All Things LGBTQ+ (1 Viewer)

[Farb]

Didn't really see a place for this so I thought I would start a thread about all things LGBTQ since this is a pretty hot topic in our culture right now

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/17/sup...y-that-refuses-to-work-with-lgbt-couples.html

• The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a unanimous defeat to LGBT couples in a high-profile case over whether Philadelphia could refuse to contract with a Roman Catholic adoption agency that says its religious beliefs prevent it from working with same-sex foster parents.
• Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in an opinion for a majority of the court that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment by refusing to contract with Catholic Social Services once it learned that the organization would not certify same-sex couples for adoption.

I will admit, I was hopeful for this decision by the SCOTUS but I was surprised by the unanimous decision.

While I don't think there is anything wrong, per se, with same sex couples adopting and raising children (I actually think it is a good thing as it not an abortion) but I also did not want to see the state force a religious institution to bend to a societal norm.

 

[Optimus Prime]

“My son said, ‘You can’t tell me you love me and support somebody who’s going to hurt me,’” Fisher recalled.

This is such a simple, profound and sad statement

I will say that it's not like Trump's/MAGA/GOP opinion on trans matter were some deep dive, buried in the fine print position. They were very clear and upfront about it

The parents knew what Trump/MAGA thought, they knew what they wanted to do, and knew their child was trans but chose to support Trump anyway

It took discovering the suicide pact and that statement to jar them

I will say I'm glad that it jarred them enough to change their vote. I wouldn't have been surprised if they did like so many other and just voted for Trump anyway and hoped and prayed it wouldn't be that bad