Posts made by NF16

It looks as though Republicans are trying desperately to change the subject and to go on the attack after the uproar caused by this ridiculous bill. On Laura Ingraham's show, the chyron text was:

Liberals are sexually grooming elementary students

and

Dems happy to run on pro-grooming platform

Get used to this, as it's pretty clear that they will be coming after us this election season and likely again in 2024.

It's interesting that the single best example of "cancel culture" is coming from the Republican Party. It would be amusing if it weren't for the harm they are causing, and will continue to cause.

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@raphjd said in Florida to Enact "Don't Say Gay" Bill:

@gerggently

It has nothing to do with party loyalty.

It has everything to do with party loyalty, along with a little transphobia, as has been clearly demonstrated in this thread.

I am against teaching kids things they are too young to understand.

And if anyone were actually doing that, you might have a point. They aren't, and you don't. Again, this legislation is not only completely unnecessary, as witnessed by the fact that none of you can actually come up with any real problem that the legislation solves, it is harmful to the LGBTQ community and to the very children you are claiming that you are "protecting."

As for Putin, you people support open borders, except when Putin does it.

ROFL.... This may well be one of the dumbest arguments I've ever heard. What Putin is doing has jack shit to do with "open borders." And nobody in either party wants a fucking invasion. Get real.

I also love how you pretend that teachers are "not qualified to deal with issues such as these," but somehow "the community" is. And that teachers don't, and shouldn't, help with "raising the child."

So teachers and schools aren't part of "the community?" They don't have any impact on a child's development? And my next-door neighbor is more qualified to have such a discussion with me than my teacher?

You might want to rethink that argument.

@ocpete said in Florida to Enact "Don't Say Gay" Bill:

@flozen I don't see how it's transphobic to believe someone should not be taught about transitioning in grades k-3

As I noted above, the bill covers the full range of elementary school, middle school, and high school. It does not stop at grades k-3. Please stop pretending that it does.

Growing up gay, trans, even str8 can be hard enough as it is

Which is precisely why we need role models and frank and open discussion in all areas, including schools.

the teachers may have the best of intentions but are not qualified to deal with issues such as these, raising the child is responsibility of the parents and the community- the school is there solely to educate.

Um ... a frank and open discussion about sexuality is, in fact, part of a good education. That doesn't stop just because they enter a school building.

The truth is this bill shouldn't be necessary

The truth is that this bill is not, in fact, necessary. Which is why nobody, not even the authors, has been able to come up with any actual scenarios or real problems that the bill will address. Which is also why proponents of the bill continue to lie about it (e.g., "It only covers k-3!" "It's really about transgender discussions!" and so on.)

However there are teachers out there who seem to believe they're on some type of woke mission- teachers need to teach, not preach or play therapist.

And yet, somehow, you aren't able to actually come up with specific examples of such teachers. Not to mention that if you do manage to come up with some, you would still have to demonstrate that existing regulations and practices don't cover such scenarios. And you would still have to explain why they wrote the law in such a way, with such ambiguity and lack of clear guidance, as to cause massive censorship and lawsuits.

You can't. Please stop trying to defend the indefensible.

The bill passed the Senate and DeSantis has already said he will sign it. As you might expect, the debate from the Republican members of the Senate was woefully and willfully ignorant:

From the Tampa Bay Times:

"Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, the bill’s sponsor, also said the bill would address 'social engineering' in the classroom that he said could be leading to an increasing number of children coming out as gay or transgender in school."

And let's not forget Republican State Senator Ileana Garcia who insisted that being gay is "not permanent" and that this is a "good topic for happy hour." Oh, but it's all okay because she has a "close trans friend."

This is not a good time to be an LGBTQ student in the state of Florida. "Cancel culture" at its finest.

@ocpete said in Florida to Enact "Don't Say Gay" Bill:

The grooming I believe refers more to grooming them into transitioning rather than being gay.

Let's take a look, shall we? Representative Carlos G. Smith, an openly-gay Florida legislator, responded to Pushaw's tweets:

"DeSantis' spokesperson openly accused opponents of #DontSayGay of being 'groomers' -- aka PEDOPHILES. Bigoted attacks like this against LGBTQ people are the worst of the worst. They're disgusting and dangerous and have NO PLACE in the Guv's office. #ChristinePushaw must resign."

Another responder replied:

"Sounds like she hit close to home. These people get nasty about being denied access to kids and that is a huge HUGE red flag."

Pushaw responded to both:

"A hit dog hollers."

This wasn't, and isn't, about transitioning. This is about demonizing us as pedophiles. We've seen this tactic over and over again for decades.

@ocpete said in Florida to Enact "Don't Say Gay" Bill:

@NF16 When you take into account the numbers on Florida you have to include the demographics of the population. You also have to take into account the economic impact.

I'm aware of that. Florida is still not at the top of the list. Your statement was simply false.

The grooming I believe refers more to grooming them into transitioning rather than being gay.

You're welcome to interpret her comment any way you like but that isn't what she said. Nor is it what the law says.

This is part of a decades-long "no promo homo" effort in multiple states and communities. In Texas, for example, a law remains on the books that insists that certain educational materials must "state that homosexual conduct is not an acceptable lifestyle and is a criminal offense." That law has not changed, even though gay sex has been legal since Lawrence v. Texas in 2003.

A South Carolina law made it illegal for public school educators to discuss "alternate sexual lifestyles from heterosexual relationships," unless they were talking about STIs. A federal judge finally overturned that law in 2020.

The earlier laws were and are pretty clearly unconstitutional and most have been successfully challenged. This Florida bill is part of a nationwide effort by Republicans to try to weasel their way into the same restrictions in a less explicitly bigoted way. We've seen similar efforts in Tennessee, Montana, and Arizona, among others.

Florida is the first to try to make their law unreviewable by the Supreme Court, though, by employing the same citizen vigilante tactic that Texas has so far successfully used in their abortion law. That tactic, should it end up being successful once the Supreme Court officially rules, is likely to result in some pretty significant consequences down the road on all sorts of issues.

@ocpete said in Florida to Enact "Don't Say Gay" Bill:

No state has fared better during the pandemic than Florida

I'm sorry but this is simply false. Florida is much closer to the bottom of the list than it is to the top, regardless of which metric you choose.

As for the bill, it also bans such "instruction" in grades 4 through 12 if it "is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate," neither of which term is defined in the bill, so it affects far more than just kindergarten through 3rd grade. And because the terms are not defined, teachers will self-censor, afraid to say anything for fear it will be misconstrued as "not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate."

All it takes is a single parent to sue, as the law creates a vigilante enforcement scheme giving cash payouts and damages to parents who do so and prevail. And with the terms undefined and ambiguous, the chance of prevailing increases markedly.

This is what DeSantis' press secretary said about it on Twitter:

"The bill that liberals inaccurately call 'Don't Say Gay' would be more accurately described as an Anti-Grooming Bill."

"If you're against the Anti-Grooming Bill, you are probably a groomer or at least you don't denounce the grooming of 4-8 year old children. Silence is complicity. This is hbow it works, Democrats, and I didn't make the rules."

So we're back to the old standby that gays are pedophiles and that we "groom" children. Both the attitude and the bill are indefensible.

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@bi4smooth said in Infatuated with a straight/bi guy. Mixed signals. What to do?:

You're thinking with your logical mind and the original poster is clearly thinking with his heart.

That is precisely why we are giving the advice that we are. The signs are all there, the red flags clear and unmistakable. It is because the the original poster is thinking with his heart that he is not able to step back and see those signs. And because he is thinking with his heart, the potential for damage is significantly higher.

The person he is seeing has already clearly demonstrated that he is not worthy of trust. Hence, our advice to cut his losses, move on, and look for someone better.

@Willelmus : Since the original post is now 9 months old, I assume that the situation has been resolved. I'm still going to add my two cents, though.

Run away. Now. Do not wait even one minute longer. There is no future in the scenario you describe. More important: you deserve better. You deserve respect; you deserve concern for your own feelings and well-being; you deserve kindness, friendship, trust, and love. You will not find any of that in a situation like this, not with someone like that.

Right now, you're not much more than a living Fleshjack to him, a sex toy he pulls out when he needs it and then shoves back in the drawer when he's done. The fact that he won't even give you his telephone number is a huge red flag, as is the freaking out when you assert yourself.

If both of you just want the sex and nothing else, then I can see this working, with both of you just using the other for sexual gratification and then moving on with your respective lives. But that's pretty clearly not the situation here. And it's pretty damn rare, in general, as feelings almost always get involved on one side or the other.

So lay it on the line: if he wants to keep having sex with you, it has to be on your terms (within reason). And if he doesn't like those terms (and you already know he won't), you cut your losses and move on, and find someone better. And if I'm wrong and he really is willing to negotiate and compromise, this is a great way to find out and to improve the communication between you, leading to a healthier relationship.

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2. When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. [Maya Angelou]

3. As I get older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. [Andrew Carnegie]

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