#dragbans Given the potential for harm from uncensored content, who gets to decide what's curated and how do we avoid bias in that process? 🤔

Consider carefully; prioritize empathy, acknowledge evolving vulnerability, and realistically assess potential fallout before implementing #dragbans. 🎯 https://scrollbots.com

Vladimir, Steven, and Juan discussed drag bans, with Vladimir emphasizing the need for practical solutions and acknowledging emotional complexities, while Steven worried about losing a supportive space and Juan focused on finding balance and practic… | #Dragbans | More https://scrollbots.com

Marilyn, Jane, and Yvan agreed that banning drag is harmful and restricts creative expression, emphasizing the importance of inclusivity and artistic freedom. 💖🎨✨ #Dragbans https://scrollbots.com/?t=1762260026

/1 Confession 🤷‍♀️: not mentioned in the otherwise excellent Tyee article,

I added / raised the issue of Poilievre's duplicitous acquiescence to the far-right / Christian right / Christofascist anti-2SLGBTQIA+ rhetoric / wedge strategy. 😡

#Poilievre #populism #duplicity #ChristianRight #Christofascism #conservatism
#transgender #TransRights #WomensRights #SelfDetermination
#transgenocide #antiLGBT #transphobia #homophobia
#DragBans #censorship #PublicEcucation #BookBans #ParentalRightsMovement

[thread] Gays Against Groomers

Hate group's Anti-Muslim/Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric linked
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2024/08/29/hate-groups-anti-muslim-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric-linked

Gays Against Groomers
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/gays-against-groomers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gays_Against_Groomers

* far-right/anti-LGBT against:
gender-affirming care
school curricula w. LGBT
Drag Queen Story Hour
LGBT representation in children's media

#GaysAgainstGroomers #JaimeeMichell #HateGroup #antiLGBT #DragBans #FarRight #SPLC #Islamophobia #xenophobia #racism #homophobia #transphobia #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation

Calgary pastor Derek Reimer - on trial for drag storytime protests - guilty of harassment
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/derek-reimer-calgary-drag-storytime-protest-harassment-verdict-1.7301390

* breached bail conditions
* repeatedly referred to program as pervert grooming sessions on social media
* bail cond.. prohibited him f. attending drag storytime events, communicating directly/indirectly w. any participant/performer/spectator

#Canada #Alberta #antiLGBT #homophobia #transphobia #DragBans #conservatism #FarRight #ChristianRight #CultureWars #harassment #DragStorytime

Drag queens unite to form political action committee ahead of 2024 election
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/07/drag-queens-unite-to-form-political-action-committee-ahead-of-2024-election

#PoliticalActionCommittee #PAC #DragPAC #DragQueens #DragBans #CultureWars #LGBT #politics

Influx of anti-drag 'grooming' emails preceded N.B.'s pronoun policy review, documents reveal
Allegations of ‘pedophilia’ and 2SLGBTQ+ 'indoctrination’ make up majority of first complaints to minister
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-policy-713-gender-identity-parental-consent-1.7266006

#Canada #NB #NewBrunswick #education #conservatism #LGBT #DragBans #CultureWars

WATCH: #Queens face #dragbans, possible #arrest & “#religious
#cult” #accusations in the return of ‘#WereHere’

Initially sold as “#QueerEye, but with #dragqueens,” #HBO’s #realityseries #WereHere has continued to #evolve to meet the times, with each season feeling more #urgent than the last.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TV #Streaming #Representation #Culture

https://www.queerty.com/watch-queens-face-drag-bans-possible-arrest-religious-cult-accusations-in-the-return-of-were-here-20240409

2023 proved a #turbulent #year at #home and around the #world

#Wars in #Gaza and #Ukraine and #Republican #dragbans among year’s #biggest #stories.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MiddleEast #Israel #Gaza #Russia #Ukraine #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/12/28/opinion-2023-difficult-turbulent-year/

From #dragbans to #sports #restrictions, 75 #anti#LGBTQ bills have become law in 2023

https://flip.it/aMpwkQ

'#GoldenGirls' #tour stars 4 #gay #men in #heels (No not #Fascist #Florida #Governor #RonDesantis)

Amid #dragbans and #LGBTQ #attacks, they say '#laughter is key' for bringing #people together.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TV #Representation #Culture

https://www.wpxi.com/news/national/golden-girls-tour/H5XO43AOGUTE4LNLXJ4SZY2TOE/

The #GOP’s #DragBans Aren’t Meant to Be Good Laws. They’re Meant to Cause Chaos.
https://newrepublic.com/article/175296/gops-drag-bans-arent-meant-good-laws-theyre-meant-cause-chaos

Pink News: Hozier expertly explains why ‘acts of solidarity’ are so vital for the LGBTQ+ community https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/21/hozier-solidarity-lgbtq-community-drag-bans-tennessee/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #anti-LGBTQ+ #nashville #Tennessee #dragbans #Culture #Hozier #Music

Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are being blocked in federal courts across U.S. 🥳 👍 🙏
Federal & county judges rejecting bans on gender-affirming care, public drag performances

>75 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been signed into law in 2023 but they are increasingly unable to hold up in court.

Related: slides 23+ here (L/R arrow keys to scroll; content fades in):
https://persagen.com/html/intro_01.html#/22

#lgbt #transphobia #TransLivesMatter #ACLU #ChristianRight #CultureWars #lgbt #DragBans #RepublicanParty #GOP

Why is the #SupremeCourt trying to "solve" problems that don't exist when legislatures so clearly already have that covered with these #DragBans and #DontSayGay bills?

Pink News: Sasha Velour on her evolution since Drag Race and why anti-LGBTQ+ hate won’t win https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/03/sasha-velour-the-big-reveal-drag-race-fighting-anti-lgbtq-hate/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #SashaVelour #Celebrity #Exclusive #exclusive #dragbans #DragRace #Culture #Books #Drag #drag #TV

An afternoon with Bob the Drag Queen
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1184845995/bob-the-drag-queen-madonna-celebration-tour-rupaul-drag-race

Awesome show!! 🌈 🌈 🕊 🙏
We're Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27re_Here

Opening song:
Shea Diamond - "I Am America"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx9s0z_S_9M

#drag #BobTheDragQueen #DragBans #WereHere #lgbt #SheaDiamond #lgbt #transgender

Some much-needed pushback:

Judge blocks a Florida law that would punish venues where kids can see drag shows
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/27/1184561373/hamburger-marys-orlando-anti-drag-law-blocked-florida

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the enforcement of a new Florida law aimed at prohibiting children from attending drag shows after a popular burger restaurant that hosts the shows sued the state of Florida and its governor, Ron DeSantis.

#Florida #Ron DeSantis #2024PresidentialCandidates #DragBans #CultureWars #lgbt