The All-Purpose Gay Rights thread

Super Lazuli · 2012-11-19 08:18:55

On the first two pages? Lazuli.

Goddammit Nova, now I have to kill you too.

No one can know my secrets.

No one.

Nova · 2012-11-19 08:25:10

Dude, you just have to click Page 1 and your name is right there. You don't even have to scroll down.

Super Lazuli · 2012-11-19 08:25:45

REVEALING MY SECRETS

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Nova · 2012-11-19 08:28:15

I'ma spill all your secrets. All of them.

Super Lazuli · 2012-11-19 08:32:50

Naas_Human · 2013-03-01 02:38:38

So hey, back to topic:

Obama administration doing something about the California gay marriage ban. Not sure how that will go, though.

Schitzo · 2013-03-01 04:29:35

Holy shit, Aondeug and Kinkajou had a short run here?

saladofstones · 2013-03-01 09:33:06

":The higher of the two courts, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, decided the case in a way that ensures it will affect only California and will not invalidate gay marriage bans in the dozens of other states that have adopted them."

while this sucks that the attention is focused, california is going to probably be powerful enough of a case to set precedent, leading to other states either lifting the ban or groups filing in. I hope that the Supreme Court does the right thing in this case, since as the article said, it deciding for prop 8, for whatever reason, is going to set things back decades.

Going to be fun since the far-right's reaction to all this though

glennmagusharvey · 2013-03-01 11:38:47

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/01/obama_calls_on_court_to_strike_down_gay_marriage_ban.html

JHM · 2013-03-01 17:46:34

Heard about that a few days ago. Pretty cool, I think.

Naas_Human · 2013-03-21 12:49:11

Some dude buys a house in front of the Westboro Baptist Church complex, paints it rainbow-y.

"We want this house to be a message that where there's hate, there's also love. But we also want to raise awareness and capital, and we want to put all that money into creating and sustaining anti-bullying programs, along with supporting anti-bullying programs that already exist," he said. "Beyond the symbolic message of the home, [the house] will be utilized by volunteers to live here, and these volunteers will work on promoting equality anywhere in the world and managing these anti-bullying initiatives that we plan on creating."

I guess it's... something. Can't help but wonder if this is gonna turn ugly, though. Are the WBC likely to do anything besides protest like mad?

Also, Chipotle cancels Boy Scouts sponsorship due to the gay ban.

Earl_of_Sandvich · 2013-03-21 12:55:46

Anyways, here's a link which could be relevant to this topic

Saigyouji · 2013-03-21 15:26:27

Are the WBC likely to do anything besides protest like mad?

Well, if they're busy protesting the house, they aren't protesting funerals.

Naas_Human · 2013-04-17 18:56:03

Gay marriage legalized in New Zealand. The vote was 77 to 44. Apparently this means a lot of Australians will go there to get married.

glennmagusharvey · 2013-04-17 19:15:33

> Chipotle cancels Boy Scouts sponsorship due to gay ban

> Chipotle buys antibiotic-free, humanely-raised pork

where is there nearest store

oh i have to go to ox road

okay i'll pay them a visit soon

glennmagusharvey · 2013-04-17 19:16:32

I can imagine a politician giving a speech. It'd start thus:

"Y'know, I never liked gay marriage. Honestly."

And continue thus:

"...and that's why I'm never going to get one."

And proceed to say that I think that gay marriages look funny. But that when I asked myself, "is 'people looking funny' a good reason to deny them liberty and the pursuit of happiness?", I realized the answer was "no, it is not."

Naas_Human · 2013-04-23 15:45:49

^^ Do they do that for any other meats?

Anyway, gay marriage legalized in France. "Gay paree" jokes are probably too obvious to make right now.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/french-gay-marriage-water-cannon-police-legions-19020308#.UXbkDnYu05Y

http://www.france24.com/en/2min/20130423-france-parliament-legalises-gay-marriage-adoption

Saturn · 2013-04-23 19:13:21

When I went to Chiptotle today, they had signs advertising that the do that for all their meat.

That, combined with the Boy Scout thing makes them okay in my book.

Fuschlatz · 2013-04-23 19:36:41

Damn. Part of me now really wishes that we had Chipotle here in Australia.

Saigyouji · 2013-04-23 20:09:39

Chipotle cancels Boy Scouts sponsorship due to gay ban

Now I'm wondering if they'll stick by that now that the Boy Scouts are repealing the ban. After all, they're still banning gay people from being leaders. (Which in some ways, is even worse.)

Naas_Human · 2013-05-14 04:18:31

Gay marriage approved in Minnesota.

Naas_Human · 2013-05-17 09:47:40

EU LGBT survey thingy.

Seems that about 26% of respondents have been attacked or threatened with violence in the past five years, and more than half of those that have been attacked didn't report it because they believed no action would be taken anyway.

InsanityAddict · 2013-05-19 11:50:23

http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/17239668/gay-teen-expelled-and-arrested-in-us/

Lel, Americlaps and their lulzy consent laws.

Fuschlatz · 2013-05-19 20:25:22

Oh, and also, Brazil has legalised SSM nationwide.

Naas_Human · 2013-06-10 23:31:13

Apparently, the Salvation Army says gays should just die.

The Salvation Army has expressed their Christian beliefs in the past, stating that they do not accept the LGBTQ lifestyle, nor do they stand up for gay marriage. Salvation Army went on record recently, stating that LGBTQ parents should be put to death as the bible instructs. Major Andrew Craibe, a Salvation Army Media Relations Director, went on public radio hosted by journalist Serena Ryan, to discuss a recent call by LGBTQ parents for a boycott of the nonprofit for its anti-gay policies and beliefs.

(...)

“Ryan: You’re proposing in your doctrine that because these parents are gay, that they must die.”

“Craibe: Well, well, because that is part of our Christian doctrine “

“Ryan: But how is that Christian? Shouldn’t it be about love?”

“Craibe: Well, the love that we would show is about that: consideration for all human beings to come to know salvation…”

“Ryan[:] Or die…”

“Craibe: Well, yes.”

Why is a charity group (or at least somebody speaking as a representative of said group) advocating for death?

Fuschlatz · 2013-06-10 23:38:54

The charity isn't advocating death, the church is. Big difference. I mean, how much say do you think the church has in the administration of all the shelters and kitchens and such?

Naas_Human · 2013-06-10 23:57:08

The person being interviewed is "a Salvation Army Media Relations Director". He's supposed to represent the organization itself. And aren't the Salvation Army church and charity group basically the same organization?

Fuschlatz · 2013-06-11 00:10:33

Admittedly I haven't been to a lot of Salvation Army places, but from what I've observed it seemed to be a fairly decentralised thing. In particular, I find it just plain unrealistic to expect flat-out anti-LGBTQ discrimination from every last person currently working/volunteering for the Salvos...

glennmagusharvey · 2013-06-11 00:14:34

It might be like the Catholic Church where the leadership is stridently anti-abortion but the congregations are much more divided on the issue (and also much less strident).

Naas_Human · 2013-06-11 00:16:56

It isn't necessarily something you'd expect from a large number of people, but the fact that it came from someone who's job is to officially represent them as an organization, it sounds like it might be indicative of a siginificant number of higher-ups or the organization's charter* or something.

*what's the equivalent of a constitution for something that isn't a counttry?

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