I’m sorry to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community in Mississippi
I had to look up what this was about, but omg. I’m terribly sorry everyone. Please stay safe!
Just when you think there is progress, someone has to take 500 steps backwards.
What happened??
Mississippi passed an anti-lgbt law, so now anyone can refuse service to lgbtq+ individuals out of ‘religious freedom’
“Under HB 1523, religion could be used by individuals or organizations to justify discrimination against LGBT people, single mothers, unwed couples, and others. Tax-payer funded faith-based organizations could: refuse to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples for provision of critical services including emergency shelter; deny children in need of loving homes placement with LGBT families including the child’s own family member; and refuse to sell or rent a for-profit home to an LGBT person – even if the organization receives government funding. As introduced, HB 1523 would also give foster families the freedom to subject an LGBTQ child to the dangerous practice of “conversion therapy” or shame a pregnant unwed girl without fear of government intervention or license suspension. It would even allow individuals to refuse to carry out the terms of a state contract for the provision of counseling services to all eligible individuals, including veterans, based on the counselor’s beliefs about LGBT people or single mothers.“
They
legalized torture
of children
if they might be gay
………I think I’m actually going to throw up.
(via thessalian)
HEADS UP!! IF YOU ARE LGBTQIA+ AND NOT OUT TO YOUR PARENTS, READ THIS! AND PLEASE SHARE!!!
I VERY RARELY REQUEST SIGNAL BOOSTS, BUT THIS IS A REAL DANGER TO LGBTQIA+ YOUTH, SO IT’S CRUCIAL TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE. THANKS!
“The new operating system, which was rolled out last month as a free upgrade for users of Windows 7 and 8, has raised concern over the new ‘activity reports‘ feature.
The feature is enabled by default for users who have set up registered ‘family’ accounts, sending weekly breakdowns of browsing history to the parents – even if the kids browse anonymously or try to clear it.
Once active, the feature emails the parents a weekly summary of all the child’s internet usage, including the details of websites visited.
The tool also specifically flags up search terms and blocked content that children tried to access – meaning that teens experimenting with their sexuality could have their sexual fantasies emailed directly to their parents.
The report received by the ‘parent’ in our experiment gave more than enough information to out the fictional child – and though our fictional family is probably accepting, many very real ones may not be.
Author and digital rights campaigner Cory Doctorow has also flagged up concerns about the “creepy ass” system, sharing a reader’s message to young users warning: “If you have Windows 10 now, your parents might be getting the same kind of report I did. Don’t assume your own computer has your back.”
Read the full piece here
(via thessalian)