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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>What is the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Future</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Gayborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gayborhoods</span></a>?</p><p>For years, the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> has carved out <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/safehavens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safehavens</span></a> in the form of gayborhoods or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gayvillages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gayvillages</span></a>.</p><p>These areas, populated and frequented by the LGBTQ+ community, serve as places where we can <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BeOurselves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeOurselves</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/living" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>living</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/freely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freely</span></a> among <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/friends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>friends</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lovers</span></a>, while watching out for one another. </p><p>But in 2024, do we still need them?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://taggmagazine.com/gayborhoods/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">taggmagazine.com/gayborhoods/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Adontai M.<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homelessness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShelterSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShelterSolutions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndStreetSleeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndStreetSleeping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HousingFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingFirst</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportShelters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportShelters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SafeHavens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeHavens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomelessNotHopeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomelessNotHopeless</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShelterSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShelterSupport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BridgeToHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BridgeToHome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoOneLeftOutside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoOneLeftOutside</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️</p><p>Good <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinians</span></a> in good countries like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> also have to deal with the additional <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trauma</span></a> of reconciling their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonization</span></a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/West" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>West</span></a> with feeling of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GUILT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GUILT</span></a> about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/safeHavens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safeHavens</span></a> that they "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enjoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enjoy</span></a>" in the same US &amp; West.</p><p>Their FIRST thought is that while their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brothers</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sisters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sisters</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> suffer, the Palestinian <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diaspora</span></a> "enjoy every little thing" in the US.</p><p>Their "SECOND thought is [Palestinians in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>] DON'T get to enjoy this" ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111460087100168191" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1</span><span class="invisible">11460087100168191</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.right.wtf/@specked" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>specked</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Jeffrey_Smith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Jeffrey_Smith</span></a></span></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>How should <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinians</span></a> reconcile their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEMONIZATION" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEMONIZATION</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/West" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>West</span></a> with the feeling of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GUILT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GUILT</span></a> about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/safeHavens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safeHavens</span></a> that Palestinian <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diaspora</span></a> "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enjoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enjoy</span></a>" in the same US and West?</p><p>While Palestinians in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> suffer and blame <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brothers</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sisters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sisters</span></a> "enjoy every little thing" in the US.</p><p>Their "SECOND thought is [Palestinians in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>] don't get to enjoy this"</p><p>"I'm still able to go with safety to grocery store… to go out to dinner without being bombed."</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67410868" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-6</span><span class="invisible">7410868</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Uncertainty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uncertainty</span></a> over the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nevada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/governor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governor</span></a>'s position on bills that would expand <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coverage</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/genderaffirming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genderaffirming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> </p><p>If he ultimately approves them, the state will join other <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> states in carving out <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/safehavens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safehavens</span></a> amid a flurry of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a> efforts to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/limit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>limit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>access</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nevada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/nevada-governors-support-ambitious-bills-uncertain-98957078" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireSt</span><span class="invisible">ory/nevada-governors-support-ambitious-bills-uncertain-98957078</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kenya</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/safehavens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safehavens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/atrisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atrisk</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/draconian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>draconian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antigay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antigay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bill</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Refugees</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Uganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uganda</span></a> may have to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/flee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flee</span></a> again. </p><p>The latest anti-LGBTQ+ law proposed in Africa would expel <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refugees</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/asylumseekers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asylumseekers</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/punish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/offenses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offenses</span></a> deemed "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/immoral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immoral</span></a>" or aiding such conduct.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kenya</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Uganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PoliticalAsylum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalAsylum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/04/kenya-safe-havens-at-risk-with-draconian-anti-gay-bill/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2023/04/kenya-</span><span class="invisible">safe-havens-at-risk-with-draconian-anti-gay-bill/</span></a></p>