I agree. Some people are really messed up. But I'd rather let them continue to wander around in the middle of a busy street than decide - for their "own good" - to lock them up. If they haven't assaulted someone else, destroyed someone's property, etc., then I just don't care. It's a very proven slippery slope from institutionalization (which seems worse than death) to other horrors such as lobotomies, and now to confused children being pushed into body mutilation and hormones. Personally, I want to see the psychologists hung just after the politicians.
Oh, so now we are only punished based on our intentions, not our actions? How long before pedophiles use this defense? "Your honor, my client did not mean to physicially or emotionally harm the child. He only meant for the two of them to enjoy their time together."
This is a good thing. We don't have to accept the delusions of trans people, and we should absolutely dismantle institutions that push for it, but letting the state lock you up because they don't like how you think is totalitarianism. If someone wants to fag around with a dress and fake boobs, fine. No prison needed. I want to be free to bully them, though, without worrying about it being a "hate crime."
How is anyone here supposed to know that? The image doesn't show the message on the door. I can see a piece of paper that's been stuck on it, but this isn't CSI, so I'm afraid most people can't simply "zoomify and enhance". I bet a photo of the door note would be much more impactful.
It matters because it's misleading. This image makes it seem like this company is standing up for something by displaying this message on its windows in large letters - nearly unmissable. Instead, all they're doing is virtue signalling to a crowd of bots on Instagram.
The problem is that it's the same as any other liberal propaganda. My "normal" gay friends are against this crap and very vocal about it. I don't have "woke" gay friends, because everything for those kinds of people tends to be "gay this", "pride that." They go to drag shows and speak with faggy voices, and uses phrases like "Yaaas queen, slay!" and it makes me want to toss them into a vat of molten plastic.
Do you think those people, who are single minded in their "gayness", will isten to those of us who are gay but respectful to others? Those of us who don't talk about it unless asked, and who maintain private lives without causing uproar? Of course not. And since the media doesn't talk about us, and forums like this don't believe there are many of us, it creates a self-fulfilling prophecy wherein we are perceived to be non-existent. But we exist, and we're waiting for the day of the rope as much as anyone, so we can put an end to this nonsense.
The only problem is that the rhetoric here makes me worry that I might be targeted even though I've never hurt anybody. I hope I don't have to switch sides out of self-preservation.
Which translation of the bible? Are they all correct, or just some? What if new translations come out which disagree? What if an older text is discovered? Which one is right? Just your personal interpreation? Can't anyone else say the same about their own personal interpretation? Maybe you aren't thinking logically.
The problem is that this "disapproval" is quickly turning into "kill all gays, kill all jews, kill all blacks, kill all immigrants, kill all doctors, kill all rich people, kill all politicians." Alright, maybe that last one makes a little more sense, but do you see what I am getting at? You have to target the right people., but this group - like many- is quick to generalize instead of seeking real solutions.
I have thought about this as well. I'm gay, but except for this comment, you wouldn't know it. My husband and I keep to ourselves, despise "LGBT" community folk, and don't really talk about stuff like that anyways. I've read in the past that someone like me could be arrested in Russia, but I have a feeling that is just overblown western propaganda. Could you give me your thoughts on the social climate in Russia?
I think this is a weak take. He deserves the misfortune in his life. He tried to harm his employees.