I know this comment will sound really naive, and it’s not going to make a difference in the grand scheme of things. But, I’m seriously depressed and sad. I was part of the age of Aquarius, and I really did think we were going to make a difference. We tried, but nothing has changed. I just wish we could live in a world of “live and let live”. No violence, no wars, no annexations, no fascists. Kind of like Norway...
Take care of yourself. None of this is normal and thus you're going to need more self care than normal. You are making a difference even just sharing the way this makes you feel. We're all in this together and I can see you know that too.
Actually, I really don’t care about your religion or politics. I DO care that children are dying. I DO care that children are suffering and going hungry.
Replied to wrong person?
It happens. Not a big deal and frankly those are important things that we should all care about so I can't say I disagree.
I feel exactly the same way as you. I didn't have any plans to leave my country up until a year or two ago. While I'm glad I did leave, I'm also so extremely angry and upset at the failure of a country that caused me to leave. It also makes me sick to my stomach to think about what's going to happen to the people I love
Have you ever seen a chicken hatch? It's a messy and destructive process. Before that first peck, the chick inside the egg is all but invulnerable. As soon as it makes that first crack though, all bets are off. The shell can cut the chick killing it, it can drown in the remaining embryonic fluid in the egg if it can't get out in time, and it is immediately set upon by hordes of bacteria and viruses that couldn't get to it. However, as long as everything goes somewhat normally, 5 minutes late you have a cute fluffy chick.
Humanity takes a bit longer to develop societally because so many bad habits have inertia. Your generation kept the ball rolling, and specifically set up the necessary destruction needed to get society to the point that you were at 55 years ago. The process started in the mid 1800s, and should finish, in the next couple to few decades, with either all of us dead, or whoever's left uniting under a single banner of equality and prosperity for all.
History. It’s a messy and destructive process. Let me dilute this: Unfortunately, we haven’t learned from WWI, or WWII. Our grandfathers fought and died against fascism, and Hitler. And here we are—again. AGAIN. There are children starving, dying, and suffering in Gaza. We have lost our humanity.
You know what isn't protected in the US? Political affiliation.
Start denying MAGA trash employment and service.
Page 21 of the ruling:
First, the Enforcement Guidance contravenes Title VII's plain text by expanding the scope of "sex" beyond the biological binary: male and female. Although Title VII defines "sex" to also include "pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions," §2000e(k), the Enforcement Guidance concludes that "sex" under Title VII "includes 'pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions' and sexual orientation and gender identity." Enforcement Guidance, §I(A)(5) (emphasis added). Notably, the Guidance uses quotation marks around "pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions"—but not "sexual orientation" or "gender identity." Because neither the plain text of Title VII nor Supreme Court precedent defines Title VII "sex" this broadly. Thus, the Enforcement Guidance lacks statutory or jurisprudential authority to expand Title VII's definition of "sex" to include these new categories.
Interestingly, this also seems to provide a legal basis to discriminate against straight people and cis people. It'll be interesting to see how Republicans attempt to close that extra loophole without also closing the loophole for discrimination against LGBTQ people.
average Texas moment
Sadly, there isn't a law against it.
Edit: But I'm sure it's one of the very important things that the Democratic Party is totally gonna do someday like they always do whenever they have a majority in congress and/or presidency. Just you wait
This man's such a piece of shit even Tyndale didn't want to stick around.
Time to break out the combat boots.
Relax. Its not great but this is one of those judges the government always puts there shit in front of. We should do work to get him removed but this will hopefully be brought down in the courts which so far haven't been totally useless
It's amazing how just a few months ago the people's option on the courts was at an all-time low. Now because President Trump has caused so much chaos they're more popular than ever.
It's the difference between getting stabbed and getting your arm degloved. Sure getting stabbed sucks but getting your arm degloved is far far worse.
Texas can't secede fast enough, maybe we can get a twofer with florida
How long until straight men will be fired, or at least yelled at, for supposedly being gay for not risking their lives at work?
My work photo is my brother-in-law and I posing in tuxes at his and my sister's wedding
Objectively, I look super gay in the photo
I haven't changed it because I'm waiting for the homophobe to yell at the straight guy for his gay-looking photo
Oh I'm sure it'll be soon. That's an excellent cover to essentially abuse workers.
Federal Judge in Texas? Dont even need to open the article to know that has to be that fucker in Amarillo.
Damn it I hate this timeline
Yup. For those who are not aware, they structured that district specifically so that all lawsuits filed in certain zip codes in Amarillo go to this guy. So any time they need a convenient MAGA cout ruling, they find someone in Amarillo to file the lawsuit over it.
Hmm... Sounds blatantly illegal.
Put it on the pile, I guess.
When I was in high school, in government class we had an assignment where we had to draw different districts for Texas - that depending on how you divided it, you could make either party win.
It’s disgusting. It’s ultimately about denying African Americans representation.
It was a key component of the southern strategy that the Republican Party focused on. Basically, you don’t need to pack every court. Just structure one area in a way that one or two ultra-con judges can rule on everything.
So any time they need a convenient MAGA cout ruling,
I read this as MAGA cunt ruling
I had the unpleasant experience of having to stay a night in Amarillo on a road trip. I went to a bar close to my hotel, and every single person including the fucking bartender was smoking.
It was disgusting, I got a large round of drinks for my group and we went to the patio where nobody was and away from the smoke, we did roshambo to determine who had to go back into the cancer room to get more drinks.
I had to go in twice and each time this man was over explaining pool to some woman, over what was probably 30 to 40 minutes I don't think she ever took a shot, and that dude was still talking out his ass.
Also, just like in the movies some guy comes out and walks up to us and says, "y'all aren't from around here", I kinda got anxious, but it turned out he was a nice person and even educated and just desperate for a decent conversation.
Amarillo is a shit hole, and Lubbock is even worse, probably the most toxic air I have ever had to endure, it was nauseating.
The same for fascists and nazis then too, right?
OoOooOO!! Someone likes a STWONG MAN :3 UwU You gonna suck Trump's dick? That's very LGBTQ+ of you...
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk must have a lot of cases to handle since seemingly every far right case is filed in his court. We’re going to have so many judicial reforms to enact to bring back even the semblance of rule of law but add venue shopping to the list.
You have to wonder what this guy gets up to in private. Has anyone checked Grindr in his area?
Do you even need to check ?
I'm always online actually
Seems to me that if you can discriminate on gender identity and sexual orientation, you should be able to discriminate on any basis at all. Maybe next time this asshole goes out to dinner, he should be served like the little bitch he is. Bring his food and drink in pet bowls and remove his silverware.
They would wholeheartedly agree with you because they can buy their way out of discrimination and we can't.
it's amazing to me how many people take pride in bigotry
They should feel afraid instead. We've been slacking
How Christian of them.
Many states never agreed with LGBT people having employment at all. Much of the history involves homelessness as a result of not being able to have sustained work because in many states, society would label and sabotage the ability for LGBT or people believed to be LGBT to have employment which is necessary to maintain housing. It was very much a sustained, methodical, approach that was taken. This is true going back to the Lavendar Scare in the Federal Govt, where like rooting out communists during the McCarthy era, they made sure to take all the Govt jobs away from anyone believed to be gay. Discrimination at work is a key means of taking away the right for someone to work.
Now they have many new weapons to enforce this end result in the lives of people living in the states that want to bring this back.
Violence
He's not a judge - he's a right wing mouthpiece playing to goddists. What a piece of shit.
Why can’t people be punished for being anti-lgbt? There is no non-religious reason to belive so and religion is an invalid reason. Because these people deserve punishment.
Just wow! I can't even express how dumbstruck I am by idiocy like this.
About damn time! These fucking leftists were so mean to me by imposing onto me that I can't harrass people based on their sexuality! Like... what kind of world are we leaving our children if they can't even discriminate others peacefully?
Oh hey, it's this asshole. This guy is the reason I reacted to that news about making all court rulings only apply locally with some humorous positivity. (also because humor helps me cope with general awfulness)
All people are created equal (terms and conditions apply)
They had slaves when they wrote that. Terms and conditions always applied.
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