Luke Ketbridge

musician, whovian, activist, bisexual af (he/him)

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I paused on this frame and 😂

The Earth's saviors, folks.

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@liveto-100​ ...and verily, no lies were detected that day. 😆

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Inside the Supreme Court Discrimination Cases That Could Change LGBTQ Rights

On Oct. 8, the Supreme Court is set to hear three landmark LGBTQ workplace-discrimination cases. As Tim Teeman reports, they are as intensely personal as they are political.

On October 8th, the Supreme Court is set to hear three landmark LGBTQ workplace-discrimination cases. They are as intensely personal as they are political.

Until 2012, Aimee Stephens was, in her own words, “basically leading two different lives, one for work and one for home.” At work she dressed and presented as a cisgender man. Outside of work she dressed as, and could simply be, who she was: a woman.

“In 2012, it came to a boiling point,” Stephens told The Daily Beast. “I didn’t know if I could go forward. I knew for sure I couldn’t go backwards, so where does that leave me? And if that’s all there was, what was the point? So, in November 2012 I considered taking my life and getting it over with. I stood in the backyard with a gun to my chest for an hour. But I came to the conclusion that I couldn’t do it—that I liked me too much. I made the choice to live. And it was shortly after that that I drafted the letter to my boss.”

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On Oct. 8, Stephens’ case will be one of three to be heard by SCOTUS, which will consider—and ultimately adjudicate—if current sex discrimination laws protect LGBTQ people from workplace discrimination. The cases represent as momentous a moment for LGBTQ rights and equality at the Supreme Court as the Defense of Marriage Act and marriage equality rulings did in 2013 and 2015 respectively.

The cases are being heard against the backdrop of the stymied passage of the Equality Act, which would enshrine anti-LGBTQ discrimination protections in federal law (28 states presently have no protections for LGBTQ employees). The Act passed in the House of Representatives, but has little chance of getting passed in a Republican-controlled Senate.

The other two SCOTUS cases will test if the current sex discrimination laws cover gay people, and will be heard together as they both focus on sexual orientation.

Inside the Supreme Court Discrimination Cases That Could Change LGBTQ Rights via The Daily Beast

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Learn more: Twitter Thread

October 8th, #SCOTUS will hear 3 cases on #LGBTQ employment discrimination. These cases will determine whether we’re protected under federal law. 

The implications will affect all employees, LGBTQ or not, who don’t conform to gender stereotypes

#TitleVII #RiseUpOct8

[stilesisbiles]

Happy Bi Halloween the First! Have some spoopy bi pride!

[fullcravings]

Toasted S’mores Cupcakes

[colinbrooklyn]

I saw @malblum’s show at Rough Trade NYC last month! I love their new album. Listen and buy Pity Boy here: https://lnk.to/Pityboy

Pity Boy by Mal Blum

Preview, download or stream Pity Boy by Mal Blum

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Westboro Members Now Live Next To House Painted Colors Of Transgender Flag

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[hello-shellhead]

Oh, look! A tiny little awkward spidey from my journal!

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Billy Porter attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California

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Indya Moore photographed by Agnes Lloyd-Platt

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Today (July 17th) is the second annual HIV Prevention Day

Find HIV services near you: locator.hiv.gov + p.ppfa.org/2ITWpBs

Support: ACT UP New York, PrEP4AllNow, Positively Trans (T+), Elton John AIDS Foundation, RiseUPToHIV, Black AIDS Institute, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Lambda Legal, Keith Haring Foundation

Learn more about HIV/AIDS by reading: POZ Magazine

Watch/read: How to Survive a Plague

Visit: NYC AIDS Memorial

Email Dr. Robert R. Redfield (CDC Director) to demand accountability from the CDC 

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Nottingham, England, 17 July 2016 (source)

{Image Description: 3 photos of signs reading “Black Trans Lives Matter”,  “Black Bisexual Lives Matter”, and “Black Queer Lives Matter”.}

(caption by @ya-pride)

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Happy International Non-Binary Day!

Thank you to the activists, organizers, artists, and educators who uplift our community.

Sending love to those who can’t be out due to stigma and safety concerns. I hope your situation changes – you deserve love, respect, and support.

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D’aw, Papi’s speech was so great because he didn’t guilt trip Angel or try and make her feel bad for doing what she had to do, he was supportive and encouraging while also letting her know that he was hurt and that he deserved her respect and attention. Very rarely do you find speeches that strike that balance on TV.

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We may cut each other up like a pack of alley cats, but when the outside world tries to tear us down, this army closes ranks.

POSE   —   2.3 Butterfly/Cocoon

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(Just a Few of) The Federal Benefits of Marriage Equality

What we didn’t have yesterday.

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Two years ago today, SCOTUS ruled for marriage equality.

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4 years since Obergefell v. Hodges! Here’s a reminder of the federal benefits of marriage, including joint parenting rights, social security, health care, visitation rights, immigration benefits, and custodial rights.

Obergefell v. Hodges positively changed the lives of LGBTQ Americans. However, the fight for marriage equality isn’t over. Some disabled people lose their disability benefits when they get married. More information via Center for Disability Rights and Dominick Evans

Original article (PBS NewsHour)

(The article is from 2013, not 2015. It’s in response to the Supreme Court striking down an anti-LGBTQ provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The federal benefits described also apply to Obergefell v. Hodges.)

Image Descriptions: 

[Image #1: “Just a few of the federal benefits legally married gay couples will now have access to.” (There’s a rainbow line underneath the words “federal benefits”). “They will be able to: (red line then text continues) sponsor their husband/wife for immigration benefits (orange line then text continues) file income taxes jointly (yellow line then text continues) have joint parenting rights, such as access to children’s school records (green line)”]

[Image #2: “have next-of-kin status for emergency medical decisions (blue line then text continues) have family visitation rights, such as a visit to a spouse in a hospital or prison (purple line then text continues) receive custodial rights to children, shared property, child support and alimony after divorce (red line then text continues) qualify for domestic violence intervention (orange line then text continues) receive spousal funeral and bereavement leave (yellow line then text continues) inherit property (green line)”]

[Image #3: “receive spousal benefits when an officer is killed in the line of duty (blue line then text continues) receive social security payments (purple line then text continues) have immunity from testifying against spouse (red line then text continues) apply for housing assistance if in a low-income family (orange line then text continues) apply for copyright renewal for works created by their deceased spouse (yellow line then text continues) receive spousal recognition for policies governing burial at Arlington National Cemetery”]

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What LGBTQ Life Was Like Before Stonewall

Queer history started before 1969.

“Fifty years ago this June, in the summer of 1969, patrons of a popular gay bar in New York City called the Stonewall Inn fought back against abusive police. In doing so, they launched the modern lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer movement, creating a touchstone moment that would define the next half-century of activist efforts. 

With the Supreme Court’s historic legalization of same sex marriage in 2015, Congress’s recent approval of the Equality Act, and the increased acceptance and representation of LGBTQ people in popular culture, we have undeniably come a long way from the time when cops routinely raided gay bars and being outed nearly guaranteed a person would be labeled a sexual psychopath, blacklisted, ostracized by friends and family, and legally barred from employment in most occupations, as described by John D’Emilio in his classic book on the pre-Stonewall era, Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities.

But much less is known about day-to-day life for LGBTQ people pre-Stonewall, and what took place prior to the rebellion that laid the groundwork for events that would change the course of modern LGBTQ history.”