Love my right to exist in public without it being a sex crime dependent on random unelected officials who are generally significantly more right wing than the general population
thus giving abbott the political boost that he wanted from his base while simultaneous giving him the ability to say that he never really wanted the law but executed the will of the people in one fell swoop; abbott is smarter than he looks.
Abbott is smarter than he looks
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Texas law that LGBTQ advocates feared would ban drag shows in the state and imprison performers.
Greg Abbott signed in June, expanded existing state law to prevent children from exposure to sexually explicit performances.
U.S. District Judge David Hittner, who was nominated by Republican President Ronald Reagan, ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, writing that the law “impermissibly infringes on the First Amendment and chills free speech.”
“LGBTQIA+ Texans, venue owners, performers, and our allies all came together to uphold free expression in our state — and we won,” the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiffs, wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Texas drag performer Brigitte Bandit, one of the plaintiffs, said in a statement to NBC affiliate KXAN of Austin that she was “relieved and grateful for the court’s ruling.”
Montana and Tennessee have passed laws that explicitly limit drag performances in some capacity, and four other states — Arkansas, Florida, North Dakota and Texas — passed laws this year that regulate “adult” performances and could be used to target or restrict drag, according to the LGBTQ policy think tank Movement Advancement Project.
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Fuck the retards from TX.
Not just that, Texans will tell you it’s by far the BEST place in the world. Of course, they e typically not tried seriously to live or understand anywhere else. I have cousin who was looking for an archaeology job and refused to work in another state. “I don’t WANT to work outsiddea Texas!” But then, the other ones he looked at were Oklahoma, Louisiana and Alabama…
It’s very easy to get stuck here. Most people here recognize we’re burning, freezing, and drowning but there are those who says “but both sides,” those who admit to getting abused and then vote for their abusers, and then those of us trying as hard as we can to create change while hoping we can at least build a better future for the next generations.
I’ve lived outside of Texas, but my family, my friends, and all my best job opportunities are here. Although living in the northeast and seeing/hearing the overt displays of racism opened my eyes to how racism I was overlooking in Texas on a systemic level. We used to get tourists who wanted to see the novelty of Texas, now we’re seeing more tourists who just want to be the least racist crazy in a room for a bit. It’s really dragging our whole state down and it’s self-inflicted. I’m sorry that the examples of Texans you know have such shitty personalities, but we’re not ALL running around saying “don’t mess with Texas.™️” Many of us see the problems and would prefer help from the Gavin Newsoms of the world who are investigating that little piss-baby Greg Abbott, rather than being derided by the commenters of the internet who blame the victims for being stuck in a hole that’s simply too damn hard to claw our way out of without winning the fucking lottery.
We’re not stupid. We’re scared.
Sure, there are some good things about Texas, plus it’s as large as 4 regular states. Over half of Texans are politically fine. My relatives there (including the aforementioned cousin) agree with me about most social and economic issues. I’ve met some very cool people in Texas, but of course, some questionable people. Unfortunately even my friends from Austin seem somewhat behind the times socially compared to people I know from Colorado or Washington. For instance, when I visited Austin around 2015 people in their 20s were saying f** and making gay jokes like it was 1985. But anyway, I understand what it’s like for people to have social circles, family and familiarity in a region, and not be able or ready to move. Unfortunately the politicians they elect are routinely some of the most objectionable people on the national stage.
retards
Sigh can we just not?
Call them ballsacks, assholes, fucksticks, cuntbags, or whatever else if you like but using that word sounds like something they would say.
The retards are retarded. Better?
