This week on the “Same Sex Sunday” podcast, the panel discusses the brutal beating of a transgender woman at a Baltimore McDonald’s, and whether or not publicizing this video is helpful.
The panel also dissects the Tennessee Senate’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill attempting to silence public school employees from discussing “homosexuality” and all things adjacent in Tennessee’s K-12 schools; and goes full-force at the House Republicans’ expensive defense of the “Defense Of Marriage Act,” including the legal landscape, the law firm behind the move and what some activists want to do to send a message to opponents of equality.
There’s also get an update on the Chick-Fil-A anti-gay charity fiasco: is one University about to say goodbye to the chain because of their anti-gay giving?
This week’s panel includes Metro Weekly’s Chris Geidner, Change.org’s Michael A. Jones, Log Cabin Republicans’ Casey Pick and LGBTQ advocate and activist Meghan Stabler.
With so many lawyers on one round table, you can bet there was some very deep discussion of the DOMA and Tennessee law realities.
This week’s podcast is here:
Editor’s Note: Same Sex Sunday is a weekly news and politics round table, podcast discussion about LGBT issues, hosted by Phil Reese and Joe Mirabella.
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wow, a lot has been happening lately.
Sad people in this world!
ugh people grow up!
Wow. Ignorance and stupidity are contagious.
I saw the video of that poor woman getting beaten by those two girls… Absolutely horrendous, brutal, heartless and cruel. They’ll get what they deserve eventually.
There are a lot of ignorant assholes out there who would refuse grow up. We all just have to work together as a team to overcome the ignorance and hate. Educate those that does not want to be educated, force them if it is needed. Ignorance must be stopped NOW!
Baltimore McDonald’s Video:
I’m uncomfortable with it being shown just as it is. Raw acts of violence -as it is randomly witnessed- have traumatizing effects on their surroundings. It asks the witnesses to develop an oddly intimate tolerance for them. That is, when it isn’t already shocking and repulsive to many other people. (Imagine how children are affected when seeing it in their household.) There should be more thoughtful strategies in how a video like that is re-presented outside of its live and actual moment of occurrence. The modern *audience* that sees this video are likely also surfing other *random* media in conjunction with this tragic event. (What other media are they watching exactly? Be careful with that question….) They watch for cheap thrills by which they don’t carefully contextualize in their mind, as this kind of violent event is so easily put on video and distributed for quick access.
Fucking uncalled for..
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> There are a lot of ignorant assholes out there
> who would refuse grow up.
Gee, there’s news.