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Anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation staying lowkey but with big impact
Recently there has been a wave of anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation being filed in several states in the U.S. specifically attacking the rights of not only those people, but also potentially having a ripple effect in general.
Just today, Florida House filed a bill (HB 1223: Public PreK-12 Educational Institution and Instruction Requirements) to prohibit use of preferred pronouns. I was apparently the first person to save an archive link of this page. Archive Screenshot Page Screenshot Bill PDF page about prohibiting use of preferred pronouns The specific text: Quote:
And it doesn't stop there: Tennessee has also been on the move to ban drag shows, and some other states like Texas are trying to follow suit. Tennessee Drag Race queens slam state's 'blatantly unconstitutional' drag ban bill: 'Drag brings joy' Republican legislators introduce new laws to crack down on drag shows This has been on the rise after numerous story hours have happened about drag. You can see the Tennessee Bill here. Quoted text of the bill in below spoiler. The Florida one I mentioned was literally just from today, and these bills can sneak their way without much attention. But these attacks are real and happening. Please keep LGBTQIA+ people in mind during these times, and be supportive as you can.
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02-28-2023, 09:00 PM | #2 |
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Re: Anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation staying lowkey but with big impact
I was amused to see one of the anti-drag bills actually being opposed by a republican, and wondering why on Earth that might happen, and then it turned out they own a promotion company that, among other things, does Pro Wrestling, which -very often- would fall afoul of how absurdly broad and vague those laws are.
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02-28-2023, 09:58 PM | #3 |
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Re: Anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation staying lowkey but with big impact
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03-1-2023, 12:27 PM | #5 |
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Re: Anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation staying lowkey but with big impact
:c Eat a butt, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas.
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quite shitty.
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Re: Anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation staying lowkey but with big impact
I'd be very curious to see the flipside of these. Like... What was their motive?
Surely they didn't just think it was a society problem. I mean, I'm sure a lot of uber conservative politicians do think that, but actually acting on it also sounds like PR suicide. I feel sorry for people who are going to be affected by this.
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Re: Anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation staying lowkey but with big impact
Iowa attempted to put forward a bill to ban same-sex marriage.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...s/69958038007/ Link to the bill. https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislati...?ba=HJR8&ga=90 Not when you have a supreme court that overturned Roe v. Wade with no concern about privacy, providing prenatal care, or improving sexual health.
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This is speculation insofar as I haven't bothered to do any research on the topic (and, since this is a casual forum and not a political journal, I'm not going to perform that step right now), but the average constituent awareness of LGBTQIA+ existence and especially drag shows seemed limited until recently. Then you get a gamut of cable/broadcast news networks cherry-picking isolated incidents and spinning the veritable fuck out of otherwise inconsequential realities like drag shows and trans athletes to their viewers and, suddenly, you have a useful contingent of Very Angry People. That stratum of people proceeds to get loud on social media and in the general direction of their local government, and bonkers legislation like this is put on the table. Motives for this brand of nonsense remain obfuscated, although "white male evangelicals trying to establish a white male evangelical state" doesn't seem terribly outlandish. Advertisement-based news programming has shredded journalism into an embarrassing deluge of reactionary content, and while all of it is editorialized propaganda, the networks supporting this drivel (FOX, OANN, Newsmax) appear to be especially sensationalist. Unfortunately, there is a large volume of people that remains vehemently anti-LGBTQIA+, so for any politician who seeks to perfunctorily expand their rapport with their constituents, simply showing minority populations the legislative middle finger is enough to get them cheering. The antonym of PR suicide, if you will. Last edited by radioamor; 03-1-2023 at 05:42 PM.. |
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politicians try to mind their own business impossible challenge
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Just let people do whatever the fuck they want to do behind closed doors, jesus christ. As long as it's not hurting anyone.
The problem with the whole ordeal imo, is that it's a general expectation of respect 'outside of closed doors', to get someone's preferred pronouns correct. Start mis-gendering intentionally because of beliefs, and you're kind of validating yourself as an asshole wanting to stir shit. Same the other way around, they get emotional and defensive from mis-gendering accidentally and all of a sudden, they're the asshole here. Stuff regarding drag is VERY unfortunate. That is more than just something people enjoy or are more comfortable with, and is sometimes a job. |
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"They didn't vote for us so make them suffer financially and mentally. And physically if legally possible."
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03-2-2023, 03:20 AM | #17 |
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All I see here is the educational institution wanting to protect its employees/contractors and the students by not providing their pronouns to each other so they do not become accountable from that specific direct interaction. I think the goal here was just to avoid potential conflicts of interest within the context of a school environment. I don't think it's as bad as it sounds on a quick read. It's just a professional vs student scenario. That being said, I can already see that if this stays, there could be an attempt at expanding these laws to more than just schools. This is where it gets controversial imo. It really feels like these states are just testing the waters with what to do. The joke here is that this just highlight how education could be better in regards of how to deal with people in general. If education doesn't educate about that, who will ? Accountability sure is an underrated topic. tldr; I hope you guys like backpedaling because I'm predicting you're gonna see more back and forth like this for a while. Last edited by Hakulyte; 03-2-2023 at 05:29 AM.. |
03-2-2023, 05:06 AM | #18 |
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This has been brewing for a while and it's effectively a way to sneak in some (in the grand scheme of things) low impact legislation to pave the way for more reactionary repression of the rights we've got so far. It's pretty sad tbh, and even if you're not directly touched by any of it, what will follow might. But it's also not shocking considering the western world has been in a trend of polarization of ideals thanks in great part to social media algorhytms and targeted advertising (political and not)
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Imo, its exactly as bad as it reads. The students simply can't be asked to provide their pronouns- dumb, but nothing about them providing them on their own free will. Teachers, however, are outright not allowed to use pronouns that don't align with their birth sex. Which is unacceptable. Teachers are people too.
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Adding on to what Lights said, this has real impact on teachers. In Florida what's colloquially known as the "Don't Say Gay Bill" actually can make teachers lose their license to teach.
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This is effectively a way of violating the first amendment without explicitly saying it. You'll hear justifications like "protecting the innocence of children" or "not indoctrinating our youth" or "not following the state mandated curriculum". However, these policies are making these topics to be impossible for teachers to discuss without risk of losing their jobs. Say boys like girls, girls like boys, that's good. But some boys like boys, or some girls like girls, and explain the term straight, bisexual, and gay? Say goodbye to your teaching license. And with pronouns, well... that's forcing the school to adopt "there are only two genders" and "trans people don't exist/are mentally ill". Even if someone claims this is unconstitutional, the court system in the U.S. is very slow. So even if a bill is deemed unconstitutional, it can still remain in place for years. All this does is create an atmosphere of fear and shame for teacher and students. Being someone that myself works in the education industry, this is entirely backwards and stifles free speech.
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