IpseDixit wrote:I feel annoyed that they aren't doing anything whatsover to create such a world.
I don't disagree that coming out is the most effective way to do this. But do you think it's the only way to do this?
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IpseDixit wrote:I feel annoyed that they aren't doing anything whatsover to create such a world.
Austrian officials rejected an Iraqi migrant's asylum application because he was too "girlish", local media say.
Last week, activists said that an 18-year-old Afghan asylum seeker had his application rejected because he did not "act or dress" like a homosexual.
Osias wrote:Why weren't all the laws passed by the British invalidated after independence?
Osias wrote:Why weren't all the laws passed by the British invalidated after independence?
Osias wrote:Why weren't all the laws passed by the British invalidated after independence?
I ask the same question. I even ask why the empire laws weren't invalidated when the republic was established. This week there was a buzz about the Lei Áurea here and I read it again on a government website. It states slavery is banished by the princess isabel in name of Your Majesty the Emperor and I was like "WTF!". The word of a Emperor is still valid today? I know, as you said, it would be impractical otherwise, but still... WTF.linguoboy wrote:Osias wrote:Why weren't all the laws passed by the British invalidated after independence?
Was this what the Brazilians did when they broke free of Portugal?
Osias wrote:Why weren't all the laws passed by the British invalidated after independence?
Gay dating app Grindr has announced a “zero tolerance policy” towards racism, transphobia and other discrimination on the platform as it looks to crack down on abusive behaviour within the LGBT dating scene.
The company said it would ban users who used hateful language and may even remove options allowing users to filter potential dates by age and race in a bid to tackle the issue.
“Any language that is intended to openly discriminate against characters and traits, like infamously, ‘No fats, no femmes, no Asians’…that isn’t going to be tolerated any more,” said Landen Zumwalt, Grindr’s head of communications.
linguoboy wrote:So Facebook has added a feature under Life Events which allows you post a "coming out date". While it's doubtless well-intentioned, it shows a lack of understanding of how coming out really operates in a world that defaults to cis-gender straightness. On average, I probably "come out" as gay about once a week. Making it a "life event" reinforces the idea that it's this singular transformative choice as opposed to an ongoing negotiation with heteronormative society.
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