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Reagan’s LGBT record
Let us first start with a quote from the “great” man himself “Society cannot rightly condone the alternate gay lifestyle”. What type of message does that send to America? One of togetherness and sensibility. No of course not Reagan's message is clear, gay people are not right and are inferior. What type of president preaches against his own people? To this day Reagan’s homophobia has effects. In part it can help you see why people like Ted Cruz believe that it is okay to talk about how Transgender women are men. So just why does the republican party, once a bastion for rights allow this vicious hate speech? The answer is quite simple and it is that they lure voters in with calls of “values” being under attack. However these “values” are simply hate mongering and ones of intolerance that should rightly be attacked. But no says the Reagan Republican, it is my right to hate a fellow man for something they cannot control. Under the Reagan administration homophobia was not just allowed it was openly encouraged.
The biggest stain on Reagan’s reputation with the gay community is his outright refusal to acknowledge the AIDs crisis. However just ignoring it wasn't enough for some of Reagan's staff, with his communications director Pat Buchanan claiming that AIDs was God's revenge upon the gays. Another member of the Reagan Revolution, Jerry Falwell claimed that “AIDs is the wrath of God upon the homosexuals”. This brazen allowance and nurturing of homophobia for political gain is quite disgusting. Along with his nearly 28,000 homosexual men died without help from their government. Eventually after a 1985 press conference Reagan would be forced to take action.
It is important to note that in his private life Reagan was moderately tolerant of homosexuals. However he still regarded homosexuality as a sickness. However this did not prevent him from befreinding some homsexuals and lesbians during his Holywood career. Reagan also vetoed a bill that would allow open discrimination against LGBTQ teachers by saying that sexuality is determined at a young age rather than through teachings. However one must remember that while he acted quite tolerant in private he was much more discriminatory in public and used fears of homophobia to his advantage politically. Even in private however he told gay jokes and made fun of homosexual lisps.
Another aspect of Reagan's life in which he showed disdain for homosexuals was when his own son wanted to do ballet. Instantly Reagan jumped to the conclusion that his son was gay and began worrying that his son was a closet homosexual. Now why exactly would this be an issue? For any truly tolerant person having a gay son is no different than having a straight son. But for Reagan he didn't want his son to be afflicted with, in his view was a sickness. Also he did not want his son's sexuality to tarnish his reputation among conservative, and often homophobic, groups. This once again shows his reluctance to stand up for what is truly right and stick up for his gay rights which is quite cowardly.
One important thing to remember about Reagan's public homophobia is that it would set a precedent for any good god fearing republican to be at the very least relatively homophobic. This effect is still seen to this day with puritanical candidates such as Ted Cruz being openly homophobic as well as transphobic. He was made it a campaign issue to say that transgender women are not women and in his own words are men. And to this day the conservative movement, who have held Reagan up as an idol, forces gay and transgender activists to fight tooth and nail for every single right that every other American has. His staunch conservative principles can also be seen failing in other areas of domestic such as the joke known as supply side economics. In conclusion it is fair to say that Ronald Reagan helped foster homophobic and transphobic sentiments in the conservative movement and allowed thousands to die without help due solely to the fact that they were gay and that it would have hurt him politically.
In short, Facebook is no longer a democratizing force in journalism. It has become a pay-to-play printing press, which offers little to journalists other than the prospect of a large audience — but only for stories published on Facebook, rather than independent news sites. This transformation may prove to be the company’s undoing. Journalists who grew up with social media expect that news will come to them from a variety of sources, without traditional gatekeepers. Now that Facebook has set itself up as the new gatekeeper, it has taken the first step down the path to irrelevance. I eagerly await the next generation of news apps and services, designed expressly to circumvent Facebook and make information just a little bit more free again.
Annalee Newitz, tech culture editor at Ars Technica & founder of io9, “Facebook Democratized the News, but New Changes Do the Opposite”
Voice Mails. Part I.
Voice mail from, Laurel: 14th, November 2015
Hey Sara, it’s me. Listen I know you went to mom’s to get yourself together, but I just- I just wanted you to know that you can still talk to me, okay? I love you.
Voice mail from, Laurel: 20th, November 2015
Hey Sara, it’s me. Can’t wait to see you at mom’s for thanksgiving. I just wanted to ask if it’d be okay to bring Thea? I mean you don’t have to say yes, but she doesn’t really have anywhere to go. Call me back, love you.
Voice mail from, Laurel: 1st, December 2015
Hey you, so you’re birthday is coming up! I was wondering if you would be, opposed to me bringing you a little something. I promise it’ll be great and no, I’m not cooking. Love you.
Voice mail, from Laurel: 5th, December 2015
Sara, I just. I just wanted to say that I love you. Don’t worry, I’m fine, but - I. I just wanted you to know that. I love you baby bird. Call me back, let’s get together and have lunch, love you.
Voice mail, from Laurel: 10th, December 2015
Sara. Get here fast, please. We need you. It’s Felicity she’s in the hospital. Please, hurry. Love you, bye.
Voice mail, from Laurel: 12th, December 2015
Sara, please. I’m sorry, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about Nyssa sooner. You were just, you were... We just got you back and I didn’t- Sara please, call me back, love you.
Voice mail, from Laurel: 12th, December 2015
Okay, yes it is my fault and I’m sorry, Sara. Please just call me, tell me you’re okay, I’m worried about you, love you, bye.
Voice mail, from Laurel: 16th, December 2015
Do you need help? I will come up there and we can get her out, Sara. Talk to me, please. I love you, bye.
Voice mail, from Laurel: 20th, December 2015
Mom wants to know if you’re going to be here for Christmas, Sara. Please, it’s your birthday, your first birthday back. I know you’re upset with me, and I - I deserve it, but Sara. Please, come back for mom. She didn’t do anything, she needs you... I need you, Sara. You’re my sister, I love you.
Voice mail, from Laurel: 27th, December 2015
Thank you. I know it was hard, actually. I don’t, but I appreciate you coming here for Christmas with mom. So does dad, and... so do I. I love you so much, Sara. I hope you enjoy your Christmas presents, and that your new shark keeps you just as much company as your old one did. Love you, bye.
Voice mail, from Laurel: 2nd, January 2016
Hey when did you get back in town? Sin told me you were still hanging out at the Clocktower. Mind if I swing by with lunch? Love you.
Voice mail, from Laurel: 6th, January 2016
Thanks for hanging out with me today. Hope I didn’t bore you with a bunch of lawyer jargon. Did you wanna swing by the Arrow Cave and spar today? Call me back, love you, bye.
The Girl: Too Young
Dear Lily,
Your mom and I picked your outfit, your favorite beanie - those stupid shoes that you refuse to get repaired just because you could stick a toe out of one. It was hard, neither one of us wanted to go into your room. We keep thinking you’re going to walk through the door at any moment. Your tape deck arrived today, I put it by your bed. When I left your house, I think your mom went back to your room. I think she’s ... I don’t know if she’s going to be okay, Lily. You were her life, just as you are my heart.
Lily, you were too young. You were just seventeen. I talked with the student council, we’re going to leave your chair empty for graduation. I never knew just how many kids you knew, and how sad our entire class would be without you.
It rained today, and I saw a rainbow. I like to think that was you.
Until we meet again,
Linda.
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listen to this shit
okay so. I just got home from work. It’s almost 11:00. I have to be on the ferry at 5:30 AM for work TOMORROW. It’s a 30 min drive to the ferry from my house which means I have to be awake at at LEAST 4:30
SO SLEEP TIME FOR ME
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