Prism & Pen<p>I began to wonder why it never occurred to me that I could be a woman’s wife. The obvious answer is that same-sex marriages weren’t legal when I had these fears. But if I look deeper, I realize I didn’t believe that I could be a lesbian.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/representation-shame-and-lesbians-728300bcdbad" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/represent</span><span class="invisible">ation-shame-and-lesbians-728300bcdbad</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lesbian</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Representation</span></a></p>
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Since the 2015 decision to legalize gay marriage in the U.S., the Supreme Court has shifted to the right, and conservative judges now hold a 6-3 majority, heightening concern for the future of marriage equality. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/world/trump-10-years-gay-marriage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #lbgtq #samesexmarriage #us #donaldtrump #republicans
The Japan Times · Pride and prejudice: Trump casts shadow on 10 years of gay marriage
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Hey Fediverse!
I am still looking for resources (preferably gay/queer or feminist) criticizing marriage in general or same-sex marriage.
Can you help me find this?
Preferably in French, otherwise in English.
I have already read Manifesto against gay normalization, Alain Naze (Manifeste contre la normalisation gay).
thank you !
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"Meanwhile, at the SBC annual meeting--amid this loss, the denomination's own refusal to address rampant sexual abuse in its own ranks, and the attacks on our democracy by the man Southern Baptists were instrumental in bringing to power--the leaders at the meeting determined that the most pressing issues God was calling them to address were overturning the legality of marriage equality and banning women from being pastors."
#SouthernBaptists #SexualAbuse #women #LGBTQ #SameSexMarriage
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No one has that right.
And God is not behind such ugly actions.
We can frame this discussion as a religious-freedom discussion ONLY if we ignore and care nothing about the hurt being inflicted on others by people claiming God and their — THEIR — belief system as their warrant for hurting others.
With the demand of Southern Baptists that their understanding of marriage be imposed on all the rest of us:
This is not, as many would want to think, a "We all have a right to believe as we choose" discussion.
It's a discussion about who has the right to attack, denigrate, hurt, harm others and claim that God is behind these ugly actions.
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Southern Baptists then chose to attack women’s rights and down the road, LGBTQ rights.
When issues arise pointing to a moral arc within history, you can count on Southern Baptists to take the side that points in the opposite direction.
I grew up Southern Baptist and have two first cousins who are Southern Baptist ministers.
I know Southern Baptists.
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Southern Baptists split the Baptist church in the US to defend the immoral practice of slavery.
The denomination is called “Southern Baptist” for this reason. It was born out of the commitment to keep slavery alive.
Southern Baptists defended draconian immoral Jim Crow laws and bitterly resisted civil rights laws giving people of color basic rights.
Southern Baptists then chose to attack women’s rights and down the road, LGBTQ rights.
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“The denomination has long opposed gay marriage, but Tuesday was the first time its members have voted to work to legally end it. Expanding on conservatives’ success in overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, the vote signals growing evangelical ambitions to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruling that was handed down 10 years ago this month.”
“The Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to call for the overturning of the Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, with strategists citing the successful effort that overturned the right to legal abortions as a possible blueprint for the new fight.”
~ Ruth Graham
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/southern-baptist-obergefell-same-sex-marriage.html
The New York Times · Southern Baptists Call to Overturn Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
Africa: Umc West Africa Conference Reaffirms Ban On Same-Sex Marriage Despite Global Church Ruling: [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The President of the West Africa Central Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC), Bishop Samuel J. Quire Jr., has clarified that a recent U.S.-based church ruling will have no bearing on West African UMC policies, reaffirming the Conference's commitment to biblical standards… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL7zWQ #Africa #SameSexMarriage #UMC #WestAfrica #MethodistChurch
Skrmetti’s Outcome and Obergefell’s Legacy Loom Over Pride Month - Assigned Media
AssignedSkrmetti’s Outcome and Obergefell’s Legacy Loom Over Pride Month — AssignedLeading Off: The outcome in a Supreme Court case challenging gender care bans will land a decade after a marriage ruling that Republicans are targeting with new fervor.
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At least we won't forget the date thanks to this wonderful cross-stitch from our friend Hayley - featuring Nyota and Nebula 
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Can't believe it's been a whole month since our wedding!
Still feels unreal calling him my husband after 13 years together 