Thoughts for today, #480 …. “LGBTQ Americans …. removed from 2020 Census …. “!!

~~April 1, 2017~~

AMERICAN 2020 CENSUS

LGBTQ Americans Won’t Be Counted in 2020 U.S. Census After All
by MARY EMILY O’HARA

LGBTQ advocacy groups are outraged after proposed questions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity were quickly removed Tuesday, March 28, from a just-released draft of the 2020 U.S. Census.

The U.S. Census Bureau, which is part of the Department of Commerce, is required to issue a list of categories it plans to track three years before the survey is conducted.

Advocacy groups have been campaigning for years to include questions about sexual orientation and gender identity, and were briefly elated when the 2020 Census draft was released. But hopes were dashed when the proposed addition suddenly disappeared, and a statement was issued by the Census bureau that called the LGBTQ inclusion a mistake.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/lgbtq-americans-won-t-be-counted-2020-u-s-census-n739911

Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20, 1964) is an American attorney and politician who is the junior United States Senator from California. She is a member of the Democratic Party and served as the 32nd Attorney General of California.

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IOTD …. Image of the day, #638 …. “American Sign Language …. “!!

~~March 23, 2017~~ 

NATURAL LANGUAGE

American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States and most of anglophone Canada.

~Wikipedia~

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Trae Crowder, the Liberal Redneck …. “Drumpf’s Republican Administration Revokes Trans Student Guidelines …. “!!

~~February 25, 2017~~ 

Drumpf/Republican Administration Revokes Trans Student Guidelines

By this time, I suspect, most of the country is aware of the decision made by the current administration.

This is  a thorny topic.

I’m aware that some aren’t capable of understanding the ripple effect after such a decision.

Trae Crowder does an awesome job in bringing this reality to the level of many who don’t get it.

Let him explain it better!

HortyRex©

Trae Crowder, the Liberal Redneck, has something to say about how Drumpf is going out of his way to make life more difficult for transgender people

The states’ rights argument is particularly shitty in this case, because the crux of that argument is you can choose to live in a state that reflects your personal values, but if you’re a transgender teenager in Montgomery, you can’t just uproot and leave Alabama because the fat dip-shit two lockers down from you is afraid of the future.

That ain’t how it works!
As he suggests, right-wingers always have a new group to hate on, and they keep at it until it starts to hurt their own numbers. All the more reason to hammer home the fact that conservative Christianity is now synonymous with bigotry.

And Christians who are silent or supportive of them are complicit in the problem.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/24/donald-trump-and-his-anti-trans-bathroom-plan-liberal-redneck-edition/

MISSION: UNDO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT OBAMA DID 

Last year, while Barack Obama was president, the Education and Justice Departments issued the guidelines, saying among other things that transgender students should be called by their preferred names and pronouns, and have access to the restrooms, locker rooms, and other single-sex facilities that correspond with their gender identity.

The guidelines are nonbinding, but the Obama administration had warned that schools not following them could be found in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination, and face a loss of federal funding.

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http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2017/2/22/breaking-trump-administration-revokes-trans-student-guidelines

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~~Trump and Trans~~

Liberal Redneck

~~Published on Feb 24, 2017~~

Almost a year after my first video, this is still a god damn issue for some reason.

Book, tour, book tour, etc: http://www.wellREDcomedy.com

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IOTD …. Image of the day, #630 …. “#Resist …. Rainbow Colors …. “!!

~~February 20, 2017~~ 

We Will Resist

I go back in time.

Because of my life’s experiences, I use the year 1969 as a reference for the proud emergence of the LGBT community.

I’m well aware that it was there for a long time before 1969.

It wasn’t called that at the time.

The Stonewall Inn riots frame the history for me.

I was 19 years old in 1969, barely coming of age, and realizing that I was ‘different‘.

I did not have a name for it.

I learned about it as the years went by.

In view of the current Republican administration, many of the rights that those before me fought for, may be in jeopardy.

( … as many other causes/topics seem to be … )

In the past, today and always … these rainbow colors don’t run!

We refuse to go back into the closet!!

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HRC …. “All Love is Equal …. It’s a Human Reality …. “!!

~~November 7, 2016~~ 

LGBT COMMUNITY AND EQUALITY

We have come so far.

I never imagined that, in my lifetime, marriage equality would be a fact.

President Obama confirmed it.

Hillary Clinton will continue it.

I have to believe.

My marriage is depending on it.

HortyRex©

As president, Hillary will

Fight for full federal equality for LGBT Americans.
Support LGBT youth, parents, and elders
Honor the military service of LGBT people
Fight for an AIDS-free generation
Protect transgender rights
Promote human rights of LGBT people around the world

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/lgbt-equality/

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~~GALLERY~~

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~~Equality~~ 

Hillary Clinton

~~Published on Jun 24, 2015~~

All love is equal. It’s time for marriage equality. Stand with Hillary Clinton in the fight for all LGBT Americans to be able to live, learn, work, and marry free from discrimination.

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Something to think about …. “Reached Tragic Milestone …. 2016 …. “!!

~~October 19, 2016~~ 

TRAGIC MILESTONE

We just counted the 200th unintentional child shooting of 2016

More than 80% of these shootings could have likely been prevented had the gun been stored responsibly.

Everytown is a movement of Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities. Gun violence touches every town in America.

For too long, change has been thwarted by the Washington gun lobby and by leaders who refuse to take common-sense steps that will save lives.

~But something is changing~

More than 1.5 million mayors, moms, cops, teachers, survivors, gun owners, and everyday Americans have come together to make their own communities safer.

Together, we are fighting for the changes that we know will save lives.

Everytown starts with you, and it starts in your town.

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IOTD …. Image of the day, #583 …. “It’s gonna be, gonna be, OKAY! …. “!!

~~October 3, 2016~~ 

OKAY

“Doubt is a broken record that play inside my head.
I try to turn it down, but I can’t quite drown it out.
I’m tortured everyday, these never ending worries, Pulling on my sleeves.

So many times now I was supposed to tap out.
All the walls would fall around me.
All anybody would tell me, Is all that bad news how it’s gonna fall through.
But no matter what they say or what they say,
It’s gonna be, gonna be, OKAY! …. “

The Piano Guys – Okay Partial Lyrics

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Rainbow Families

We at Rainbow Families would like to be here to help the coming out LGBTQ person remain close with their family.

We believe that being Gay is like handedness.

We are born right or left handed and we are born straight or gay (or sometimes in
need of a little extra flair).

God made each and everyone of us individually and God does not make mistakes.

We are all God’s
miracles just as he made us, individual, beautiful and loving.

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At the end of the day …. “OKAY …. By The Piano Guys …. “!!

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Thoughts for today, #418 …. “BREAKING …. Judge Roy Moore Suspended …. “!!

~~October 2, 2016~~ 

DISGRACED IN ALABAMA

Roy Moore Suspended From Alabama Supreme Court For Anti-Gay Marriage Order

~KARMA~

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore suspended over same-sex marriage order
By Ray Sanchez, CNN

(September 30, 2016)

Alabama’s chief justice Roy Moore was suspended without pay Friday, September 30,  for the rest of his term for directing probate judges to enforce the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

The state Court of the Judiciary, in a 50-page decision, cited Moore’s “disregard for binding federal law” as a reason for the suspension.
Moore’s administrative order to probate judges was issued in January – seven months after a landmark Supreme Court ruling legalized gay and lesbian nuptials nationwide.
Moore’s term runs through January 2019.

He is 69 and will be ineligible to run for re-election because of his age.

Friday’s ruling also cited Moore’s “history with this court,” saying it was the second time he had been brought before the judiciary court for “actions grossly inconsistent with his duties as Chief Justice.”

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http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/30/politics/alabama-chief-justice-suspended/

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A picture says a thousand words …. “This one, a cartoon, screams, #19 …. Athletic Expression …. Protest …. “!!

~~September 21, 2016~~ 

ATHLETIC EXPRESSION

… still applies to this day and age.

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The 1968 Olympics Black Power salute was a political demonstration conducted by African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City.

After having won gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the 200 meter running event, they turned on the podium to face their flags, and to hear the American national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”.

Each athlete raised a black-gloved fist. 

FAST-FORWARD TO 2016

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,”

Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game.

“To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

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To start the day … “EARTH: In case you missed it”!! tt

~~May 26, 2015~~ 

ICYMI

“(In case you missed it)”

Today I need soothing. Today I need peace.

Today I need beauty.

As I read the posts on the blogs I follow, as I read the newspaper (extremely rarely), as I watch the news (not that much anymore), as I interact with some friends and family, I feel the way that we treat each other.

It doesn’t look good.

The greed is ever present. The wars continue. The inequality and discrimination continues. The stupidity of those in office & those wanting to be in office continues. The killings continue.

The destruction of our Earth continues.

I strongly believe that all of us want better. I strongly believe that all of us need soothing.

Beauty and Nature soothes me.

This is what is could and should be.

Let’s not stand back and not do anything. We all can do something. We need to reclaim our humanity, our spirit and our goodness.

How can we do that?

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~~GALLERY~~ 

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SONG: Two Steps From Hell – Eria
I’m aware of the grammar mistakes in the introduction. I’m also aware that “it’s” is an abbreviated version of “it is”. I don’t need a lecture on correct English. I was extremely tired and made a couple of errors regarding grammar.

My mistakes don’t take anything away from the sentiment of the introduction or video. I’m human, I make mistakes.

This video was created by David Bayliss

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