As a newly minted Japanese citizen with voting rights and everything, I’m gonna vote for them.
What? Are you telling me, that people who actively work to have children in some way or another, and really want to be parents are… BETTER PARENTS!!! /s
Some far right group decided to protest a bookstore in Royal Oak Michigan that has drag queen story hour.
I don’t think they knew who they were dealing with.
Royal Oak is very LGBTQ supportive. Our daughter lives a couple blocks from here.
The city supported the bookstore, various local businesses sent food and coffee to the counter protesters.
You can see the sad little group at the opposite corner.
The Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority said in a statement that downtown is a place where LGBTQ+ people are celebrated and people from all walks of life are welcome.
“We applaud Jen and Jenny of Sidetrack Bookshop for their commitment to the LGBTQ+ community and we will continue to support them, and all of our business owners in Downtown Royal Oak who are doing good and meaningful work,” the DDA said.
More photos in the article.
A crowd that police estimated reached 1,000 jammed sidewalks while, buried within it, only about a dozen people brandished bibles and held signs that proclaimed their opposition to LGBTQ lifestyles. The protesters said they especially objected to an activity going on inside the downtown’s 10-month-old Sidetrack Bookshop.
It’s nice having reminders that people can learn and grow.
The links at the bottom of the page are great!
Actually, one middle finger now… then a whole shitload of middle fingers later.
(excerpt) Disney World will host the annual Out & Equal Workplace Summit in September. “The largest LGBTQ+ conference in the world, with more than 5,000 attendees every year. It brings together executives, ERG leaders and members, and HR and DEI professionals and experts – all working for LGBTQ+ equality,” the event’s organizer, Out & Equal, said on its website.
They realize they have more social clout than DeSantis will any day of the week.
Well, that’s one way to trigger conservatives
It’s interesting seeing how heavily entrenched the town is with the christian music industry over the decades