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By Way of Contrast…

I see that the US Supreme Court has just struck a blow against LGBTQ+ rights.

By way of contrast, last Wednesday evening, I went along to an event organised by our Local Authority, which essentially asked its LGBTQ+ community: “What can we do better for you all?”

I heard personal stories from members of the community, songs from our local gay choir: Shansons, and was able to contribute ideas for improvement to the local authority for consideration.

I know which society I want to live in – and I’m there now.

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2 responses to “By Way of Contrast…”

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    Greybeard6017

    I recently visited several countries in the EU and I was struck by how everyone I encountered got along and were tolerant. I am guessing the giant melting pot that is Europe now helps to foster that feeling.

    In contrast, I feel that the US is stepping backwards. Things that used to be political suicide, such as saying you don’t believe in science, or publicly endorsing fringe and hate groups – these things now make you *more* electable. The stated goal is to take us back to the “good ol’ days” (i.e 1950’s) where the blacks, minorities and women knew their place and nobody challenged the old white guys.

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    1. Geoff Coupe Avatar
      Geoff Coupe

      We’re certainly not without our problems, but the situation in the US does seem to be more worrying.

      Having said that, one of our national newspapers carried a story last week to commemorate the Gay Games that were held in Amsterdam in 1998. The byline said that it “represented the highpoint and also the ending of a beautiful, tolerant time”…

      I fear that the article had a point…

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