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2000 LGBTQ+ activists to lawmakers & civil society orgs that support Trump censorship bills: stay home from pride (www.fightforthefuture.org)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

This is an excellent policy position, if only the argumentation wasn't dogshit. I am begging everyone even vaguely lib-left, stop writing like this. If you're trying to write a petition, open letter, or public statement, for the love of god write it for people other than yourselves or just don't say anything at all.

Internet censorship is bad for alphabet people, but it's also bad for the straights. It's bad for everyone. It's just bad.

Freedom is for everyone. And Heritage wasn't coming to the parade anyway.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

This headline... do I smell toast?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

If I'm reading it correctly, are they telling the homophobes to stay home?

Or is it more like a general strike for the LGBTQ community?

It's not very clearly written.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

The author is telling those companies/politicians to stay home (don't come to pride/don't pretend to support pride).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I take it as "Queer activists tell people who support censorship they don't belong at pride"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Kinda but more directed towards lawmakers or congress to stay home who state they support the community by going to pride events or protests against the administration but in reality support the censorship towards the community. The examples of bills tell me it's directed towards the lawmakers or politicians.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

What is the technology angle here? What does this have to do with technology?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don't quite understand the "stay at home" to protest against anti lgbt laws. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

The author is telling those companies/politicians to stay home (don't come to pride/don't pretend to support pride).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I take it as "Queer activists tell people who support censorship they don't belong at pride"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

The only org they call out by name is The Heritage Foundation.

I assumed that they were already skipping the parade.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Just noticed KOSA starts with KOS. Was that ~~international~~ intentional, like DOGE?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What's the significance of ”KOS”?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

KOS is "kill on sight", a video game term.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Interesting, never heard that before. TIL.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

.. Neither DOGE nor KOSA are international. They are localised to the United States of America.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pretty sure he meant intentional.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

That's right. I even corrected that typo before I posted, or so I had thought.