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News: Trump says he's fine with gay marriage
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Originally posted by imabadkid
Lol he also said he was going to immediately repeal and replace Obamacare as soon as he got into office - he is now saying he wants to keep parts of it. His words literally meaning nothing because he's a walking contradiction.
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well stuff he says now matters more than stuff he said to get people to vote for him
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Originally posted by Alejandrawrrr
I doubt he's an ally, per se. He just doesn't care atm, but he'd likely sign anti-gay laws if it were beneficial to him / demanded in any way. Just a reminder for our atrl sistren not to get too excited.
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This. It's not an issue for him, and that was a point made during his campaign that many of his supporters agreed with. They don't care about social justice, they just want a better economy and more money/jobs + security from certain groups of people
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Member Since: 6/1/2011
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When you gays get over "gay marriage" and realize you have zero legal protections are getting fired/denied service left and right, the rest of us will be over here waiting for you to join us in reality.
At least you can have a dumb wedding ceremony, right?
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Member Since: 8/30/2012
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Originally posted by Vertigo Stick
This. It's not an issue for him, and that was a point made during his campaign that many of his supporters agreed with. They don't care about social justice, they just want a better economy and more money/jobs.
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Which is great because I don't care about social justice either (especially the SJW type).
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Member Since: 4/4/2014
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You all are so disgusting you are ok with him and his hate speech unless he doesnt take your rights aways, so **** the mexicans, muslims and black people right??
Time will tell what he will do to you, remember he is not in power yet, so he can't show his true colors yet, i hope you stop being so selfish and only concerned about your community.
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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Why are people suddenly trusting him? Maybe he's fine with gay marriage but it doesn't mean he won't be passive about its repeal. I'm sure he's fine about many things but what matters is whether he's committed to preserving them.
It's not like he's saying "I will advocate for same-sex marriage". His VP is very anti-gay.
He and Pence can very well make it a second-class marriage by stripping away many of its components. They can allow people to deny issuing marriage licences if it's against their religious beliefs (Kim Davis).
Even if it's not same-sex marriage, the fight against LGBT (most notably T) discrimination is going to take a hit.
I know some of you are young, but you need to stop being so impressionable. You need to fight back. Don't let your guard down.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Okay but im waiting for him to get to the point of talking about more important things like cost of living, taxes, ect.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Nemo
Lemme go make sure my extremely right-winged republican, Christian, Trump-supporting parents are aware of this.
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First thing I did here at my house. My mom fumed
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Member Since: 8/27/2011
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Mike Pence's ratty ass is shook
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Originally posted by lightstheyblindme
okay bu t this is how he's going to **** us over: he's going to strip away discrimination protections for gay people in the workplace, he's going to remove Obama's executive orders providing protections for transgender students in public schools, and he's going to classify violence against gay people as non-hate crimes - but then he'll say **** like this and people will swoon saying "the most gay-friendly republican ever!!!!!!1" when really his OFFICIAL platform drafted at the RNC (with the help of the Family Research Council ) is one of the most anti-gay platforms in history
all of these things are a part of his official plan to govern yet he'll try to distract us by saying stuff like this, by bringing up the fact that he congratulated Elton John on his gay marriage, and by the fact that he will probably give Peter Thiel a spot on his transition team.
we have to be able to see through this **** and call him out on it or he will **** us over time and time again. it doesn't matter that he says that he's cool with the Supreme Court decision - what matters are his policies
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Originally posted by teresaguidice
this. first of all, there's still tons of work to be done for anti lgbt discrimination protections which are now going to be grinding to a halt. you can be fired for being gay in most states in this country.
second of all, there are already many reports that trump is deferring much of his policy to pence and ryan. pence literally believes in conversion therapy for gay people and made applying for a marriage license in indiana as a gay couple (which many gay couples were doing as protest before marriage equality passed) a criminal offense of up to 13 months in prison and a massive fine.
third of all, the supreme court is gone. potentially for many decades. they have the power to strip gay of people of rights (imagine if the wedding cake suit was presented to a 6-3 court instead of a 4-4 court it is currently... it wouldn't have gone well). this is especially damaging for trans rights as they are just getting the national spotlight now.
this presidency is going to be horrible for gay people. the rnc platform this year is the most explicitly anti gay ever and it was made and supported by preibus, ryan, etc. aka the people running the government now.
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Oh wow, look! Two non-idiots!
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Member Since: 12/15/2009
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Originally posted by bornbrave
You all are so disgusting you are ok with him and his hate speech unless he doesnt take your rights aways, so **** the mexicans, muslims and black people right??
Time will tell what he will do to you, remember he is not in power yet, so he can't show his true colors yet, i hope you stop being so selfish and only concerned about your community.
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Gays are selfish.. Self absorbed.. That's what I was saying as well. They won't be marching with the marginalized anymore. So pathetic that they are celebrating themselves. A victory is a victory for all... Not just your nonexistent marriage that won't happen because you like the grindr hookup lifestyle .. Hypocrites
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Member Since: 8/17/2013
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Oh, I see the gay conservatives, xenophobes and bigots have found their new base in this thread.
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Member Since: 3/24/2012
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Originally posted by Tropez
So basically a politician right?
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Your lack of comprehension is almost as embarrassing as your defending of Trump.
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Member Since: 8/30/2012
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Originally posted by bornbrave
You all are so disgusting you are ok with him and his hate speech unless he doesnt take your rights aways, so **** the mexicans, muslims and black people right??
Time will tell what he will do to you, remember he is not in power yet, so he can't show his true colors yet, i hope you stop being so selfish and only concerned about your community.
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Mexicans who are here illegally, yes. Muslims generally hate gay people so why should I care.
I do care about black people's rights though.
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Member Since: 12/4/2009
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Originally posted by lightstheyblindme
okay bu t this is how he's going to **** us over: he's going to strip away discrimination protections for gay people in the workplace, he's going to remove Obama's executive orders providing protections for transgender students in public schools, and he's going to classify violence against gay people as non-hate crimes - but then he'll say **** like this and people will swoon saying "the most gay-friendly republican ever!!!!!!1" when really his OFFICIAL platform drafted at the RNC (with the help of the Family Research Council ) is one of the most anti-gay platforms in history
all of these things are a part of his official plan to govern yet he'll try to distract us by saying stuff like this, by bringing up the fact that he congratulated Elton John on his gay marriage, and by the fact that he will probably give Peter Thiel a spot on his transition team.
we have to be able to see through this **** and call him out on it or he will **** us over time and time again. it doesn't matter that he says that he's cool with the Supreme Court decision - what matters are his policies
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Originally posted by teresaguidice
this. first of all, there's still tons of work to be done for anti lgbt discrimination protections which are now going to be grinding to a halt. you can be fired for being gay in most states in this country.
second of all, there are already many reports that trump is deferring much of his policy to pence and ryan. pence literally believes in conversion therapy for gay people and made applying for a marriage license in indiana as a gay couple (which many gay couples were doing as protest before marriage equality passed) a criminal offense of up to 13 months in prison and a massive fine.
third of all, the supreme court is gone. potentially for many decades. they have the power to strip gay of people of rights (imagine if the wedding cake suit was presented to a 6-3 court instead of a 4-4 court it is currently... it wouldn't have gone well). this is especially damaging for trans rights as they are just getting the national spotlight now.
this presidency is going to be horrible for gay people. the rnc platform this year is the most explicitly anti gay ever and it was made and supported by preibus, ryan, etc. aka the people running the government now.
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Wake these queens the **** up.
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Member Since: 10/14/2010
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Wait so first he hates gays and wants conversion therapy. Then he says he's totally fine with gay marriage, so now he's not homophobic but he's against gay rights... Good luck playing the victim guys.
Trump and the gays won.
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Originally posted by rihannabiggestfan
Mike Pence's ratty ass is shook
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by Nemo
Lemme go make sure my extremely right-winged, Christian, republican, Trump-supporting parents are aware of this.
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Originally posted by hardbrit
First thing I did here at my house. My mom fumed
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real talk though I'm so sorry you guys have parents like this, my family is the same way and it sucks to know that your family would support a person who wants to make your life more difficult
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Member Since: 12/1/2010
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Originally posted by Idontcareaboutyou
Which is great because I don't care about social justice either (especially the SJW type).
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Well the username does imply so
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Just because someone is okay with gays this or gays that doesn't mean they're willing to take the next step in lgbt+ rights. It's hard to be the people's person and please everyone, I get that, but the new America definitely has the possibility of stalling social justice.
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Member Since: 3/8/2014
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Wow. I'm surprised
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