HellToupee
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They committed to 250k from this promotion. I wonder how much they usually give to lgbtq+ annually ?
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Ghost Rider
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Sly move by Burger King. Too bad their food tastes like crap. This probably won’t move the needle much as far as their overall sales go, although there’re likely some who will subject their taste buds to crap for the cause.
squistion
Footballguy
I don't know the amount annually given, but they have been publicly supportive of the LGBT+ community for years, going back at least to 2014 where they unveiled a Proud Wopper, which was a limited edition version of the Whopper burger to celebrate LGBTQ Pride in San Francisco, featuring a rainbow wrapper with “we are all the same inside” inscribed.
https://www.metroweekly.com/2014/07/burger-king-unveils-its-proud-whopper/
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Rich Conway
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Max Power
Footballguy
I just saw the Blue clues video that was causing some outrage in certain circles and I'm not outraged by it, but I do find it unnecessary for that age group.
I take issue with some of the messaging too. I fully support the LGB community, but there are certain aspects of the Trans movement that are more nuanced and require discussion vs the blanket "I support all LGBTQ+ movement"
I take issue with some of the messaging too. I fully support the LGB community, but there are certain aspects of the Trans movement that are more nuanced and require discussion vs the blanket "I support all LGBTQ+ movement"
squistion
Footballguy
I don't understand why anyone would have an issue with a video like this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4vHegf3WPU
I don't see the harm in acknowledging to children that there are families that exist with two mommies, two daddies or have trans members, that is the reality of the world in this country in 2021. Pretending that LGBT+ people don't exist is not the answer IMO.
squistion
Footballguy
Joe Biden @JoeBiden 5h
LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. As we celebrate this month, we won’t rest until full equality for LGBTQ+ Americans is finally achieved and codified into law. The Senate must pass the Equality Act.
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1402700112292425736
LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. As we celebrate this month, we won’t rest until full equality for LGBTQ+ Americans is finally achieved and codified into law. The Senate must pass the Equality Act.
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1402700112292425736
Max Power
Footballguy
I'm going to be ignorant for a minute and ask what basic human right the LGBTQ community is denied from?
squistion
Footballguy
Equality under the law in all 50 states. In 26 or so states (don't have the exact number) you can be married on Sunday if you are LGBT+ and fired on Monday for being LGBT+ with no recourse.
Max Power
Footballguy
Is it just some outdated laws? Or can the states literally use LGBT as the stated reason to fire someone?
squistion
Footballguy
There is no protection for LGBT+ folks, so even if they actually say "I am firing you for being queer after seeing you got married" there is no recourse as there is zero employment discrimination protection for LGBT+ people.
Max Power
Footballguy
squistion
Footballguy
Max Power
Footballguy
I don't either and not sure it falls within the basic human rights category, but if that is a protection the LGB community needs, I can support that
squistion
Footballguy
https://www.upworthy.com/29-states-can-fire-you-for-being-gay-is-your-state-one-of-them
29 States Can Fire You For Being Gay. Is Your State One Of Them?
And in 34 states it is legal to fire someone solely for being transgender. If you think this is as ridiculous as I do, you're going to want to see what Michigan's hilarious "Don't Change Yourself: Change the Law" campaign is doing about it.
I didn't look at your link because the excerpt you posted is just the same thing you asserted previously. I asked for evidence that it happens; not that it could. You know, like the voter fraud you say is non-existent so we don't need laws to ensure voter integrity.
Edit - I tried to look at your story, from some website I've never heard of. But it appears to just be a headline. It won't take me to a story when I click on it. And it's almost 10 years old. How do I know those states haven't added protections in the last 9+ years?
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squistion
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Yeah, there isn't a shred of proof that it does exist...but OK...if you say it does I won't spend any more time, um, discussing this with you. 
the moops
Footballguy
HellToupee
Footballguy
Absolutely insane if there are still archaic laws like that still on the books but your link doesn’t have much info in it
I was willing to entertain the issue, but when asked for evidence you posted a 10 year old link from a dubious source that doesn't even provide the evidence I requested. So yeah, you should probably bow out of the discussion.
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squistion
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Fine, research yourself where and in what states in 2021 employment discrimination against LGBT+ folks still is legal and exists in this country (26 states I think). If you don't want to believe it does, then don't.
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bigbottom
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I agree with what you’ve written here 100%. That said, the video is pretty terrible. Not because of the content, but because the song is annoying, the production is horrible, and I think it mostly fails at its educational goal.
squistion
Footballguy
Yeah, if I had any school age kids I probably wouldn't want them to see it, only because it so amateurish.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
As usual, you don't know what you're talking about:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/15/supreme-court-rules-workers-cant-be-fired-for-being-gay-or-transgender.html
squistion
Footballguy
https://www.courierpress.com/story/opinion/columnists/jon-webb/2020/06/16/despite-supreme-court-you-can-still-get-fired-being-gay-trans/3197494001/
Despite Supreme Court ruling, you can still get fired for being gay, transgender
[...]
It doesn’t protect everybody, though. Depending on where you work, you can still get fired for being gay or transgender.
Under U.S. law, religious organizations are basically exempt from protections baked into the Civil Rights Act. Sometimes called the “ministerial exception,” it bars ministers from suing for discrimination.
According to Evansville attorney Erin Borcherding Bauer, with Barber & Bauer LLP, Monday’s decision won’t do anything to overturn that. Gorsuch’s opinion made that clear, she said.
[...]
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
You just moved the goal posts. Originally you were going on about how employers in a bunch of states could fire you just for being gay, which is flatly untrue. Now that you've been called on it, you're trying to retreat to "Well, religious employers can still fire gay people." Which is true, of course, but not what you were talking about before.
I recommend that you stick to copy and pasting from Twitter. That's very low quality content, but it's better than the stuff that you come up with on your own.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
You're arguing with a person who doesn't know what he's talking about, cherry-picks out-of-date and unreliable sources to win arguments with strangers on the internet, and would sooner eat broken glass than let somebody else have the last word even after being shown that he's wrong. Don't you have better things to do, like watch paint dry?
squistion
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IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
squistion
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Stealthycat
Footballguy
if it was pro-Gun marching or pro-Life marching and fed to kids via cartoons you'd be ok with that right ?
the moops
Footballguy
Equating guns and abortion to a video about kids having two moms or two dads seems like a stretch
Stealthycat
Footballguy
the moops
Footballguy
Because cartoons are for kids. There are millions of kids that either have two moms or dads or know someone who has two moms or dads. Kids don't play with guns nor do they have or perform abortions.
Stealthycat
Footballguy
some people would argue that kids shouldn't be exposed to guns and pro-life and many other things because of the influences it has on kids
guess what? some people would argue that pro-LGBTQ shouldn't be shown to kids. In fact, for like the history of the USA until maybe the 1990's it was highly shunned
things have changed, many more people are open to LGBTQ but my point is, if we flooded tv kids shows with pro-gun and pro-life then in 10-20 years the next generation would have been raised in pro-gun pro-life world and they'd be way more open an accepting to guns and pro-life
kids have ALWAYS played with guns - and toy army sets and cowboys and indian's etc and kids have always played with dolls and babies
kids were never really exposed to anything LGBTQ until last 15-20 years if even
Max Power
Footballguy
https://youtu.be/Xprabkl1LD4
This was another video on Nickelodeon introducing kids to drag queens and trans.
I feel the outrage stems from parents wanting to have the conversation with their kids first, not being exposed to adult issues without supervision or clarification on the issue.
This was another video on Nickelodeon introducing kids to drag queens and trans.
I feel the outrage stems from parents wanting to have the conversation with their kids first, not being exposed to adult issues without supervision or clarification on the issue.
squistion
Footballguy
Yes, indeed. Kids that age have no idea that LGBT+ people even exist. They don't have a clue.
BladeRunner
Footballguy
For the most part, that's good. That's something their parents need to talk to them about, not your gubment nanny.Yes, indeed. Kids that age have no idea that LGBT+ people even exist. They don't have a clue.
squistion
Footballguy
And unless their parents talked to them, they would have no clue that LGBT+ people exist, would they?
the moops
Footballguy
This was shown on Nickelodeon, a station that parents can choose to not watch if they so please. What's this gubmnet nanny stuff about?
rockaction
Footballguy
How on earth did the guy that runs the LBGTQ+ thread miss the Supreme Court ruling? Like, the one that made huge news last year because it extended protections under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. How could you miss that?
Rich Conway
Footballguy
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
It was arguably the biggest supreme court ruling on the subject of gay rights. The only other two in the conversation are Lawrence v. Texas and Obergefell. And he couldn't be bothered to remember it.
It would be as if a Saints fan was in here talking about how the Saints were going to be great next year and you ask him why and he starts off with how awesome Drew Brees is.
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Stealthycat
Footballguy
more and more we're seeing the fighting back
https://www.foxnews.com/us/loudoun-school-board-girl-transgender-bathrooms
https://www.foxnews.com/us/loudoun-school-board-girl-transgender-bathrooms
Rich Conway
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Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
@squistion
Please change the title to "LGBQTR+ are now protected from being fired from all non-religious jobs and I'm sorry for posting falsehoods."
TIA
Please change the title to "LGBQTR+ are now protected from being fired from all non-religious jobs and I'm sorry for posting falsehoods."
TIA
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