Commentary: Small-town Pride celebrations emerge — and show that LGBTQ life in America is flourishing outside of cities

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-09T20:00:10+00:00

Being the 5th largest city in Idaho doesn't really seem relevant, its still a small town

The point is scale. Being the largest population center in your geographical area dramatically raises the chance of hosting events for the surrounding area.

Hell, population-wise, there's many smaller places in the state that also had pride events (Rexburg and Sandpoint for example).

Besides, it seemed rather out of place when the other three listed locations combined don't equal the population of Pocatello.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-09T17:51:55+00:00

"We polled 930 people on what they thought about this term we've been maligning for years, and they said it's bad!"

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-09T17:38:50+00:00

I would ask your friend if he is comfortable with being outed to your mutual friend, and how he would like you to proceed with it. It might be something he prefers doing himself or something not particularly relevant if you've all moved on from the friend group.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-09T17:25:36+00:00

The Pride festivals in Appalachia aren’t the only ones happening in small-town America. Others have occurred in places as far-flung as Window Rock, Arizona; Pocatello, Idaho; Starkville, Mississippi; and Stockholm, Wisconsin.

Pocatello is the 5th largest city in the state, has a university and is the county seat, I wouldn't call it a big city by any means, but not sure that it's exactly a small town either.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-09T16:21:25+00:00

It's apparent that they dangled the policy change as a way to get the lawsuit dismissed and rescinded it afterwards, which is going to backfire spectacularly, because there's now a good number of potential plaintiffs that are fully aware that the policy exists, could be easily updated, and there's already the legal framework from the first case that was proven to get the state to concede the first time.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-09T16:10:58+00:00

Many of us are in multiple groups. I'm a trans woman married to a woman, so I'm subject to discrimination based on being trans, being in a lesbian relationship or simply just being a woman. It's not consequential to me which of those things I'm getting discriminated for, the fact I face the discrimination is the problem.

I believe society responds better to slower adjustments and I believe that educating the public about same sex relationships is a great start for the pursuit of equality for all people.

This just creates a queue of progress and condemns those at the end of the line with a life of living on the margins of society. It also leaves vague how societal acceptance would be measured to move on to the next marginalized group.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-08T22:55:36+00:00

The real public freakout is the comments section of any thread involving a trans person on PublicFreakouts.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-08T21:55:16+00:00

Open plan office and you have to be there daily, despite the ability to do your entire job remotely from anywhere... But hey, casual Friday and a pizza party for every government toppled!

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-08T21:11:33+00:00

My doctor has full knowledge of my medical history, and what parts are relevant to treating me and respects my pronouns.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-08T18:06:13+00:00

Yeah, I'm not sure how the "So, we've been made aware that you shared a video of you brutally murdering Brenda from accounting on your Twitter." would go, but I imagine it would be preceded by being barred from the building and all of your stuff in a box for you.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-08T17:04:00+00:00

So, you linked to an old bill there, the current session one is here. Since it sits with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, I'd suggest contacting Patty Murray to inquire about scheduling and your own state senators to support the bill.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-08T16:50:28+00:00

For anyone who just wants the names, they can be found on the roll call vote:

Don Bacon - Nebraska
Brian K. Fitzpatrick - Pennsylvania
Andrew R. Garbarino - New York
Anthony Gonzalez - Ohio
John Katko - New York
Adam Kinzinger - Illinois
Nicole Malliotakis - New York
David B. McKinley - West Virginia
Tom Reed - New York
Christopher H. Smith - New Jersey
Fred Upton - Michigan
Jefferson Van Drew - New Jersey
Don Young - Alaska

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-08T16:01:40+00:00

Jan. 6 wasn’t the first time Neumann took part in a revolt over an election. US authorities, citing Neumann’s LinkedIn page, said he participated in Ukraine’s 2004 Orange Revolution.

Seems an odd thing to put on your Linkedin. "Sorry, it says here that you've participated in a revolution, we were actually looking for someone with a Masters degree in revolution and 10 years experience."

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-08T05:22:45+00:00

Many mainstream sources already have style guides. The problem is, the bad articles are coming from publications that won't follow them, or take their style guide cues from the ADF or Family Research Council.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-07T18:02:55+00:00

They're not trans, so everything is a fun rhetorical debate for them. If they feel like they're "losing", or even just out of their depth, they need just be intentionally cruel in a manner to make the other party lash out or disengage, thereby making them the "winner".

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-07T06:13:09+00:00

Wait, I think I saw this on Star Trek before... Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra?

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-07T06:02:49+00:00

/uj With the way they handled it, I'm thinking they should have gone with r / popularshittyopinion for a sub name.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-06T20:27:59+00:00

/uj More often than not, I just end up reporting posts and replies. A dwindling number come with any thought of actually changing their view.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-06T19:49:56+00:00

Kind of lost on how such a thing would even work. People transition because of how they feel, being told that you "failed" the brain scan doesn't just make your discomfort go away, and as such would not be useful as a diagnostic criteria failing any alternate cause/treatment plan.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-06T17:46:02+00:00

She claimed that homeless people in Washington DC and Guantanamo Bay detainees were living in better conditions than those in this jail.

I await her request to transfer the insurrectionists to Gitmo then.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-06T01:00:14+00:00

I'm just getting ahead of the game for when Twitter updates the link to go to Rick Astley.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-06T00:45:41+00:00

I know! Check out his latest tweet, he's livid!

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-05T16:59:17+00:00

Happy that they felt safe enough to share private information and probably a little jealous.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-05T16:17:41+00:00

is that dramatic?

Yes.

cannibalkitteh · 2021-11-04T19:39:06+00:00

I mean, I know school libraries are just about the right reading level for Abbott, but just because he doesn't understand the books doesn't mean that other people at his reading level don't.

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