This whole country has regressed the last 7 years. Thanks, Trump.
SW Iowa town removes LGBTQ+ group from Labor Day parade
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So you think 1960s rural Iowa would have been more agreeable to this parade entry?
No, but I think 2014 rural Iowa would have been more agreeable.
That's a negative there champ. Rural Ioway's been bigoted and prejudiced for a lonnnnngggg time! Which is why I said "yeah" as in "yeah, I agree with you."
He’s forgetting that shit keeps getting weirder. Eventually people turn on it
Not necessarily Trump, but the people he inspired to come out of the shadows. I haven't really heard too much from Trump about the LGBTQ community. The MAGA movement, however, has given bigots, conspiracy theorists, white supremacists, etc. a platform.
Places and people change at different rates based on exposure and the generation of people.
Obama, a black liberal politician was somewhat recently against gay marriage. He changed his stance.
My guess is Lilly white rural America will take longer. Maybe they won’t until the older generation dies.
Amazing people like you can see a god damn thing about reality and time.
It’s all about finding some outrage and crapping pants 24/7/365.
Things are way better than just 20 years ago. 20 years ago even democrats were against a lot of things everybody takes for granted today. Like gay marriage. Marijuana would be another.
Way too many people act like nothing has improved since the 60’s. That’s simply not true, it’s only said to generate volume and noise for one political side or another.
Maybe the behavior the trans community puts on display at parades has led to people not wanting that show in their parade.
It was a super small town in Iowa, they don't want that shit and I don't blame them.
Supposed to be relaxing and a fun event, not getting people worked up.
I HIGLY doubt the mayor was the only one.
I live in a town with about 6k and the majority wouldn't want to see it either.
Are we all homophobes???
No, we just need to have rainbow flags thrown in our faces at every event and drag queens at story hour.
It’s just a parade. Sheesh, I remember when people said “it’s just a statue” or “it’s just a name”.
I live in a small town (pop. 5500) 20 miles north of Essex and there was a local LBGTQ group that walked in our Junction Days Parade in June. No one seemed to care.
Maybe not all of them. But you and 99% of them certainly are.
All the damn flags! Don’t tread on me…am I right brother?! Yeeeehaaaawww!
LOL at that bunch of babble. There have always been bigots but they were in the shadows and generally kept their mouths shut. Now they've been emboldened and though they are the minority their voices are loud and the right wing listens to them. That's all happened in the past 7 years.
Most things have improved vastly since the 60s - that's a red herring you're offering up. This thing is not better since 2015 though. And that's the point here.
Red Oak has no trannies, but they are all methed up
Kidding GoHawks….hope we didn’t hurt any of your boys Friday night
I don't like trans in sports but i love my trans friends. I think there's def a line between unfairness in trans in sports and excluding all LGBTQ bc "we don't want to see that in our town"
I don’t disagree, however feel like the trans team has irritated many logical thinking people with the push to participate equally, when it’s clear they are not. It’s not an attack on their rights.
I think trans in sports is a complex discussion and excluding them from female sports is different from excluding them from a parade.
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Yeah, who wants groups looking for attention to be in a *checks notes* PARADE.
As usual, you bring idiocy to the table with your contrarian take.
I love the ultra lefts on this site.
There's about 5 of you that I can always count on.
I am completely unsurprised that you bought ocean front property in Lincoln.
I can’t tell if you’re pleased / accepting of the long standing position most backwoods folk have or not. Care to clarify?
Oh bubba - you and me both. I love your dumbshit posts. They’re some of my favorite trash on this here trash heap called HORT! I will say I’m surprised you come from a town of 6,000. I figured it was 6.
I really don't think a lot of well meaning middle aged liberal sorts understand the rainbow people of today.
They're not the same oppressed group of yesteryear.
Maybe not clarify - how about expound. Specially, your thoughts on the fact that bigotry and prejudice has long been a part of small town Iowa and continues to be a part of it. Any thoughts on if that’s good or bad?
There is a huge difference between a drag performance on a stage and what we are talking about. Do you think this parade entry would have been more accepted in the 60s? If so, then you really aren't being honest.
Imo they should have let the float go. It wouldn't have hurt anyone. People need to not be afraid of gay people.
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I'm just laughing at you calling a group out for trying to get attention while participating in a parade.
I mean, what do YOU think parades are for and why do you think organizations participate in them?
THOSE DAMN SHRINERS - always trying to make it about THEIR cause in these damn parades!
