just to explain something to americans

mrsmelchiorgabor:

I’m seeing lots of ‘WOW THE CONSERVATIVE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE OMG’

it’s great and wonderful and I’m so happy my country is on its way to equality

but it’s not the equivalent of a republican leader (eg romney, bush, santorum etc) declaring support for gay marriage, which is what a lot of people seem to think, based on things people say on tumblr but also, mostly, what American newsreaders say (I watch your news a lot because I’m really interested in American politics and culture)

it’s not the same because our conservatives are NOT like your conservatives. there is a small faction within the UK conservative party that would agree with the more extreme American conservative ideals, but that is a VERY SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE and none of them are the senior, prominent members of the party. in fact, politicians in the UK who would have a lot in common with republican leaders have their own party. this party is called the British National Party - the BNP. They have no elected officials in the UK parliament because they don’t have enough public support; they are too extreme for the vast majority of people. I’m not saying that all republicans are like the BNP because most people in the BNP are pretty evil - most of them are racist, islamaphobic and agree with Nazi ideals etc, and also their leader has been in prison for hate crimes.

anyway, back to my point - our conservatives are quite liberal compared to your conservatives. a lot of conservative voters and politicians share the ideals of your democratic party (mostly - there’s some stuff they’d disagree on but they aren’t poles apart). our left wing party is the labour party and they are more liberal than some of your democrats. there are members of the public who vote democrat in the US who would vote conservative in the UK.

consider this: senior conservatives in the US don’t support abortion. senior UK conservatives are pro-choice.

so whilst david cameron’s support is amazing and I’m not undermining that. I think it’s fantastic that our leader supports equality, and is determined to legalise it. but it’s not the equivalent of an extreme, leading republican to support it. dick cheney’s support for gay marriage is much more remarkable and unusual than david cameron’s. I’m just getting a little tired of seeing posts and listening to newsreaders acting like it’s the same thing because, trust me, it REALLY isn’t the same thing. that’s all, thanks for reading.

incidentally, I would never vote for the conservatives in my country. I’d vote for labour. I disagree with the conservatives about education policy and economic policy. but that’s just me.

theasylumsabyss:

John Cooper is my hero

I was about to post responses to all the gay hate on Facebook

Until I saw his comments. 

I was going to erase all the names, until I realized that you could just go on Facebook and search ‘Person of Interest’ to find all this hate. 

oh my god, he is actually perfect.

“Scott came into the dressing room while I was getting dressed, ... I was bending over to pull my pants up, so the first thing he saw was my bare bum. Then I turned around and saw him. At that very instant, in my head, I said, `That`s him. That`s the one.` And he says he was thinking the exact same thing. ”

(Source: martincrief)

becachloe:

Not just a big win for Obama tonight, but also same-sex marriage in these three states!

(Source: blyekensi)

thetrevorproject:

Huge news from Spain today. Marriage equality is sweeping the globe

I wish my moderate Republican friends would simply be honest. They all say they’re voting for Romney because of his economic policies (tenuous and ill-formed as they are), and that they disagree with him on gay rights. Fine. Then look me in the eye, speak with a level clear voice, and say,” My taxes and take-home pay mean more than your fundamental civil rights, the sanctity of your marriage, your right to visit an ailing spouse in the hospital, your dignity as a citizen of this country, your healthcare, your right to inherit, the mental welfare and emotional well-being of your youth, and your very personhood.” It’s like voting for George Wallace during the Civil Rights movements, and apologizing for his racism. You’re still complicit. You’re still perpetuating anti-gay legislation and cultural homophobia. You don’t get to walk away clean, because you say you “disagree” with your candidate on these issues.

Doug Wright (via tylercoates)

#i’m not saying that all republicans are bad people #but if you support legislation and politicians that are ignorant and archaic and all of the above things #then you are complicit

I think the heart of the matter here is this: saying you support LGBT legislation and equal rights for all is great. Good job, you just met the criteria for being a decent person. But saying that and then saying that you’re voting for Romney because you “support his economic policies” or “support his foreign policies” or whatever, completely negates the fact that you support equal rights.

You just negated everything. Because despite the fact that you disagree with him on something, he’s not going to cater to you and say “oh, alright, I’ll just change this fundamental part of my platform because you’re upset with me”. That’s not gonna happen. Ever. His platform is exactly the same as it was when he started the race and it will include vastly bigoted and ignorant legislation aimed at stripping the LGBT community of their basic rights as citizens of this country.

Wake up and smell the coffee, people.

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thinkspeakstress:

veganemelda:

laraelena:

One of the BEST ad campaigns about representation I have seen.

Everyone has a backbone. Use yours.

Oh my god, this is perfect.

On queer-baiting and why it’s not OK

carororo:

Hey guys, tonight I felt like talking about something I’ve been noticing more and more in modern television, film, and related media.  I think other Tumblrinas have probably written on this before as well, but I’d like to try to articulate how this affects me personally.

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Some things that confuse me.

saunteringvaguelydownwards:

fuckyeahlesbians:

[Images: An image set that features two women getting married, one in a suit, the other in a gown.  In the first picture, they are standing at the altar, holding each other’s hands and smiling while the priest looks at them with a large smile on his face.  The second picture has one of the brides standing getting her dress laced up.  The third picture has the other bride tying her tie with her an older gentleman, assumed to be her father.  The final picture has the suit wearing bride and her assumed father walking arm in arm, going up a flight of stairs.]

theloudestsilence16:

Oh my god that picture of the girl and her dad tying their ties together is precious