Comment on NSW Police face fresh calls to be banned from Mardi Gras

• Nath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Let’s be reasonable, here. I don’t understand why half the community wanted to exclude gay cops but I can absolutely see that queer people face oppression just for existing.

  Yes, we have come a long way since the 1970s when Pride started. But hate of queer people hasn’t gone away. It’s up to everyone to recognize that and fight against it whenever loonies start to stir it up in our communities.

  My examples are in Perth, because I’m in Perth. I’m sure this happens everywhere in Australia, though.

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  • Eyekaytee@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    i’ll admit i don’t like the drag queen storytime, just doesn’t sit right with me

    tbf i probably wouldn’t like tradie storytime or ceo storytime either, just seems…suspicious…but at the same time parents are more than welcome to just not go, not sure where the issue is

    the teenagers attacking gays is just maddening, i wonder where they are getting it from

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    • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      The point to it is is that many kids don’t have any queer folk in their lives. Having a drag queen read to them gives an example of a drag queen in the world. That’s really all there is to it.

      Kids do not care. They just accept everything at face value. All they see is a nice friendly person reading a story. It is no different for them than a play school host reading a story.

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