This week, after being mocked in the press with an attack piece by Daily Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn, transgender schoolteacher Lucy Meadows committed suicide
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People would have to show their ID to prove what gender they are before they can go into the "correct" public bathroom, and if they violate this law or fail to pass, they could be jailed for 6 months or have to pay $2500.
All Out has a petition to sign for that, too: https://www.allout.org/arizona -- they're only a few thousand away from 40,000!
Incidentally, the bill was delayed once last week already and as far as I can tell, it's now due this week, so the signatures would still be good;Reply
I think for bills like this one, where the originating party is so obviously a bigot, not only should the bills be shot down but the person who suggested it should have to live the rest of their lives being the ONLY one who has to follow their own bill and the ONLY one subjected to the consequences should they fail. That should be a good way for them to realize how much of a fucking dick they are.
Side note to make you feel a little better-- this is a completely unrelated but cool video I just saw today:
"Because when we find ourselves believing that killing a man makes us more of a man, but loving a man makes us less of a man, it's probably time to reexamine our criteria for manhood."
Just wanted to give you something to balance the bad... at least not everyone is that bigoted.
I've signed. Who thinks they have any right to mock or criticize anyone for any reason and be able to put in print????? I'm outraged that he was even allowed to print it let alone that he felt justified in writing it. We all come in different packages but we're all people first. Thank you for posting this and helping to take a stand.
I am so far beyond disgusted I don't think there's even a word for how I feel. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Littlejohn should be fired and, if possible, prosecuted. Petition signed, I just hope it's enough to prevent this kind of harrassment in future. People like Littlejohn should not be in positions where they can spread their ignorance and prejudices.
Small world... Lucy was a friend of a friends and we have been pushing this on Facebook all weekend and here you are, pimping it from Australia. I really hope something can come of this.
I do think that we need to be careful of martyring here and how much this tragic event actually had to do with Wanktard's article as there are other elements, as there always are.
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Thank you for this. I signed it.
Did you see what one of our (the US's) Arizona assholes was trying to do recently against transgender people?
http://www.policymic.com/articles/30882/arizona-transgender-bathroom-bill-let-us-pee-without-showing-id
People would have to show their ID to prove what gender they are before they can go into the "correct" public bathroom, and if they violate this law or fail to pass, they could be jailed for 6 months or have to pay $2500.
All Out has a petition to sign for that, too: https://www.allout.org/arizona -- they're only a few thousand away from 40,000!
Incidentally, the bill was delayed once last week already and as far as I can tell, it's now due this week, so the signatures would still be good;Reply
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I think for bills like this one, where the originating party is so obviously a bigot, not only should the bills be shot down but the person who suggested it should have to live the rest of their lives being the ONLY one who has to follow their own bill and the ONLY one subjected to the consequences should they fail. That should be a good way for them to realize how much of a fucking dick they are.
Side note to make you feel a little better-- this is a completely unrelated but cool video I just saw today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9HgxFuzVaQ
And I loved this quote:
"Because when we find ourselves believing that killing a man makes us more of a man, but loving a man makes us less of a man, it's probably time to reexamine our criteria for manhood."
Just wanted to give you something to balance the bad... at least not everyone is that bigoted.
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*Off to sign the petition*
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For extra enforcements.
I do think that we need to be careful of martyring here and how much this tragic event actually had to do with Wanktard's article as there are other elements, as there always are.
But Littlejohn really is a knob.
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