter #this isn't just history

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castiel-has-bees · 3 years

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Just had a flashback to the time in 7th grade when my class was debating whether I had the right to exist🙃

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craftydelinquent · 4 years

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Pose did what it needed to do 😌

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serialyearner · 3 years

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Along with talking about how wrong it is to use gay as an insult to someone, we also need to talk about how it is equally wrong to get offended by it. If you are straight and get offended when someone calls you gay, you are a part of the problem.

#gay bear #lgbtq #lgbtqipa #lgbtq representation #lgbtq history #self improvement #straight boys #straight girls #straight men #straight women #gaymen #gay woman #gay women #spilled thoughts

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designsbyaub · 4 years

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Ace Cream Cone

Etsy

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queenie435 · 4 years

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Pay attention bitches

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rockingthequeer · 4 years

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Wtf is hot Coffee?? 🤨🤔

#lgbtq #gay love #Coffee #iced Coffee #don't ask #don't assume #dont mess with me #🥤☕#lgbtq history #lgbtq community #lgbtqipa #lgbtqplus #lgbtq pride #lgbtq representation #lolol #i need my coffee

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soft-lesbian-thoughts · 5 years

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I just want a girl who will be possessive of me when I get hit on~

Soft-lesbian-thoughts

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autismserenity · 5 years

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MR ROGERS WAS BI MR ROGERS WAS BI THIS IS NOT A DRILL MR ROGERS WAS BI

ANYWAY DID I MENTION?

MR ROGERS WAS BI?

I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE BROUGHT THIS UP BUT ANYWAY MR ROGERS WAS BI

"Oh hi, how are y--"

"MR ROGERS WAS BIIIIIIIIIIIIIII"

#bi representation #bi visibility #bi history #queer history #lgbt history #lgbtqipa+ history #wall of words

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whydoweexisthuh · 4 years

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Okay so may I suggest that the LGBT and allies overthrow the government.

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whatevergreen · 3 years

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why we say “fuck the police”

a statement from pink peacock די ראָזעווע פּאַווע av 5781 / july 2021

[15 pages, plus list of sources, abolitionist organizations, and further reading]

"pink peacock די ראָזעווע פּאַווע is a queer, yiddish, anarchist, pay-what-you-can café in glasgow, founded on values of food and economic justice, anti-racism, mutual aid, non-hierarchical organizing, and queer liberation. our priority is the safety of queers and jews, especially queer and jewish people of color, sex workers, migrants, and poor people. we prioritise queer and jewish safety over the comfort of cishet goyim (non-queer non-jews) due to our heightened vulnerability and lack of community spaces. our position as police abolitionists is informed by these values. you can read more about us and our values on our website.

police abolition is a political position which advocates for the full dismantling of the criminal justice system: this includes the police, prisons, the immigration and detention system, the military, state surveillance, and the punitive courts and legal system. “fuck the police” is not a comment on individual police officers, but on the violent system which, as individuals, they uphold."

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16cY3P5zKPivpek22RDFVCIpS7xkOuB4aWqztyL8Osbg/edit#heading=h.920rej9ik1ir

Under File/Download on the google docs menu, the article can be downloaded as a pdf and other formats

#police #acab #queer #lgbtqipa #lgbtq #jewish #anarchism #history #politics #reading

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utterly-bored · 4 years

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Heteronormativity is so bad.

Like, is it that much effort to say "find the right person" instead of "find the right girl/boy"? Is it that much effort to say "what's their name" instead of "what's his/her name"?

Seriously ppl, wake up it's 2020

#heteronormative society #heteronormativity #heteronormative bullshit #straight #wake up #spring 2020 #brits 2020 #emma 2020 #sanremo 2020 #my art 2020 #lgbtq #lgbtq positivity #lgbt representation #lgbt history #lgbt art #lgbt memes #lgbtqipa #lgbt dating #lgbt couple

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little-witchys-garden · 3 years

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Audre Lorde

born Audrey Geraldine Lorde

{February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992}

She was an American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist. She was a self-described

"Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,"

who dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, capitalism, heterosexism, and homophobia

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