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North Carolina, then Mississippi, now Tennessee pass anti lgbt laws
April 6, 2016 at 9:18 pm
(This post was last modified: April 6, 2016 at 9:24 pm by Phosphorescent Panties.)
I don't even know what to say except that it really hurts me. I looking at this, I just feel sad and I'm not sure what else to say. Tennessee passed a bill that allows therapists the right to turn down lgbt people.
I guess if a therapist isn't pro gay they shouldn't be a fucking therapist in the first place. In case you missed it, Mississippi recently passed a bill allowing businesses to turn away gay people. It feels like that's the direction our country is going, after it seemed like we were making progress.
I'm serious you guys, it just makes me feel fucking sick, I'm not feeling good about this. All of this happened in such a short period of time too.
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RE: North Carolina, then Mississippi, now Tennessee pass anti lgbt laws
April 6, 2016 at 9:23 pm
*sigh*
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RE: North Carolina, then Mississippi, now Tennessee pass anti lgbt laws
April 6, 2016 at 10:27 pm
Oh well, more custom for the therapists who don't give a shit.
The only losers with these laws are the idiots who don't realise they're losing money by turning away custom.
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RE: North Carolina, then Mississippi, now Tennessee pass anti lgbt laws
April 6, 2016 at 10:31 pm
Backwards assholes are backwards.
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RE: North Carolina, then Mississippi, now Tennessee pass anti lgbt laws
April 6, 2016 at 10:52 pm
I would love to see the reaction to a doctor using the same law to refuse to treat Christians.
Can you imagine the outrage?
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RE: North Carolina, then Mississippi, now Tennessee pass anti lgbt laws
April 6, 2016 at 11:15 pm
There is already corporate backlash against it. They will overturn these when they see how much money it costs them - or they might get shot down in court first.
I wouldn't let it get to you. The national sentiment is on your side. What you're seeing is the last gasp of the dinosaurs. Think of it as their death throes.
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RE: North Carolina, then Mississippi, now Tennessee pass anti lgbt laws
April 6, 2016 at 11:31 pm
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I get that racist and homophobic views are prevalent in those places but seriously; why do they spend that much time and energy on it.
Those places have more pressing matters.
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RE: North Carolina, then Mississippi, now Tennessee pass anti lgbt laws
April 6, 2016 at 11:34 pm
(April 6, 2016 at 9:18 pm)Phosphorescent Panties Wrote: I don't even know what to say except that it really hurts me. I looking at this, I just feel sad and I'm not sure what else to say. Tennessee passed a bill that allows therapists the right to turn down lgbt people.
I guess if a therapist isn't pro gay they shouldn't be a fucking therapist in the first place. In case you missed it, Mississippi recently passed a bill allowing businesses to turn away gay people. It feels like that's the direction our country is going, after it seemed like we were making progress.
I'm serious you guys, it just makes me feel fucking sick, I'm not feeling good about this. All of this happened in such a short period of time too.
When waves crash on the shoreline, there are always wavelets which ripple back into the sea in response.
These are the dying protests of the old guard, and there are plenty of us handy to ensure that this is the case.
These laws won't pass SCOTUS scrutiny.
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RE: North Carolina, then Mississippi, now Tennessee pass anti lgbt laws
April 7, 2016 at 12:16 am
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What is in Tennessee anyway?
Some farms? Fields? ... Tornadoes?
Like seriously I'm surprised they even have therapists there, I didn't think there were any people.
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RE: North Carolina, then Mississippi, now Tennessee pass anti lgbt laws
April 7, 2016 at 12:21 am
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