“LGBT people — especially gay men — are not inherently progressive
voters. Give them the chance and they will vote for xenophobia, for
racism, and for misogyny.”
From over here in Europe: YES. This is a very serious issue. Capitalism and white supremacy are very capable of incorporating
the most privileged
gay men, and potentially the most privileged lesbian, bi and trans people too, into their system, to reward their assimilation with privilege and receive support for their shitty politics in return.
White abled middle class gay men are the most sensitive to this because they are one step away from enjoying all the privileges of the system, and it is very tempting for them to belief that people exactly like them are the allies, while people not like them - refugees, muslims, trans people, working class people, angry social justice activists - are the enemies. But they’re not the only ones for whom this mode of thinking is tempting.
Gay racists, gay conservatives, gay fascists are a real threat. Address it in your LGBT and queer places. Talk about it. Be prepared to fight it if it is already in your space. If left unaddressed it will destroy everything you care about.
white gays are white BEFORE they are gay, i beent sayin…
@ gay Republicans no matter how much you hate minorities your dad still won’t be proud of you
Yes, AND: this is not exclusive to any sexual, gender, racial, or ethnic group. Under Capitalism ECONOMIC CLASS COMES FIRST!! There are examples of gay/queer, black, Latin, immigrant, muslin, fill-in-the-blank-minority people who vote republican because they believe/know they can buy their way into privilege. Don’t forget: Tr*mp won a larger share of black voters in 2020 than he did in 2016!?!
So don’t act like this is only a problem with white gays. Any and all “minority” groups are vulnerable to conservative drift.
When you have enough money, (or are fed enough disinformation) you don’t really need to worry about silly things like civil rights, affordable housing, healthcare, education, etc. because you can already afford whatever you want (or be convinced you already have it/Democrats are gonna take it), just so long as your taxes stay low, fuck everyone else.
Very often conservatism is just an expression of feeling like you have something to lose if the status quo falls. It’s a lot easier to be a radical progressive when you have nothing to lose from radical change.
The Welsh Government have recently announced that to apply for a job with them soon you will have to demonstrate a ‘courtesy level’ of Welsh. And ooooh boy are the bitter trolls angry about this!
So let’s take a little look shall we? Dewch ymlaen pawb. (come on everyone.)
Firstly what on earth is a courtesy level of Welsh? Well-
So answering the phone bilingually ‘Bore Da-Good Morning’, ‘Prynhawn Da- Good afternoon’ and this is really wild but you can use those same words on speaking to a real life person too 🤯
Interpreting short texts sounds hard? Yes but you can use the provided technology to help you.
What if I am the best person for the job, it’s my ideal job but I don’t speak Welsh? Well my friend….
AND
Courses for staff will be free to staff. Often provided during the working day. And you have six months to show you are willing to learn. Six months….
Look, sarcasm aside Welsh is an official living language of Wales. We use it daily. We tell jokes, we fall in love, we complain through Welsh. My mother didn’t (couldn’t) speak English till she was 8. I didn’t speak English till I was 3…. There is a Welsh Language TV Chanel. You may have heard of some of the actors Matthew Rhys, Ioan Gruffudd, Alexander Vlahos or Iwan Rheon- all Welsh speakers- all been on S4C.
All Welsh speakers speak English though. Yes, yes we do- two languages in one head-aren’t we clever 🤷🏻♀️ just because we can doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have the choice. The Welsh language (Cymraeg) is alive because people fought for it…and the fight goes on. But because we’re this tiny little country who also speak English it’s a ‘dead’ I.e not important language. Fuck Off!
What about immigrants?- you know buddy immigrants have more than one language themselves- usually several and have proven themselves by learning Welsh.
What about Welsh people who don’t want to learn Welsh though? Um, not answering that one!
The Welsh Government are the Government of a country with two official languages- asking for a courtesy level of one of those two languages is as it should be.
87 year old grandmother from India brings joy into the hearts of transgender people all over the world
Kali published the following Instagram post on the role of her grandmother in her life in this Instagram post:
The necklace I’m wearing in this photo was the first gift my grandmother gave to me after I came out to show her support for my transition. My grandmother was and is still my biggest support in my life.
When I came out to her, I was scared she may not understand it and our relationship getting ruined. She was extremely worried at first about how society would treat me and had some health issues because of the stress, but she never let me know that she was worried.
Slowly with time, she started getting better and now Fully loves me as the woman I am. She was the one who helped me make my mom and other relatives understand and accept me.
I asked her if she wanted to be part of a reel for @officialhumansofbombay and she was so excited to do it with me and she said she wants to give a strong message to society to help every Transgender person out there to gain acceptance and love from their family.
“It’s often unhealthy to hyper-analyze your sexuality to the point where how you experience it changes where you belong. This is why the idea that broader terms are somehow more restrictive is baffling. Continuously breaking labels down and creating terminology for each facet of one’s identity shrinks communities until it’s just one person convinced that they’re the only one who relates to their experiences. It isolates people and ignores the importance of individuality within a collective identity.”
