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Re: Eurovision

"The decision for Pride flags to not be allowed on stage at Eurovision 2025 was a controversial one, given the contest’s strong LGBTQ+ fanbase, with The Netherlands’ national broadcaster Avrotros appealing to organisers to relax this rule in the run-up to this year’s live final."

Also, Israel is still allowed to compete.

I won't be watching.

Edit: This doesn't mean you shouldn't watch. World is shit, get your joy where you can.

huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/eur

HuffPost UK · Eurovision Bosses Stand Their Ground Amid Backlash Over New Pride Flag RuleBy Daniel Welsh

Republican-controlled legislatures in Utah and Idaho banned pride flags from schools and government buildings. Their Democratic-controlled capitals have found a way around the bans. The Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, has approved new designs that add the city's emblem, a sego lily, to the rainbow and transgender flags and adopted a red and blue flag for Juneteenth. These are now considered city flags, which can be freely flown. In Boise, Idaho, Mayor Lauren McLean issued a proclamation retroactively making the pride flag — which has flown over City Hall for years — an official city flag. The council voted in favor of the proclamation Tuesday night. “Removing the flag now after years of flying it proudly would not be a neutral act,” said council member Meredith Stead. “It would signal a retreat from values we’ve long upheld and send a disheartening message to those who have found affirmation and belonging through its presence at city hall.” Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

flip.it/tTduYj

The newly adopted city flags are displayed at the Salt Lake City and County building showing support for LGBTQ+ in defiance of their state's Republican controlled Legislature, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
AP News · Utah and Idaho capitals adopt new pride flags to sidestep bansBy Hannah Schoenbaum

#PrideFlag #Boise #Idaho

This presenter doesn't do sarcasm very well. But he isn't on a comedy stage.
Stupid legislator forgot something important.

"City of Boise refuses to remove Pride flag despite new Idaho Law" [4:08 min]
by KTVB

youtube.com/watch?v=lqwJ-e0x5N

Quote by KTVB:
"Apr 11, 2025
The office of Boise Mayor Lauren McLean said the pride flag, which has flown outside city halls for years, will continue to fly."

Marco Rubio's hunt for "#AntiChristian bias" is creeping #theocracy

In a new war on federal workers, State Department employees are told to snitch on people with #Pride flags

By Amanda Marcotte
Published April 15, 2025 6:00AM (EDT)

Excerpt: "Unsurprisingly, a deeper read of the cable shows that 'anti-Christian bias' is the cover story propped up to justify Rubio's actual assault on freedom of religion at State. He's giving Christian nationalists at the agency a tool to harass and even Rpurge people who don't share their #FarRight beliefs. The definitions of 'anti-Christian bias' throughout add up to outrage that conservative Christians are expected to treat people who believe differently with fairness and decency.

"For instance, the memo asks for reports of 'mistreatment for opposing displays of flags, banners or other paraphernalia,' specifically during Joe Biden's administration. It doesn't take a doctorate in bureaucratese to interpret this. Rubio is seeking stories where conservative Christians were told to mind their own business after objecting to a colleague putting up a #PrideFlag, a #BlackLivesMatter sign or perhaps a religious knickknack from a #NonChristian faith. This might be more comprehensible if, say, any Christians had being told they couldn't wear a cross or have a picture of Jesus on their desk. Instead, what Rubio is suggesting is that Christians have [the right to] prevent other people from having the freedom to express views and positions they dislike — and that it amounts to 'bias' if they can't control what others do or say. "

Read more:
salon.com/2025/04/15/marco-rub

Salon.com · Marco Rubio sets up a State Department snitch line for "anti-Christmas bias"Rubio wages new war on federal workers who reject theocracy