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Cake day: July 6th, 2023
  • disasterpiece@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Wayne Brady Comes Out as Pansexual: 'I'm Doing This for Me'
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    3 years ago

    Ok I’m just gonna move right past the “actual minorities” thing because… yikes. I hope that just came across wrong because it sounds incredibly insensitive

    I think representation is important for all minorities and I can empathize with wishing our elected politicians would do more. Biden has done a lot during his term to support the LGBT community, but obviously there is a lot more that needs to be done. He has promised to pass a bill reaffirming the rights of LGBT people after the recent Supreme Court case. That would be huge but we will have to see if Republicans in Congress prevent it from passing, as they’ve done with countless other progressive proposals.

    Here is some of the other work he’s done to support LBGT people. Hope you see that he’s paying far more than just lip service

    https://www.hrc.org/resources/president-bidens-pro-lgbtq-timeline

  • disasterpiece@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Wayne Brady Comes Out as Pansexual: 'I'm Doing This for Me'
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    3 years ago

    As a person who belongs to “the most celebrated people group in the US”, I think it’s important for people like me to see ourselves represented in the world. We are a minority, so it’s noteworthy when a public figure comes out.

    And idk man I don’t feel celebrated all that much in the US. Every week I see religious protestors outside the gay bar in my city with signs saying that I’m going to burn in hell for all eternity. I’ve been called a removed more times than I can count for simply holding another man’s hand while walking down the street. I’ve been fired from a job waiting tables because the manager saw my boyfriend pick me up.

    Maybe your perspective, as someone who does not live every day of their life as a member of this community, is different. You might see the push to advocate for acceptance of LGBT+ people as “celebrating” them. It is not. It’s tolerance, and we still don’t even have that.

  • disasterpiece@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Twitter Blue subscribers can now hide their blue checksEnglish
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    3 years ago

    I agree with this sentiment but I think the real issue with this change is that Twitter Blue subscribers get their content’s visibility boosted. Without the blue checkmark visible, it’s impossible to tell who had their content boosted through organic engagement, and who paid for it

    The Twitter Blue subscribers are not getting mocked for paying to remove ads. They are mocked for paying money to have their voices cary more weight. And they are paying that money to a company that as of late has supported CSAM, racism, and vaccine disinformation.

  • disasterpiece@lemmy.worldOPtoaww@lemmy.world•This is ZippoEnglish
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    3 years ago

    It really does fit him so well! He’s my parents dog and they’ve informed me that he’s adopted a group of 5 small plush toys. When he goes somewhere to take a nap, he’ll carry them all over one-by-one and then sit right on top of them. If you try to take them from him, he’ll growl at you. It’s not at all menacing because… I mean just look at him…