The first cropped photo is what activists would like you to see. The unedited version of the same photo is what pride is at the moment and what they do not want you to see. There is no pride in ‘liberating’ activities that do not belong in the public sphere.
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Dead Wild Roses: Fred Sargeant, Gay Rights Pioneer, Statement – Calling out the Clownshow OutRight Vermont
the courageous group of activists who are going to protest Outright Vermont today (October 1, 2022) Following up on my post from September 30, which includes a press release and detailed explanation about the reason for the October 1 protest being held by LGB Alliance’s Vermont chapter against Outright
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Why I’m Skipping Stonewall 50 – David Thorstad
The hunger for effective gay liberation movement is real. It would seem at least Mr.Thorstad is tired of rearranging the gender-identity deckchairs on the good-ship “Oppression Titanic”. “By the twenty-fifth anniversary of Stonewall in 1994, I regarded the gay movement as already mostly dead, although the commemorations did include some
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stonewall and the Cowardly Homophobia of Andrew Scheer
This month will mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots that helped spark the rise of the gay liberation movement.And all over the world Pride marches are taking place to celebrate the anniversary, and fire up the seemingly never-ending struggle for basic human rights.A struggle that continues all over the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Equality and Love Defeated Bigotry and Hate
The timing couldn't have been better, coming as it did two days before the 46th anniversary of the so-called Stonewall Riots in New York City… The revolt that is principally credited as the beginning of the gay liberation movement in the United States. And is celebrated every year with pride marches all
Continue readingMontreal Simon: It’s a Great Day to be Irish
It's a great day to be Irish. A great day for human equality, a day when love defeated hate. Ireland became the first country in the world to adopt same-sex marriage by popular vote as 62 per cent of the electorate backed a referendum, official results showed on Saturday.Somewhere the spirit
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