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Florida’s attorney general targets a restaurant over an LGBTQ Pride event

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Re: Florida’s attorney general targets a restaurant over an LGBTQ Pride event

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Post by burnt-resistor »

fjfaase wrote: post #6

Combine this with the recent executive order to institutionize people with mental issues. Do not forget that the first people to be locked up in concentration camps in nazi Germany included communists, socialists, mentaly ill, homeless, and criminals.

First they came for the transgender juvenile athletes

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a transgender juvenile athlete (and there are probably only 100 in the whole country)

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Then they came for the unofficial migrants (the paperwork is a civil federal matter)

And I did not speak out

Because I was not an unofficial migrant

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Then they came for the unhoused Americans

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a currently unhoused American, a person camping on BLM land, or a person camping in their back yard for more than 7 days per year where it is now illegal

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Then they came for me

And there was no one left

To speak out for me

Re: Florida’s attorney general targets a restaurant over an LGBTQ Pride event

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Post by pixxel »

ripped_britches wrote: post #4
rastignack wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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There’s a difference between inappropriate and illegal. Inappropriate is subjective. Illegal is objective. You are allowed to not take your own kids to whatever.

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Re: Florida’s attorney general targets a restaurant over an LGBTQ Pride event

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Post by actuallyalys »

rastignack wrote: post #3
WarOnPrivacy wrote: post #2

I'm in FL and now want to go to a drag show.

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Many conservatives who target drag shows believe drag and cross dressing are inherently sexual or inappropriate for children so I think skepticism is warranted.

The TCPalm spoke to some attendees [0] who said the bar does ensure minors are not present for the adult-only shows, which take place later in the evening.

[0]: https://archive.ph/g4nIq

Re: Florida’s attorney general targets a restaurant over an LGBTQ Pride event

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Post by RajT88 »

actuallyalys wrote: post #15
rastignack wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Many conservatives who target drag shows believe drag and cross dressing are inherently sexual or inappropriate for children so I think skepticism is warranted. The TCPalm spoke to some attendees [0] who said the bar does ensure minors are not present for the adult-only shows, which take place later in the evening. [0]: https://archive.ph/g4nIq

This is a nationwide phenomena. Many articles have been written on it.

My own small town on the edge of the Chicago suburbs has a group of zealots that protest drag shows all over the suburban area (always small towns on the edge of the burbs, never major towns).

All of these arguments listed in this thread and articles about the right wing losing their shit about drag shows have been trotted out by these folks at the local city council meetings.

This is not just silly, these folks are dangerous. Nobody seems to appreciate it yet. But when these protests and city council meeting nuisances started, so did vandalism of places hosting these events. Then came the bomb threats to all the local libraries which hosted drag story hour. You can probably imagine how this may escalate.

Re: Florida’s attorney general targets a restaurant over an LGBTQ Pride event

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Post by RajT88 »

fjfaase wrote: post #6

Combine this with the recent executive order to institutionize people with mental issues. Do not forget that the first people to be locked up in concentration camps in nazi Germany included communists, socialists, mentaly ill, homeless, and criminals.

Homosexuals too.

Re: Florida’s attorney general targets a restaurant over an LGBTQ Pride event

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Post by humphreygocart »

rastignack wrote: post #3
WarOnPrivacy wrote: post #2

I'm in FL and now want to go to a drag show.

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If your concern is truly with the children and protecting them from sexual abuse then you should focus your attention on people with conservative viewpoints.

Here is a growing list of USA Republican Sexual Predators, Abusers, and Enablers:

https://www.dailykos.com/history/user/CajsaLilliehook

Or simply search for "still not a drag queen".

https://www.google.com/search?q=site:lemmy.world+still+not+a...

Google's AI Overview:

> site:lemmy.world still not a drag queen The phrase "Still not a drag queen" appears frequently on the Lemmy.world platform. This phrase is often used as a comment on posts discussing arrests, scandals, or accusations, particularly involving individuals who are not drag queens or transgender people. Some users might be employing this phrase to highlight the perceived hypocrisy of focusing on drag queens or transgender individuals in relation to such incidents, while ignoring those in more traditionally respected positions. The phrase seems to be a reaction to the public discourse surrounding drag and transgender people, where they are often wrongly associated with such incidents in media narratives or political rhetoric.

Re: Florida’s attorney general targets a restaurant over an LGBTQ Pride event

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Post by shepherdjerred »

burnt-resistor wrote: post #11
fjfaase wrote: post #6

Combine this with the recent executive order to institutionize people with mental issues. Do not forget that the first people to be locked up in concentration camps in nazi Germany included communists, socialists, mentaly ill, homeless, and criminals.

First they came for the transgender juvenile athletes And I did not speak out Because I was not a transgender juvenile athlete (and there are probably only 100 in the whole country) - Then they came for the unofficial migrants (the paperwork is a civil federal matter) And I did not speak out Because I was not an unofficial migrant - Then they came for the unhoused Americans And I did not speak out Because I was not a…

* Transgender women juvenile athletes not being able to play with cisgender women (this issue doesn't even have a consensus one way or the other; the opinion roughly a 50/50 split afaik)

* Immigrants breaking established laws (that you may or may not agree with, again a 50/50 split)

* I have no idea what you're talking about the last one, feel free to link some articles for me to read

Are you really comparing the above to the treatment of minorities during the Halocaust, e.g. round up and murdered en masse?

Does what's happening today even look remotely close to some of the evil things the US has done in the past, e.g. Japenese internment, displacement of Native Americans, slavery, etc.

I don't agree with what's going on, and I do see potential for it to become worse, but comparing it to actual crimes against humanity seems like a stretch

Re: Florida’s attorney general targets a restaurant over an LGBTQ Pride event

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Post by actuallyalys »

actuallyalys wrote: post #15
rastignack wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Many conservatives who target drag shows believe drag and cross dressing are inherently sexual or inappropriate for children so I think skepticism is warranted. The TCPalm spoke to some attendees [0] who said the bar does ensure minors are not present for the adult-only shows, which take place later in the evening. [0]: https://archive.ph/g4nIq

It's too late to edit my comment, but to clarify, I meant skepticism of these comments by the attorney general, not of the restaurant that hosted the show.
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