I think I argued with my mom about gays supporting anti-circumcision legislation in the bay area and a bit about some of them shitting on feminism, after our cross country road trip that involved a visit to the OZ Museum. She complains about them coopting the word gay every now and then.
Like, I kinda hadn't much in the way of girlfriends, dress well enough, worry a bit too much about my hair, and showtunes and theater. The amount of shit she gave me every time 'If You Were Gay' from Avenue Q came up on random on her iPod was a little ridiculous. But I'm not gay.
Not growing up around wrong headed idiots is kinda great. There were some rather openly gay and lesbian couples in our Meeting, so even my formative religious stuff was plenty LGBT friendly.
Outside of co-workers and neighbors, I haven't actually had to deal with bigots. It's been rather nice.
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Luckily my mom's the black sheep of the family and I'm also an outcast to them. Hell, I haven't seen them in almost 3 years. It's more of my fb connection being more of a courtesy these days.
So the Stockholm Pride parade was yesterday, though there's been related activities all week long and still on going because doing these things over the course of more days is fun.
They don't seem to have gotten yesterdays pictures up yet, but there's a few fun ones circulating around facebook. Here's one of the local US embassy personnel participating in the parade. If didn't fuck up this spoiler tag, there should be a "teaser trailer" using some photos from previous years
According to the website the visitor number is in the half a million range, which must mean we're pulling in a lot of tourists or the locals are just really out and about because the greater Stockholm area doesn't have more than 1.4 million people. The parade includes practically anyone who wants to, with some special shoutouts given to police, firemen and military personnel who are allowed to participate wearing their official uniforms, and there's usually a bunch of politicans milling about just 'cause.
So the Stockholm Pride parade was yesterday, though there's been related activities all week long and still on going because doing these things over the course of more days is fun.
They don't seem to have gotten yesterdays pictures up yet, but there's a few fun ones circulating around facebook. Here's one of the local US embassy personnel participating in the parade. If didn't fuck up this spoiler tag, there should be a "teaser trailer" using some photos from previous years
According to the website the visitor number is in the half a million range, which must mean we're pulling in a lot of tourists or the locals are just really out and about because the greater Stockholm area doesn't have more than 1.4 million people. The parade includes practically anyone who wants to, with some special shoutouts given to police, firemen and military personnel who are allowed to participate wearing their official uniforms, and there's usually a bunch of politicans milling about just 'cause.
So the Stockholm Pride parade was yesterday, though there's been related activities all week long and still on going because doing these things over the course of more days is fun.
They don't seem to have gotten yesterdays pictures up yet, but there's a few fun ones circulating around facebook. Here's one of the local US embassy personnel participating in the parade. If didn't fuck up this spoiler tag, there should be a "teaser trailer" using some photos from previous years
According to the website the visitor number is in the half a million range, which must mean we're pulling in a lot of tourists or the locals are just really out and about because the greater Stockholm area doesn't have more than 1.4 million people. The parade includes practically anyone who wants to, with some special shoutouts given to police, firemen and military personnel who are allowed to participate wearing their official uniforms, and there's usually a bunch of politicans milling about just 'cause.
Classic case of Stockholm Syndrome
I really hope there was at least one "don't call us a 'syndrome'" sign.
Was this planned for a while, or did they see the buckets of cash CFA got and wanted some of that?
Maybe I'm getting cynical in my old age.
The second one.
sigh. How does this help? If the turn out is bad, that just provides the media more ammunition. If it's good, would anybody actually care? (except Starbucks) And all it takes is one person/group to do something stupid, and that'll change the entire narrative again.
And I'm supporting it, simply because I love Starbucks, and so I can treat my friends who complain about it the way they treated me when I complained to them about their support of CFA last week.
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It would be nice if every corporation that supported LGBT rights made as big a deal about it as Chick-Fil-A. Let's see the "well if you're boycotting this company then you have to boycot everyone!" shoe on the other foot.
Oh man. Cousin that moved away to the UK years ago, he comes back and visits with the extended family about once a year or so. This year, family reunion time, a pool party and he shows up wearing a bikini.
Probably not the best way to tell extended family that don't see you often. At least we got to talk about it, and most of the family didn't give a fuck, but oh man the reactions, good and bad.
The family reunion proper he showed up in trunks for the pool. It was good I guess that dozens of family members could talk about LGBT shit without a clusterfuck, but of course there were the odd few that I was just "man, I didn't just hear that, please don't try to talk to me next." Some people are still too unaccepting.
But I'm glad to have a family where it's been confirmed a few times that you can't get thrown out no matter who the fuck you are.
Actually I doubt Starbucks has anything to do with the whole thing. Someone just wanted their own 'visible turnout day'.
Starbucks is a terrible idea. People who go to Starbucks aren't going to wait 40 minutes in line. And since Starbucks is everywhere, they won't have to.
I'm not even a big coffee drinker, and this is pretty obvious as far as cash grabs go. But I might still go get a coffee as a "fuck you" to the CFA bigots from last week.
Actually I doubt Starbucks has anything to do with the whole thing. Someone just wanted their own 'visible turnout day'.
Starbucks is a terrible idea. People who go to Starbucks aren't going to wait 40 minutes in line. And since Starbucks is everywhere, they won't have to.
Exactly. There won't be a giant, obvious turnout like CFA had, because there are enough locations to handle everyone. This won't even be a blip on the news.
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The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
Actually I doubt Starbucks has anything to do with the whole thing. Someone just wanted their own 'visible turnout day'.
Starbucks is a terrible idea. People who go to Starbucks aren't going to wait 40 minutes in line. And since Starbucks is everywhere, they won't have to.
Exactly. There won't be a giant, obvious turnout like CFA had, because there are enough locations to handle everyone. This won't even be a blip on the news.
That and it isn't even "just" Starbucks. That turns out to be the mainly pimped one though, and I think if they're gonna do this thing as a direct response they should focus on one company anyways, since the whole point is a showing.
I don't know that I can really support it even for that though. People that spin the CFA turnout as "America voting traditional marriage" are going to spin/ignore this away super easily, and the CFA supporters who are ignorant of what the issue even is are the ones that probably won't be reached by the attempt.
No one would be surprised to learn that there are right-wing Christians in this country who disapprove of homosexuality. Neither would it come as a surprise that in rural parts of this country, Christianity and homosexuality when brought together, can create a highly combustible mix.
But who could imagine the hate and rage that would motivate a Pastor to instruct deacons and members of his congregation, Grace Fellowship Church in Fruitland, TN. to physically attack a couple arriving in the church parking lot last Wednesday?
The fact that one of the gay men attacked happened to be the Pastor’s own son, Jerry Pittman, Jr., no doubt contributed to Pittman senior’s noxious edict. According to Pittman Jr., after hearing his Dad yell, “SICK’EM!:”
“My uncle and two other deacons came over to the car per my dad’s request. My uncle smashed me in the door as the other deacon knocked my boyfriend back so he couldn’t help me, punching him in his face and his chest. The other deacon came and hit me through my car window in my back.”
The attackers also verbally assaulted the couple continually with anti-gay verbiage which continued even after a Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on the scene. Bystanders and other congregants made no effort to stop the assault. For that matter, neither did the Deputy Sheriff. Once the barrage of punches ended, the Deputy refused to let the two victims press charges.
Jerry Pittman Jr. and his boyfriend, Dustin Lee, have since filed charges against two of the men who beat them as well as Pastor Jerry Pittman. A hearing has been scheduled in Gibson County Court for Tuesday, October 4th.
One can’t help but wonder if Pastor Pittman really thinks Jesus would back him up on this assault?
There's no plan, there's no race to be run
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
No one would be surprised to learn that there are right-wing Christians in this country who disapprove of homosexuality. Neither would it come as a surprise that in rural parts of this country, Christianity and homosexuality when brought together, can create a highly combustible mix.
But who could imagine the hate and rage that would motivate a Pastor to instruct deacons and members of his congregation, Grace Fellowship Church in Fruitland, TN. to physically attack a couple arriving in the church parking lot last Wednesday?
The fact that one of the gay men attacked happened to be the Pastor’s own son, Jerry Pittman, Jr., no doubt contributed to Pittman senior’s noxious edict. According to Pittman Jr., after hearing his Dad yell, “SICK’EM!:”
“My uncle and two other deacons came over to the car per my dad’s request. My uncle smashed me in the door as the other deacon knocked my boyfriend back so he couldn’t help me, punching him in his face and his chest. The other deacon came and hit me through my car window in my back.”
The attackers also verbally assaulted the couple continually with anti-gay verbiage which continued even after a Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on the scene. Bystanders and other congregants made no effort to stop the assault. For that matter, neither did the Deputy Sheriff. Once the barrage of punches ended, the Deputy refused to let the two victims press charges.
Jerry Pittman Jr. and his boyfriend, Dustin Lee, have since filed charges against two of the men who beat them as well as Pastor Jerry Pittman. A hearing has been scheduled in Gibson County Court for Tuesday, October 4th.
One can’t help but wonder if Pastor Pittman really thinks Jesus would back him up on this assault?
Clearly it's Christianity that is under assault in this country.
Won't someone please save the poor Christians.
(No, really. Now would be a great time to scoop them all up and take them off our hands, Jesus. We will be totes appreciative).
No one would be surprised to learn that there are right-wing Christians in this country who disapprove of homosexuality. Neither would it come as a surprise that in rural parts of this country, Christianity and homosexuality when brought together, can create a highly combustible mix.
But who could imagine the hate and rage that would motivate a Pastor to instruct deacons and members of his congregation, Grace Fellowship Church in Fruitland, TN. to physically attack a couple arriving in the church parking lot last Wednesday?
The fact that one of the gay men attacked happened to be the Pastor’s own son, Jerry Pittman, Jr., no doubt contributed to Pittman senior’s noxious edict. According to Pittman Jr., after hearing his Dad yell, “SICK’EM!:”
“My uncle and two other deacons came over to the car per my dad’s request. My uncle smashed me in the door as the other deacon knocked my boyfriend back so he couldn’t help me, punching him in his face and his chest. The other deacon came and hit me through my car window in my back.”
The attackers also verbally assaulted the couple continually with anti-gay verbiage which continued even after a Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on the scene. Bystanders and other congregants made no effort to stop the assault. For that matter, neither did the Deputy Sheriff. Once the barrage of punches ended, the Deputy refused to let the two victims press charges.
Jerry Pittman Jr. and his boyfriend, Dustin Lee, have since filed charges against two of the men who beat them as well as Pastor Jerry Pittman. A hearing has been scheduled in Gibson County Court for Tuesday, October 4th.
One can’t help but wonder if Pastor Pittman really thinks Jesus would back him up on this assault?
Clearly it's Christianity that is under assault in this country.
Won't someone please save the poor Christians.
(No, really. Now would be a great time to scoop them all up and take them off our hands, Jesus. We will be totes appreciative).
NONE of those people were Christians so don't blame them for this. They certainly say they are but they're very clearly wrong.
edit: And yes Christianity is under assault, it's supposed to be and it's a good thing. A remarkable number of them are realizing they haven't actually been anything close to Christian for hundreds of years and are actively trying to change it. It'd behoove you to actually give them some credit. Hate the Fake Christians all you want but your huge brush blaming isn't helping anyone.
No one would be surprised to learn that there are right-wing Christians in this country who disapprove of homosexuality. Neither would it come as a surprise that in rural parts of this country, Christianity and homosexuality when brought together, can create a highly combustible mix.
But who could imagine the hate and rage that would motivate a Pastor to instruct deacons and members of his congregation, Grace Fellowship Church in Fruitland, TN. to physically attack a couple arriving in the church parking lot last Wednesday?
The fact that one of the gay men attacked happened to be the Pastor’s own son, Jerry Pittman, Jr., no doubt contributed to Pittman senior’s noxious edict. According to Pittman Jr., after hearing his Dad yell, “SICK’EM!:”
“My uncle and two other deacons came over to the car per my dad’s request. My uncle smashed me in the door as the other deacon knocked my boyfriend back so he couldn’t help me, punching him in his face and his chest. The other deacon came and hit me through my car window in my back.”
The attackers also verbally assaulted the couple continually with anti-gay verbiage which continued even after a Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on the scene. Bystanders and other congregants made no effort to stop the assault. For that matter, neither did the Deputy Sheriff. Once the barrage of punches ended, the Deputy refused to let the two victims press charges.
Jerry Pittman Jr. and his boyfriend, Dustin Lee, have since filed charges against two of the men who beat them as well as Pastor Jerry Pittman. A hearing has been scheduled in Gibson County Court for Tuesday, October 4th.
One can’t help but wonder if Pastor Pittman really thinks Jesus would back him up on this assault?
Clearly it's Christianity that is under assault in this country.
Won't someone please save the poor Christians.
(No, really. Now would be a great time to scoop them all up and take them off our hands, Jesus. We will be totes appreciative).
NONE of those people were Christians so don't blame them for this. They certainly say they are but they're very clearly wrong.
Yes, that's like saying the members of the Westboro Baptist Church are Christians.
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Cute guy on the street near my work talked me into donating to the HRC. And I got a sticker out of it. (Except I don't really trust random people on the street to accept my information, so I did it online after our conversation. It would probably be creepy to go back and show him the receipt on my iphone...)
Cute guy on the street near my work talked me into donating to the HRC. And I got a sticker out of it. (Except I don't really trust random people on the street to accept my information, so I did it online after our conversation. It would probably be creepy to go back and show him the receipt on my iphone...)
HRC? My brain's not getting past "Hillary Rodham Clinton."
No one would be surprised to learn that there are right-wing Christians in this country who disapprove of homosexuality. Neither would it come as a surprise that in rural parts of this country, Christianity and homosexuality when brought together, can create a highly combustible mix.
But who could imagine the hate and rage that would motivate a Pastor to instruct deacons and members of his congregation, Grace Fellowship Church in Fruitland, TN. to physically attack a couple arriving in the church parking lot last Wednesday?
The fact that one of the gay men attacked happened to be the Pastor’s own son, Jerry Pittman, Jr., no doubt contributed to Pittman senior’s noxious edict. According to Pittman Jr., after hearing his Dad yell, “SICK’EM!:”
“My uncle and two other deacons came over to the car per my dad’s request. My uncle smashed me in the door as the other deacon knocked my boyfriend back so he couldn’t help me, punching him in his face and his chest. The other deacon came and hit me through my car window in my back.”
The attackers also verbally assaulted the couple continually with anti-gay verbiage which continued even after a Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on the scene. Bystanders and other congregants made no effort to stop the assault. For that matter, neither did the Deputy Sheriff. Once the barrage of punches ended, the Deputy refused to let the two victims press charges.
Jerry Pittman Jr. and his boyfriend, Dustin Lee, have since filed charges against two of the men who beat them as well as Pastor Jerry Pittman. A hearing has been scheduled in Gibson County Court for Tuesday, October 4th.
One can’t help but wonder if Pastor Pittman really thinks Jesus would back him up on this assault?
Clearly it's Christianity that is under assault in this country.
Won't someone please save the poor Christians.
(No, really. Now would be a great time to scoop them all up and take them off our hands, Jesus. We will be totes appreciative).
NONE of those people were Christians so don't blame them for this. They certainly say they are but they're very clearly wrong.
edit: And yes Christianity is under assault, it's supposed to be and it's a good thing. A remarkable number of them are realizing they haven't actually been anything close to Christian for hundreds of years and are actively trying to change it. It'd behoove you to actually give them some credit. Hate the Fake Christians all you want but your huge brush blaming isn't helping anyone.
I have seen far more people calling themselves Christians with behavior that tended toward this, albeit non-violent, than I have ever seen people calling themselves Christians stand up for the rights of gays. Therefore, I disagree with you. The majority of people I have seen call themselves Christians tend toward the hate end of that spectrum, and therefore that is what a Christian is.
Cute guy on the street near my work talked me into donating to the HRC. And I got a sticker out of it. (Except I don't really trust random people on the street to accept my information, so I did it online after our conversation. It would probably be creepy to go back and show him the receipt on my iphone...)
HRC? My brain's not getting past "Hillary Rodham Clinton."
No one would be surprised to learn that there are right-wing Christians in this country who disapprove of homosexuality. Neither would it come as a surprise that in rural parts of this country, Christianity and homosexuality when brought together, can create a highly combustible mix.
But who could imagine the hate and rage that would motivate a Pastor to instruct deacons and members of his congregation, Grace Fellowship Church in Fruitland, TN. to physically attack a couple arriving in the church parking lot last Wednesday?
The fact that one of the gay men attacked happened to be the Pastor’s own son, Jerry Pittman, Jr., no doubt contributed to Pittman senior’s noxious edict. According to Pittman Jr., after hearing his Dad yell, “SICK’EM!:”
“My uncle and two other deacons came over to the car per my dad’s request. My uncle smashed me in the door as the other deacon knocked my boyfriend back so he couldn’t help me, punching him in his face and his chest. The other deacon came and hit me through my car window in my back.”
The attackers also verbally assaulted the couple continually with anti-gay verbiage which continued even after a Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on the scene. Bystanders and other congregants made no effort to stop the assault. For that matter, neither did the Deputy Sheriff. Once the barrage of punches ended, the Deputy refused to let the two victims press charges.
Jerry Pittman Jr. and his boyfriend, Dustin Lee, have since filed charges against two of the men who beat them as well as Pastor Jerry Pittman. A hearing has been scheduled in Gibson County Court for Tuesday, October 4th.
One can’t help but wonder if Pastor Pittman really thinks Jesus would back him up on this assault?
Clearly it's Christianity that is under assault in this country.
Won't someone please save the poor Christians.
(No, really. Now would be a great time to scoop them all up and take them off our hands, Jesus. We will be totes appreciative).
NONE of those people were Christians so don't blame them for this. They certainly say they are but they're very clearly wrong.
edit: And yes Christianity is under assault, it's supposed to be and it's a good thing. A remarkable number of them are realizing they haven't actually been anything close to Christian for hundreds of years and are actively trying to change it. It'd behoove you to actually give them some credit. Hate the Fake Christians all you want but your huge brush blaming isn't helping anyone.
I have seen far more people calling themselves Christians with behavior that tended toward this, albeit non-violent, than I have ever seen people calling themselves Christians stand up for the rights of gays. Therefore, I disagree with you. The majority of people I have seen call themselves Christians tend toward the hate end of that spectrum, and therefore that is what a Christian is.
Yeah. At this point I'm blaming all Christians for this kind of shit. Because it's their responsibility to get their house in order. As long as the 'good Christians' stand on the sidelines in these fights, they are just letting the loud nutjobs dictate the message.
There's no plan, there's no race to be run
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
No one would be surprised to learn that there are right-wing Christians in this country who disapprove of homosexuality. Neither would it come as a surprise that in rural parts of this country, Christianity and homosexuality when brought together, can create a highly combustible mix.
But who could imagine the hate and rage that would motivate a Pastor to instruct deacons and members of his congregation, Grace Fellowship Church in Fruitland, TN. to physically attack a couple arriving in the church parking lot last Wednesday?
The fact that one of the gay men attacked happened to be the Pastor’s own son, Jerry Pittman, Jr., no doubt contributed to Pittman senior’s noxious edict. According to Pittman Jr., after hearing his Dad yell, “SICK’EM!:”
“My uncle and two other deacons came over to the car per my dad’s request. My uncle smashed me in the door as the other deacon knocked my boyfriend back so he couldn’t help me, punching him in his face and his chest. The other deacon came and hit me through my car window in my back.”
The attackers also verbally assaulted the couple continually with anti-gay verbiage which continued even after a Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on the scene. Bystanders and other congregants made no effort to stop the assault. For that matter, neither did the Deputy Sheriff. Once the barrage of punches ended, the Deputy refused to let the two victims press charges.
Jerry Pittman Jr. and his boyfriend, Dustin Lee, have since filed charges against two of the men who beat them as well as Pastor Jerry Pittman. A hearing has been scheduled in Gibson County Court for Tuesday, October 4th.
One can’t help but wonder if Pastor Pittman really thinks Jesus would back him up on this assault?
Clearly it's Christianity that is under assault in this country.
Won't someone please save the poor Christians.
(No, really. Now would be a great time to scoop them all up and take them off our hands, Jesus. We will be totes appreciative).
NONE of those people were Christians so don't blame them for this. They certainly say they are but they're very clearly wrong.
edit: And yes Christianity is under assault, it's supposed to be and it's a good thing. A remarkable number of them are realizing they haven't actually been anything close to Christian for hundreds of years and are actively trying to change it. It'd behoove you to actually give them some credit. Hate the Fake Christians all you want but your huge brush blaming isn't helping anyone.
I have seen far more people calling themselves Christians with behavior that tended toward this, albeit non-violent, than I have ever seen people calling themselves Christians stand up for the rights of gays. Therefore, I disagree with you. The majority of people I have seen call themselves Christians tend toward the hate end of that spectrum, and therefore that is what a Christian is.
Yeah. At this point I'm blaming all Christians for this kind of shit. Because it's their responsibility to get their house in order. As long as the 'good Christians' stand on the sidelines in these fights, they are just letting the loud nutjobs dictate the message.
Oh, I'm not arguing for blaming an individual. I'm arguing with this, "No true Scotsman" point. The definition of Christian, if we're going for an objective interpretation, should just fall to what the majority of people operating under the name adhere to, since absolutely no one strictly follows the rules laid out in the holy book or anything.
No one would be surprised to learn that there are right-wing Christians in this country who disapprove of homosexuality. Neither would it come as a surprise that in rural parts of this country, Christianity and homosexuality when brought together, can create a highly combustible mix.
But who could imagine the hate and rage that would motivate a Pastor to instruct deacons and members of his congregation, Grace Fellowship Church in Fruitland, TN. to physically attack a couple arriving in the church parking lot last Wednesday?
The fact that one of the gay men attacked happened to be the Pastor’s own son, Jerry Pittman, Jr., no doubt contributed to Pittman senior’s noxious edict. According to Pittman Jr., after hearing his Dad yell, “SICK’EM!:”
“My uncle and two other deacons came over to the car per my dad’s request. My uncle smashed me in the door as the other deacon knocked my boyfriend back so he couldn’t help me, punching him in his face and his chest. The other deacon came and hit me through my car window in my back.”
The attackers also verbally assaulted the couple continually with anti-gay verbiage which continued even after a Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on the scene. Bystanders and other congregants made no effort to stop the assault. For that matter, neither did the Deputy Sheriff. Once the barrage of punches ended, the Deputy refused to let the two victims press charges.
Jerry Pittman Jr. and his boyfriend, Dustin Lee, have since filed charges against two of the men who beat them as well as Pastor Jerry Pittman. A hearing has been scheduled in Gibson County Court for Tuesday, October 4th.
One can’t help but wonder if Pastor Pittman really thinks Jesus would back him up on this assault?
Clearly it's Christianity that is under assault in this country.
Won't someone please save the poor Christians.
(No, really. Now would be a great time to scoop them all up and take them off our hands, Jesus. We will be totes appreciative).
NONE of those people were Christians so don't blame them for this. They certainly say they are but they're very clearly wrong.
edit: And yes Christianity is under assault, it's supposed to be and it's a good thing. A remarkable number of them are realizing they haven't actually been anything close to Christian for hundreds of years and are actively trying to change it. It'd behoove you to actually give them some credit. Hate the Fake Christians all you want but your huge brush blaming isn't helping anyone.
I have seen far more people calling themselves Christians with behavior that tended toward this, albeit non-violent, than I have ever seen people calling themselves Christians stand up for the rights of gays. Therefore, I disagree with you. The majority of people I have seen call themselves Christians tend toward the hate end of that spectrum, and therefore that is what a Christian is.
Yeah. At this point I'm blaming all Christians for this kind of shit. Because it's their responsibility to get their house in order. As long as the 'good Christians' stand on the sidelines in these fights, they are just letting the loud nutjobs dictate the message.
Apply this logic to a group you support, say feminists, and you'll see how goosey it is.
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Like, I kinda hadn't much in the way of girlfriends, dress well enough, worry a bit too much about my hair, and
Not growing up around wrong headed idiots is kinda great. There were some rather openly gay and lesbian couples in our Meeting, so even my formative religious stuff was plenty LGBT friendly.
Outside of co-workers and neighbors, I haven't actually had to deal with bigots. It's been rather nice.
They don't seem to have gotten yesterdays pictures up yet, but there's a few fun ones circulating around facebook. Here's one of the local US embassy personnel participating in the parade. If didn't fuck up this spoiler tag, there should be a "teaser trailer" using some photos from previous years
According to the website the visitor number is in the half a million range, which must mean we're pulling in a lot of tourists or the locals are just really out and about because the greater Stockholm area doesn't have more than 1.4 million people. The parade includes practically anyone who wants to, with some special shoutouts given to police, firemen and military personnel who are allowed to participate wearing their official uniforms, and there's usually a bunch of politicans milling about just 'cause.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
Classic case of Stockholm Syndrome
I really hope there was at least one "don't call us a 'syndrome'" sign.
I laughed way too hard at that.
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Maybe I'm getting cynical in my old age.
It’s not a very important country most of the time
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The second one.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
sigh. How does this help? If the turn out is bad, that just provides the media more ammunition. If it's good, would anybody actually care? (except Starbucks) And all it takes is one person/group to do something stupid, and that'll change the entire narrative again.
It’s not a very important country most of the time
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The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
And I'm supporting it, simply because I love Starbucks, and so I can treat my friends who complain about it the way they treated me when I complained to them about their support of CFA last week.
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Probably not the best way to tell extended family that don't see you often. At least we got to talk about it, and most of the family didn't give a fuck, but oh man the reactions, good and bad.
The family reunion proper he showed up in trunks for the pool. It was good I guess that dozens of family members could talk about LGBT shit without a clusterfuck, but of course there were the odd few that I was just "man, I didn't just hear that, please don't try to talk to me next." Some people are still too unaccepting.
But I'm glad to have a family where it's been confirmed a few times that you can't get thrown out no matter who the fuck you are.
Oh god why did I read the comments.
The first commenter wants to know why the left is so pissed at Christians when "Islam denounces gays & ask for beheadings"
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
Sometimes I wish the oath to defend the constitution was a legally binding oath.
Starbucks is a terrible idea. People who go to Starbucks aren't going to wait 40 minutes in line. And since Starbucks is everywhere, they won't have to.
Great company when it comes to gay rights.
I also work graves so I never get to see the local turn out for either appreciation day.
Exactly. There won't be a giant, obvious turnout like CFA had, because there are enough locations to handle everyone. This won't even be a blip on the news.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
That and it isn't even "just" Starbucks. That turns out to be the mainly pimped one though, and I think if they're gonna do this thing as a direct response they should focus on one company anyways, since the whole point is a showing.
I don't know that I can really support it even for that though. People that spin the CFA turnout as "America voting traditional marriage" are going to spin/ignore this away super easily, and the CFA supporters who are ignorant of what the issue even is are the ones that probably won't be reached by the attempt.
Pastor Orders His Flock to Beat Gay Couple Arriving At Church
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
Clearly it's Christianity that is under assault in this country.
Won't someone please save the poor Christians.
(No, really. Now would be a great time to scoop them all up and take them off our hands, Jesus. We will be totes appreciative).
NONE of those people were Christians so don't blame them for this. They certainly say they are but they're very clearly wrong.
edit: And yes Christianity is under assault, it's supposed to be and it's a good thing. A remarkable number of them are realizing they haven't actually been anything close to Christian for hundreds of years and are actively trying to change it. It'd behoove you to actually give them some credit. Hate the Fake Christians all you want but your huge brush blaming isn't helping anyone.
Yes, that's like saying the members of the Westboro Baptist Church are Christians.
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HRC? My brain's not getting past "Hillary Rodham Clinton."
I have seen far more people calling themselves Christians with behavior that tended toward this, albeit non-violent, than I have ever seen people calling themselves Christians stand up for the rights of gays. Therefore, I disagree with you. The majority of people I have seen call themselves Christians tend toward the hate end of that spectrum, and therefore that is what a Christian is.
Human Rights Campaign.
Yeah. At this point I'm blaming all Christians for this kind of shit. Because it's their responsibility to get their house in order. As long as the 'good Christians' stand on the sidelines in these fights, they are just letting the loud nutjobs dictate the message.
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Oh, I'm not arguing for blaming an individual. I'm arguing with this, "No true Scotsman" point. The definition of Christian, if we're going for an objective interpretation, should just fall to what the majority of people operating under the name adhere to, since absolutely no one strictly follows the rules laid out in the holy book or anything.
Apply this logic to a group you support, say feminists, and you'll see how goosey it is.