I don't know how to say this in a way that will matter, or even get noticed, but I really need cishet people to understand something:
The people labelling LGBTQ+ folk groomers and pedophiles know it isn't true.
They aren't spreading false information accidentally. Their goal isn't to raise an alarm about something they think is a legitimate threat to children. Their goal is to vilify LGBTQ+ people to set us up as targets for violence, persecution, and death. They are fomenting hate deliberately, because they know how to harness it.
By positioning themselves as the leaders of a violent movement against a manufactured enemy, they gain credibility, exposure, and ultimately control over large parts of the American populace. By pretending to be the vanguard of a defense against predators, they become heroes within their movement.
Lavender Field
By Olha
Arizona Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs, who is in her first term after a stint as the state’s Secretary of State and a victory in the state’s elections last year over Republican challenger Kari Lake, who’s still mad, is vetoing dozens and dozens of bills as she faces continued GOP dominance in Arizona’s legislature. As recapped...
"Getting reports from multiple people now of 'particulates' raining down in areas of Port Isabel after the nearby explosion of the SpaceX rocket stack Starship/Superheavy," NPR reporter Pablo de la Rosa tweeted, accompanied by pictures of grit-covered surfaces. https://futurism.com/wildlife-starship-explosion
"It's especially unfortunate because the surrounding area that SpaceX chose for its base back in 2014 is a unique and diverse ecosystem."
Sen. Chris Murphy:
“Remember where this started.
Just kids. Asking the adults in charge to protect them from being gunned down.
The GOP told them to screw off, then silenced anyone who spoke up.”
#Tennessee #TheTennesseeThree #GunViolence #GunReform #FreeSpeech #Fascism #DemocracyUnderThreat