#civil rights
~Land of hope and glory documentary
~Viva, a fab UK charity which has loads of info
~ This book out herewhich is free to download which I would highly recommend to everyone.
~ Dear leftists critiques of veganism
~ Testimonies from many former “humane” farmers here
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“A federal judge just ruled that it’s unconstitutional for transgender people to be required to show proof from a doctor that they’re undergoing transition-related care in order to get a passport with the correct gender marker on it.
“The State Department “has provided no explanation, let alone any evidence, of why [it] has an important interest in verifying a transgender passport applicant’s gender identity, nor a cogent explanation of why the Policy requiring a physician’s certification increases the accuracy of issued passports,” U.S. District Court Judge Gloria M. Navarro wrote in her ruling.”
“OnSaturday, a federal judge in New York ruled Wolf assumed his position unlawfully and subsequently Wolf’s suspension of the DACA program was invalid.
“‘What the federal judge said was that was not lawful,’ Hoffman said. ‘The further attempt to ignore the Supreme Court because the Supreme Court already ruled that the government rescission attempt was not lawful. The further attempt to curtail DACA is not lawful, so it’s an important development.’”
https://abc13.com/daca-dreamers-on-recent-ruling-houston-recipients-texas-dreamer/7996602/
“Two newly elected Democratic sheriffs confirmed this week they will make good on their campaign promises and stop the Cobb and Gwinnett county jails from participating in a controversial immigration enforcement program.
“That would leave the 287(g) program — named after the section of the federal law that authorizes it — operating in several other Georgia counties, none of which are in the Atlanta metro area, as well as in the state prison system, according to federal records…
“Authorized by Congress in 1996, the program deputizes state and local officials to help enforce federal immigration laws in local jails and state prison systems, giving them the authority to investigate, detain and transport people facing deportation.”
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http://ronpaulexposed.wordpress.com/
and Google “Ron Paul & Randy Gray” for shits and giggles. ;)
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the right to be happy
seen at the counter-protest against the demonstration of the Identitarian movement Austria, Vienna 11.06.2016
The Identitarian movement say they promote the love of their home, country and culture and see it endangered by the thousends of reffugees comming across the borders to Austria.
The counter-protesters see the Identitarian movement as a fascist, far-right movement, that promotes hatered against foreigners, especially Muslims. They support the right to leave a war torn country and seek help elswhere.
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Painting a portrait eerily reminiscent of the current state of our world, the Aggañña Sutta records an early Buddhist origin story, replete with Garden of Eden-like themes and imagery. The Buddha’s message enters the realm of social justice and engaged Buddhism, with implications for the climate crisis, civil rights, and civilization’s collapse.
In light of current events, what would the Buddha do?
Continued ↔ https://unityinplurality.blogspot.com/2020/06/ground-sprouts-vanished.html
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Martin Luther King, Jr. showboating in a pool match with local civil rights leader Al Raby. Chicago, 1966.
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Trans and LGBT groups are celebrating new U.S. Department of Education guidelines, which state for the first time that Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination at schools and colleges that receive federal funds, applies to transgender people.
From the DOE’s Office of Civil Rights:
A school should investigate and resolve allegations of sexual violence regarding LGBT students using the same procedures and standards that it uses in all complaints involving sexual violence. The fact that incidents of sexual violence may be accompanied by anti-gay comments or be partly based on a student’s actual or perceived sexual orientation does not relieve a school of its obligation under Title IX to investigate and remedy those instances of sexual violence.
The Bilerico Project has the story here. Here’s reaction from the Transgender Law Center, the Human Rights Campaign, and the National Center for Transgender Equality.
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The late Mildred Loving in 2007, remembering her marriage to Richard Loving and the landmark legal case that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Loving v. Virginiawas issued on June 12, 1967.
In her later years, Loving became a strong proponent of same-sex marriage.
freedomtomarry has the full text of Loving’s comments here. Image via LovingFilm.com
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Hello Beloved!
A mix of good and bad LGBTQ+ political news has surfaced.
The Bad News: The week of the attack on the Capitol, Trump rolled back protections in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that allows for any social-service provider that receives federal funding to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This impacts LGBTQ+ lives in ways from adoption and foster care to HIV and AIDS services. Source.
The Good News: On Day One of his presidency, Joe Biden signed an executive order that ensures that all anti-discrimination laws, from workplace to housing and education, also include sexual orientation and gender identity. This comes after, in June 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act also protects people based on gender identity and sexual orientation in the workplace. Source.
Change is an uphill battle, but it is coming. Have hope, Beloved
Just Because…
If You Can, Try To Catch Man In An Orange Shirt, That Explores Aspects Of The Contradictions, Compromises, And Cruelty Of Gay Life In Great Britain In The Decades Before The Decriminalization Of Homosexuality in 1967.
Superb Performances From Julian Morris, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, And Vanessa Redgrave.
Woof, Baby!
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Also Vintage
“If I fall, I will fall five-feet four-inches forward in the fight for freedom.” Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer died on this day in 1977
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