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How many of you are aware that May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO, though I have a feeling it's not widely recognized in Idaho), which more recently has become International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB - not an Idahoan with tuberculosis)?
Many of you are aware that I stopped doing this weekly curation because it became overwhelming, exhausting, to stick my neck out there and dare the most paranoid delusional people on Steemit to hack away at it. Doing so was not only draining me, it was unfair to my supporters to force them to come to my defense.
I find it simultaneously entertaining and disturbing (there's a word for that, I'm sure) that so many self-described "anarchists" care so deeply about what's between someone else's legs, what bits of fabric they wear, or what goes on consensually in their bedrooms. Hypocrites! They're just trying to force another form of collectivism onto the public. If your default position isn't to leave others the hell alone, you're full of shit to call yourself an anarchist.
Also, inb4 someone tries to claim that asking them to be honest is somehow censoring them.
As always, I will divide up the payout for this post among The Good content creators. Please show them some love. Bear in mind that all of this content is from the past week, which makes me wonder why #lgbt isn't a tag that shows on Steemit's list ... but I digress.
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The Good
I realize his language may be too coarse for some of you, but @tfcoates has some fantastic advice for those wondering why their posture as perpetually contrarian assholes isn't getting them the attention to which they're obviously entitled.
@asperger-kids has been sharing their journey with us for a while now. It flows beautifully in German, but not as well when translated to English. I have nevertheless done so in the comments below, since most of us will pass right by something we can't easily digest.
@cervantes wrote a piece about genetics - specifically, research into whether homosexuality is a result of "nature" or "nurture". I appreciate his effort to remain scientifically objective about a topic which usually results in all sides screaming and no side listening. I have prepared an English translation in the comments below.
@aliramaxwell wrote a gripping piece about something we have all experienced. I don't presume to judge anyone else's choices (assuming they are not harming others), but I would have done the same thing, taken the same risk, because the basis of it becoming "more" is that the friendship transcends it doing so.
Another post in Spanish, which I have translated to English in the comments below. A powerful submission from @rubendariogil about IDAHO.
I love @shawnamawna's subjects and style, and this entry is no exception.
The Bad
@krnel wrote an interesting piece about sports and television as collectivist population control, which @mindszai promptly took off the rails to advocate for collectivism.
@smart3dweb wrote this disjointed nonsense before unfollowing and muting me when I called him out on it.
@caladium is still obsessed with other people's genitalia.
@arthur.grafo has a problem with "indoctrination" that LGBT people are, in fact, people.
@theunshackled attended a Rally Against Safe Schools. Evidently they prefer unsafe schools.
@watchfulmomma: I'm not about to click on that link.
@scandinavianlife still thinks Alex Jones is a credible source of information. @sift666 is therefore being herded by cattle.
The Ugly
From Reuters: Beirut Pride Canceled After Organizer Held Overnight By Authorities
@serpentdove is still spamming a two-month old post with noxious comments about some "LGBT agenda" which he (of course) is unable or unwilling to define. I certainly haven't gotten the memo in over 35 years of activism for the LGBT+ community.
I suppose I should thank @thetanster for reminding everyone how batshit crazy some of our fellow humans are, and why I work tirelessly to shine the light of truth everywhere. (Protip: The planet you're standing on is a spheroid. If you think gravity is "just a theory", you can either learn what that means in scientific terms, or you can test it out with a simple experiment: Jump out a window and document your descent toward the planet's core.)
@chaos-news: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. Awesomely stupid display of paranoid delusion you and your commenters desperately want to believe. I have to wonder why and how people who died over 100 years ago anticipated your arrival and put in place systems of control against you, personally. I dunno, maybe ask your therapist about it.
From The Independent: Chinese Security Guards Attack Women Wearing Rainbow "Pride" Badges at LGBT Event in Beijing
(As an unrelated aside and because I don't post very frequently anymore, I owe 0.285 SBD to @youarehope, @tarc, and @spl from my #milliondollarchallenge post, which I will transfer as soon as I have enough in my wallet to do so. I think y'all know I'm good for it.)
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