kittennightfarts reblogged
Greek novelist Auguste Corteau and his husband Anastasios Samouilidis, the first homosexual couple to be married at Athens' city hall, March 7th 2024
kittennightfarts reblogged
“A federal judge late Friday barred the federal government from implementing President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender members of the military, finding that the ban had to be subject to a careful court review before implementation because of the history of discrimination against transgender individuals.
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman of the Western District of Washington ruled that transgender people were a protected class and that the injunctions against the implementation of the ban that had been issued in December should remain in place. She wrote that there was a “long and well-recognized” history of discrimination and systemic oppression against transgender people, that discrimination against transgender people was clearly “unrelated to their ability to perform and contribute to society,” that transgender people have immutable characteristics and that they lacked relative political power.
“Transgender people have long been forced to live in silence, or to come out and face the threat of overwhelming discrimination,” Pechman wrote.
“The Court also rules that, because transgender people have long been subjected to systemic oppression and forced to live in silence, they are a protected class. Therefore, any attempt to exclude them from military service will be looked at with the highest level of care, and will be subject to the Court’s ‘strict scrutiny.’ This means that before Defendants can implement the Ban, they must show that it was sincerely motivated by compelling interests, rather than by prejudice or stereotype, and that it is narrowly tailored to achieve those interests,” Pechman wrote.
While Trump had tweeted that he consulted generals and military experts about the ban, Pechman wrote that the government had “failed to identify even one General or military expert he consulted, despite having been ordered to do so repeatedly.”
Read the full piece here
THIS IS HUGE NEWS and can have major implications for trans rights moving forward in the US, as it establishes a precedent for legal treatment of trans people as a protected class due to ongoing persecution. This means it would be illegal to fire someone, to refuse them a job, or a home/apartment rental, because the person is trans.
Folks, even if you’re a pacifist / anti-military, remember:
THE TRANS BAN DOES NOTHING TO STOP MILITARISM, AND EVERYTHING TO LEGALIZE & NORMALIZE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE TRANS COMMUNITY.
nbneer
💖TRANS PEOPLE ARE A PROTECTED CLASS 💖
This declaration of Trans people as a protected class is important beyond the military because it has effects on laws that would seek to implement discriminatory practices towards trans people in other areas of US law.
<3 YASSSSSSSSS <3
kittennightfarts reblogged
Michael began his career as the singer for Wham!, along with former schoolmate Andrew Ridgeley, in the early 1980s. The group had hits with “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” “Careless Whisper,” and the enduring “Last Christmas.” And throughout his career, he’s always been unfailingly sex positive – before it was cool.
Gifs: BeeTheArtist
kittennightfarts reblogged
“Less than three days after a popular gay club in Orlando became the site of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives blocked a vote on a proposal that would ensure federal contractors can’t discriminate against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identification.”
Read the full piece here | Tweet source
THE REPUBLICAN WAR ON LGBTQIA+ AND WOMEN WON’T STOP UNTIL WE STOP IT. U.S. READERS, REGISTER TO VOTE HERE
kittennightfarts reblogged
pittrainbow-deactivated20210204
In a victory activists were unsure they’d get, Uganda’s Constitutional Court overturned the country’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act today, declaring the anti-LGBT law “null and void” because of a parliamentary technicality in how it was passed.
The court determined that when members of Parliament passed the law in December 2013, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga had not established quorum — a required minimum number of members present to vote — effectively invalidating the law.
kittennightfarts reblogged
#Read to filth by the Queen of England.
The queen has reached dangerous levels of sass
skittle-happy-matt
Gays Save The Queen
kittennightfarts reblogged
My friends decided to take a lovely pic for the Westboro Baptist Church. They’re not gay but they support gay rights
ishsweeney
This is the most gangsta shit I have ever seen on tumblr
showmyspine
Not even a little bit sorry for posting color to my uncolored blog. This is amazing.
littl3-0ld-m3
Literally the third time reblogging this, no regrets
Oh my god ahhahahaha
kittennightfarts reblogged
ch-ch-chianti-deactivated201607
Pope Francis is People Of The Year by LEADING GAY RIGHTS magazine, The Advocate.
And as a openly gay and devoted Catholics, I am truly proud of him and The Advocate for their open mindedness.
Personally, I see many qualities in Pope Francis that I like and adore.
He rebel, and I am a rebel, so I pretty much get him. Unlike former Popes, he doesn’t follow all that Vatican’s codes and rules, for good reasons.
He has the characteristics of a leader that we wish all our leaders had. He is not perfect but he walks the walk. He walks the walk.
And here’s some of them:
Picture 1. He acknowledged that atheists can be good people.
Earlier in 2013, Pope Francis spoke out against the common interpretation within the Church that atheists, by nature, are bad people. He stated that, “Atheists should be seen as good people if they do good.” After meeting the Pope, the openly atheist president of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, compared Francis to a friendly neighbor.
Picture 2. He denouced judgement on homosexuals
Pope Francis has stated several times that the Church has no right to interfere spiritually in the lives of gays and lesbians. Though Francis maintained the right of the Church to express opinions on homosexuality, he believes that Christians should not judge or ridicule.
Picture 3. He PERSONALLY called and consoled victim of rape
A 44-year old Argentinian woman, raped by a local policeman, was one of thousands to write a letter to Pope Francis in 2013. The woman was surprised when she later received a phone call from Francis himself—who consoled the woman and told her, “You are not alone.”
Picture 4. He auctioned his motorcycle to the benefit to the homeless
In October, Francis donated his own Harley Davidson motorcycle to fund a hostel and soup kitchen in Rome.
Picture 5. He urged the protection of Amazon Rainforest
During his visit to Brazil, Pope Francis met with natives who have been fighting ranchers and farmers attempting to invade their land. He encouraged that the Amazon be treated as a garden and protected.
Picture 6. he snuck out of the Vatican to feed the homeless.
More recently, it has been discovered that Pope Francis regularly leaves the Vatican at night to feed the homeless. Dressed as an ordinary priest, he joins Archbishop Konrad Krajewski to feed the poor of Rome.
Picture 7. He held a major ceremony at the chapel of a youth prison.
In March, the Pope held a major Holy Week service at Casal del Marmo jail for minors, rather than the Vatican. During the service, the pope washed and kissed the feet of 12 young offenders to commemorate Jesus’ gesture of humility towards his apostles on the night before he died.
Picture 8. He invited a boy wit Downs Syndrome for a ride in Popemobile.
During a general audience, Pope Francis invited Alberto di Tullio, a 17-year-old boy with Downs Syndrome, to ride in his Popemobile while thousands watched.
Picture 9. He embraced and kissed Vinicio Riva
November saw Pope Francis embrace Vinicio Riva, a man scarred by a genetic disease. Fighting agonising pain on a daily basis, such an act restored the faith of a man who says that he is often mocked in public.
Picture 10. He spoke out against frivolous spending by the Church.
The average set of cardinal’s clothes costs as much as $20,000. In October, Pope Francis urged officials to dress more modestly and to not squander such money. In the same month, he ordered a German bishop to explain how he had spent $3 million on a marble courtyard.
darkarcader
HOW HAS THE AWESOME POPE NOT BEEN REBLOGGED FURTHER?
Look, I’m not a Christian. I’m a practicing LaVeyan Satanist. But THIS GUY HERE…
I respect him. I like him. I look forward to seeing him do more good things. And I’ll reblog this a thousand times because, FUCK, Pope Awesome is AWESOME.
AND CAN WE REALIZE FOR A SECOND THE POPE RODE A HARLEY?!?!!
As a Catholic, I have to say it’s really weird having a pope who seems to care about people. A good kind of weird, just…not something I would have ever expected. I just kind of assumed they elected popes based entirely on their proficiency in covering up child rape and Nazi collaboration scandals.
This is a pretty awesome pope
datcatwhatcameback
FINALLY a real pope!
kittennightfarts reblogged
dekomoron-archive-deactivated20
safe-behind-bars
IM SHARING THIS FUCKING TWICE IN A ROW BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA HOW PERFECT THIS IS.