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Dude, Biden was pulling Dubya’s strings that whole time in the early 2000s.
Biden started WWI ya know - he had archduke Ferdinand assinated by the illuminati.
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Quote by sthtxs
All of the illegals need to go back! They are bringing STDs, mumps, measles, and possibly untreatable TB. And don't forget Covid if that is a real thing still. Keep in mind they required you the citizen to be vaccinated.
Another issue is the millions spent on this human debris that is of zero use to society. Few of them have any job skills just like our existing ghetto populations of various ethnicities.
well, if you take a look at history, that means, unless you're native american, you should probably get the hell out of here too.
human debris, btw. wow. yes, they are garbage people. good to know that we have some compassionate members here. btw, those people without any job skills are also keeping the economy from tanking as well as putting food on your plate - i assume you eat produce in some form or another?
now, excuse me while i tend to my wife who's sick with imaginary covid. i'll let her know to just stop pretending and get back to work. thanks!
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Quote by Justlooking51
I find crap like this extremely offensive. I've known gay men, lesbians and trans people, long before it became les causes des jours, when before HIV was grip. I vote conservative because the other choice is putting Government into the bedroom. It wasn't Trump who was spanked by the Circuit Court for suppression of speech.
As for the original question, I don't think there is a single answer to the question any more than I think that conservatives are the only phobic people in the country. Some fear themselves, some fear the retribution of God, some believe that because history evolved from libertine Rome and Greece at the same time Christianity arose there is a connection between social evolution and repression of sexuality. [removed by moderator due to being irrelevant to present discussion]
I was a young teen when Christine Jorgenson had her sex change operation. If I were inclined to believe the popular press at all, I'd blame the rise in phobic behavior on Obama prefering to hide in the closet. As far as I can tell, none of the rhetoric got really vehement until his ascendency. "Whatever floats your goat" was the watchword of my generation and the one after that. Things started getting wierd when Gore lost and kept bending after that.
pretty sure Mr Obama isn't gay, so that really makes no sense whatsoever. and, actually, things got REALLY vehement after Trump was elected and he made it okay for all the extremists to speak up and follow up their words with action.
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Quote by ElCoco
Glad to see you're good with me voting for what I think is the right direction, even though I get the impression you think it's a bare minimum.
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What's the "ant-lgbtq agenda"?
I'll admit I don't follow LGBT stuff much, certainly not as closely as you seem to. But I haven't seen the anti-LGBT agenda you're talking about.
For example - there's more, not less, 'L', 'G', and 'B' legal protection now than there's been in the past, so that's not the issue. The Colorado wedding cake decision was decided on Free Speech grounds, so that isn't it.
As I've said, I don't follow LGBT stuff, so if there's LGB legislation you know about that I don't, I'm openly asking you to show them to me.
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As for the 'T', are you saying that trying to save women's sports for women is anti-transgender? If you are, then there are many people who don't agree with you. I think they've got a valid point - male bodies are physically bigger, faster, and stronger than female bodies. Follow the science.
The other big social push back I'm aware of is against the idea a child knows enough about being an adult to make a life changing decision to go from boy to girl or girl to boy. I think that's a pretty shaky idea. Even there, I think in California, there's pending legislation that'll permit a kid's teacher to not tell the kid's parents about the kid's wants and plans, so that's still being debated there.
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This is a long post for me, but I'm trying to be open about my questions about what you've said. I sure hope nobody removes it.
it is the bare minimum. doesn't mean i don't appreciate it, but yeah, bare minimum. as far as the anti-lgbtq agenda goes, you might be interested in this article: https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/roundup-of-anti-lgbtq-legislation-advancing-in-states-across-the-country
A majority of the bills being introduced and passed are anti-trans. a majority, but not all. and yes, there are plenty of people who don't agree with me. i'm used to that. some people REALLY don't agree with me. lol
it is not legal for children to go through transitioning through surgery or estrogen/testosterone treatment. they can identify as whatever gender they wish, change their pronouns, look or dress how they wish, but that's the extent of it.
and think about it, if there is legislation pending about kids not wanting their parents being told about wants and plans, i think that says more about the atmosphere at home than anything else. if a kid is afraid of outing themselves to their parents, you gotta wonder what their home life is like.
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Quote by Chryses
The New York City mayor said: "The city we knew we're about to lose."
Perhaps the White House will respond now. I hope it will.
new york is pretty big. not sure where it's going to get lost. i mean, i bet i could still find it.
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here's the kind of things i'm looking for. ever contacted a politician and voiced your opinion on anti-lgbtq laws and voiced your support of gay rights? ever been with a group of people talking about 'the gays' or 'queers' or 'fags' and spoken up against that kind of talk? ever witnessed harassment or bullying of gays and stepped in? ever seen a pride flag outside a shop and told the owner 'right on'? do you display any kind of pro-lgbtq paraphanalia at your place or on your car? donate or volunteer to gay youth programs? and
, i am not demanding these things. i am simply putting them out there for people to think about. that is what support is. yes, voting for politicians supporting pro-lgbtq agendas is awesome. there's just so much more you can do.
i mean, seriously, i do a lot of things in support of other minorities that i am not a part of, simply because it's just the right thing to do. i even support straights and protect them from bullying, harassment, and other things. (it's literally part of my job).
really, the thing is, just look after each other despite all the labels - straighty, gay, male, female, young, old, asian, hispanic, black, middle eastern, jewish, what ever religion or non-religion... just be fucking kind go people. it's easy once you get in the habit and it actually makes you feet good.
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Quote by dlcalguy
The title of the thread implies ALL. Own it.
btw, since i have your attention, when was the last time you stood up for someone in the LGBTQ community. i'm not talking about declaring yourself non-homophobic in an anonymous forum post on the internet. when was the last time you stepped out of your comfort zone and supported someone? not saying you haven't, but just giving you something to think about.
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Quote by dlcalguy
The title of the thread implies ALL. Own it.
Quote by dlcalguy
The title of the thread implies ALL. Own it.
ok, fine. the question still stands. why do so many straight people care who i love or what i do in my bedroom or how i dress or how i see myself?
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Quote by dlcalguy
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When it comes to trans people and bisexuality, some gay people are also phobic. Why isn't the OP having a go at them, too?
because they are not creating anti-LGBTQ legislature or shooting people for flying pride flags, perhaps? i'm bi, btw. number of times i've been harassed/threated by gay folk for being bi, zero. number of times i've been harrassed/threatened by straight folk for being gay. lost count. not once did i say that ALL straight folk are homophobic. just asking why some of them are.
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Quote by Ironic
Another organization moves to organize sports by sex. Alaska board of education votes to ban transgender girls from competing on high school girls teams
should tattoo them to identify them, too, right?
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Quote by Ironic
President Biden seems to be sending mixed signals.
his wife has covid. duh. that's kind of protocol if someone close to you has covid. well, for non-assholes, that is. it's all about protecting others, afterall.
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Quote by AngelWorthy
* Authors ESPECIALLY should be permitted to solicit and advertise their stories. - That was not what I was wanting clarified. Authors have been allowed to promote and advertise their stories in the chatrooms. The question or issue I would like clarity on is - Are authors permitted to "solicit for Lush coins", while promoting and advertising their stories in the chatroom? It seems the answer is "Yes, authors can "solicit for Lushcoins" when promoting their new stories in the chatroom".
* As for them being shut down for it, please refer to my answer to ImpureThoughts question in my comment above.
So, let me get this straight, in my head. At this point in time there is no written rules with regards to the solicitation of Lushcoins. Any member, whether author or performer, can solicit for Lush Coins (in any way, shape or form) anywhere on the site. Be it on their profiles, in groups, in the forums, in Lushmail, in the open chatrooms, in private chatrooms & in private messages. And this could/might change at any time without prior notice.
Thankyou sprite, for clarifying this issue, for me & possibly a few others.
yep, you pretty much got it right
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why would we be preparing for another lockdown? people still get covid. it's usually mild - it's mutated plus most of us (the smart ones) have gotten vaccinated and boostered. i'm sure i'll get it again at some point but it'll probably be mild as well. Dr Biden's case, from what i heard, is fairly mild and she's doing all the right things like staying away from people and all that.
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Quote by AngelWorthy
So let me get this straight, in my head.
1. It is No longer the case. A. Lush is no longer keeping a close eye on "performers" soliciting/asking for lushcoins for sexual favours on their profiles &/or in the chatrooms. & B. It is acceptable for "performers" to solicit for lushcoins.
2. It is acceptable for "all" Lush members (paid subscribers or non-paid subscribers / authors or non-authors) to promote sexual favours for lushcoins on their profiles. There is no rule saying we can't do this.
3. Yes, Authors are permitted &/or encouraged to solicit for Lush coins when they post in the chatrooms about their new stories. (Although I have, in the past, seen authors being shut down for doing such things in the chatrooms.)
& 4. Lastly, my understanding is correct in thinking I, or any member, can solicit for lushcoins on my/their profile, asking if you like my profile please send/gift some lushcoins.
Yes. I can absolutely see how the original intentions of Lushcoins "being a way for readers to show their appreciation to authors they enjoy reading" is working. Not. More like Lushcoins are a way to show performers they are more appreciated for their sexual favours. But what do I know, I don't solicit Lushcoins for sexual favours, or ask my readers to send/gift Lushcoins.
i didn't say Lush wasnt paying attention. they are. it's just, at this point, there's been no ruling. also, keeping an eye on everything that goes on around here is not at the top of the priority list and there's a lot of what we deem more important work do keep a very busy team... well, very busy. like our story mods, for example. we're pretty busy just getting stuff published. all the other stuff? yeah, not on the radar, really.
2. at this point, i believe that it is acceptable, yes. not a big fan, personally, but that's just me.
3. imo, authors ESPECIALLY should be permitted to solicit and advertise their stories. can't tell you anything about them being shut down for it, seeing as i stay out of the chatrooms myself and this is the first time i've heard anything about it. not saying it doesn't happen, just that i'm unaware if it does.
4. keeping it simple - to my knowledge, yes. you can. that may change. or not.
5. i'm with you. i don't solicit or ask for tips. probably why i don't get any despite my long-standing and prolific career as a writer here. lol i need better PR people or something.
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Quote by Vampire_vixen
Don't know about plans for the coins. I agree about the writers not being compensated. I have already said it would be nice if the site owners gave a few coins for new stories, or stories with a lot of reads/diff etc. The stories drive the site and put money in the owners pockets. That said, I believe if you have coins, you should be able to do what you want with them. Once bought or received, they belong to you. Just saying...
i don't disagree with you. just wishing that the world was a fairer place where people who put in the hard work got compensated for it fairly.
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Quote by AngelWorthy
Can someone in the know please answer? So we all know where we stand.
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I have read the section on Lushcoins in the Terms and Conditions, and I have read the Coins page that Jen linked in the original comment in this thread (is here for anyone who would like to read it.)
The Coins page says "They [being coins] are a great way for members to be able to generate revenue from their work or site profiles." My understanding from this sentence is that any member can ask (on their site profile) "If you like my profile please send/gift some Lushcoins", or words to that effect. Is my understanding correct?
Thankyou in advance for any/all answers to my questions.
as things stand yep. you can earn them or hand them out any way you wish. will that change? don't know. it's been under discussion since day one since, what they were originally intended for was a way to thank and encourage writers at a site whose very existence was based upon publishing erotic stories. all the other stuff was an afterthought to make the site more enjoyable for members. but yeah, Lush's primary function is it stories. at present, i think the bulk of coins are being given to people posting nudes or cybering and a lot of excellent writers are sitting on the sidelines without a single tip while people continue to enjoy their stories for free. personally, i think that's a bit sad, but that's just me and it is what it is.
