Happy 4th of July! š„šš¾š„
Big win for LGBT students
> On Tuesday, June 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down a major victory for LGBTQ+ youth.
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> In Grabowski v. Arizona Board of Regents, the unanimous court held that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in schools. And its logic equally protects transgender students. Title IXās protections may prove crucial at a time when LGBTQ+ youth are under increasing attacks.
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> The appeal stems from a lawsuit by a former University of Arizona student-athlete. In a complaint filed in federal court, Michael Grabowski detailed how, after joining the schoolās cross-country team, his teammates called him antigay slurs āalmost daily.ā (Michael isnāt gay, the complaint explains, but his teammates thought he was.) Michael and his parents reported the harassment to his coaches, who failed to take action to stop the harassment, instead urging Michael to āadjust.ā Eventually, the complaint alleges, the coaches kicked Michael off the team in retaliation for his complaints.
https://apple.news/AlSnE2BuESZ2l_0ASIrMgig
#lgbt #lgbtq #gay #homophobia #gayrights #titleix
Back on my bike 6 weeks to the day after my strokeā¦
https://strava.app.link/kUlk6x8uOAb
#StrokeRecovery #cycling #BikeNYC #stroke
People are so ignorant. I doubt this guy has ever used an all-gender bathroom. There made up of private stalls and a common wash area. Sometimes thereās a separate small room with urinals. Thereās nothing racy about them.
https://apple.news/AceKo2vQ6QfOAIYrjOA5UKQ
> On the Senate floor that day, state Sen. Neil Anderson claimed that mixed-gender, multiple-occupancy restrooms would inspire physical altercations, saying that he himself could be driven to violence if āa guyā walked into the same bathroom as his 10-year-old daughter.
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> āIām telling you right now, if a guy walks in there, Iām going to beat the living piss out of him,ā Anderson said as his supporters cheered. āSo this is going to cause violence, and itās going to cause violence from dads like me.ā
Basically he just admitted on the public record that heās the menace, not trans folks just going about their lives.
#LoveNotHate #TransLivesMatter #trans #gender #GenderEquality
I LOVE this songā¦
https://music.apple.com/us/album/over-the-rainbow/425848796?i=425848872
#ArethaFranklin
Hereās more about The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgenceā¦
They got us through the AIDS crisis, and theyāre still relevant today.
https://www.advocate.com/activism/meet-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence
And as far as being anti-Catholicā¦ Thatās simpleā¦ The Catholics are anti-gay - which is ironic since Catholic priests are basically men who wear dresses complaining about gay men wearing dressesā¦
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To me the proper response to the Dodgers excluding The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from a Pride š³ļøāš Event is for all the other gay folk to come dressed as The Sister of Perpetual Indulgence. The message is respect ALL of our community, not just the bits that are convenient. I mean, The Sisters have proven themselves year after year for decades. Theyāve earned the respect.
My life right nowā¦
But hey, Iām back in street clothes and hopefully will be discharged to rehab today (maybe tomorrow).
The view from my hospital roomā¦
Gotta say even the food is half way decent.
If Iām lucky Iāll get admitted into in-patient rehab and will be here a couple more weeks (+/-). Otherwise they send me home soon and I donāt get nearly as much therapy. š¤
#BelieveScience!
"Study of Hospitalizations in Canada Quantifies Benefit of COVID-19 Vaccine to Reduce Death, ICU Admissions"
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991698
> "A cohort study of more than 1.5 million hospital admissions in Canada through the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic has quantified the benefit of vaccinations. Unvaccinated patients were found to be up to 15 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated patients."
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> "During waves five and six, unvaccinated patients were 4.3 times more likely to end up in the ICU than fully vaccinated patients and were 12.2 times more likely than fully vaccinated-plus patients. Likewise, the rate for all-cause in-hospital death for unvaccinated patients was 3.9 times greater than that for fully vaccinated patients and 15.1 times greater than that for fully vaccinated-plus patients."
("fully vaccinated plus" means more than 2 shots).
#COVID #vaccines #science #medicine #SARSCoV2 #VaccineEfficacy
This article is _so_ spot on!
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxbqd/queerbaiting-nightlife-problem
I hate it when straight folks invade queer safe spaces. They think they're being cool. They might even think it shows them to be our ally, but obliterating our safe spaces is not consistent with being an ally.
And gay guys are sometimes part of the problem. Young gay guys who (until recently) never knew what it was like to be an oppressed minority sometimes invite their "girlfriends" out to the gay bar with them. But then, in the din of the noise you start hearing more girls' voices than male voices - and it's just not the same anymore.
We get bachelorette parties invading gay bars in NYC. Sadly, because of laws here the bouncers canāt say anything, but the other customers can. And we do at times.
Honestly though, str8 women always seem to invade gay bars, not lesbian barsā¦ Lesbian bars are struggling and need the business, so if they want to be alliesā¦
Yet another car blocking the bike lane!
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#BikeNYC #cycling #BikeLane #cycleway #CarCrash #HudsonRiverGreenway #BMW
Yet another reason to get off Twatterā¦
WSJ: āTucker Carlson to Launch New Show on Twitterā
This article is _so_ spot on!
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxbqd/queerbaiting-nightlife-problem
I hate it when straight folks invade queer safe spaces. They think they're being cool. They might even think it shows them to be our ally, but obliterating our safe spaces is not consistent with being an ally.
And gay guys are sometimes part of the problem. Young gay guys who (until recently) never knew what it was like to be an oppressed minority sometimes invite their "girlfriends" out to the gay bar with them. But then, in the din of the noise you start hearing more girls' voices than male voices - and it's just not the same anymore.
Today's awesome news is that the last federal hurdle has been cleared for #NYC #CongestionPricing!
I wish it covered more of the City, but it's a start. It will reduce the number of cars we cyclists have to deal with. Reduce double parking. Make the City a tad quieter. The air will be cleaner. It will get more people to take LIRR & MetroNorth. It's just all around great newsā¦
Was planning on riding down the South County trail from Pleasantville today, but had saddle sores which made that impossible, so went for a (long) walk to the bike store to buy a new saddle. BUT the guy who does fittings is off on Sundays so all I accomplished was a nice long walk. Sadly I didnāt take any picsā¦
The idea that youād even consider dropping drag from something that started with Stonewallā¦ That idea is just beyond meā¦ Stand up! Be proud! Get arrested if neededā¦ Make sure itās televisedā¦ Rip the fake respectable veneer away from the bigots and show them for who they really are.
Given that itās Fox News saying this, is it real? And of course Iām reading this as I drink a Bud Liteā¦
For fucks sakeā¦ pick a fuckinā side. Do they seriously want to be boycotted by everyone?
I think Iāll drink Miller Lite until the dust settles on this oneā¦
I FINALLY did a bike ride. Itās been FAR too long. Iāve been so busy Iām missing GrNYās spring series. But Iām in no shape for a proper gravel ride.