Irenes (many)Oct 10, 2024

the fucking Salvation Army had the nerve to send us a piece of paper mail asking for donations

so we figure it's time for our annual reminder to please not donate to the Salvation Army because their mission and their services are explicitly hostile to queer people.

Show threadRolandOfGileadOct 11, 2024
@ireneista please post supporting evidence so I can propagate.
Show threadIrenes (many)

@RolandOfGilead this is our personal testimony based on numerous conversations over the years with people we know well who've been directly affected. if someone wants to volunteer an article from a reputable news organization, we'll let you know; we don't have one to hand.

we recognize that that is probably a will-not-reshare for you, and we think that's a completely reasonable decision on your part.

Oct 11, 2024 at 10:53pmWeb
Show threadIrenes (many)Oct 11, 2024
@RolandOfGilead there are a fair number of people who do take us seriously on things like this, so we think it has value for that group; we have no expectation that it's useful to people outside the social circles where our name carries weight.
Show threadIrenes (many)Oct 11, 2024
@RolandOfGilead we did find https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/16/21003560/salvation-army-anti-lgbtq-controversies-donations which looks pretty thorough. we think the article is perhaps too kind to them, but it does explain the allegations clearly, and after all they have a journalistic responsibility to keep in mind.
The Salvation Army says it doesn’t discriminate against LGBTQ people. Critics say that’s not true.

The organization does a lot to help underserved people, including members of the LGBTQ community. Still, it has a long history of alleged discrimination.

Vox