LGBTQ+

6308 readers

23 users here now

All forms of queer news and culture. Nonsectarian and non-exclusionary.

See also this community's sister subs Feminism, Neurodivergence, Disability, and POC

Beehaw currently maintains an LGBTQ+ resource wiki, which is up to date as of July 10, 2023.

This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS

alyaza@beehaw.org

cityboundforest@beehaw.org

Kuromantis@beehaw.org

Gaywallet@beehaw.org

jennifilm@beehaw.org

UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org

remington@beehaw.org

Senate Dems Show Spine, And National Sports Ban Bill Dies (www.erininthemorning.com)

submitted 1 week ago by UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org

14 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 days ago

The article just quotes a single person. Basing off a single person's quote is going to not be representative of how Dems have been talking about it in general. For instance, when a similar bill was in the house earlier, house minority leader Hakeem Jefferies spoke against it on very different grounds than "state rights"

The House Republican Child Predator Empowerment Act does not promote fairness and safety in sports.

It will unleash horrific child predators on girls and young women throughout America.

Unacceptable.

https://bsky.app/profile/hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social/post/3lfpl3s35v22s

Or other people on the senate bill today

“What Republicans are doing today is inventing a problem to stir up a culture war and divide people against each other,” Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, said in a floor speech.

[...]

Democrats and LGBTQ+ rights activists denounced the measure as bullying.

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-athletes-congress-dfd81b15ebc09409f1bf6c8642f130f3