LGBT Activists Are Still Fighting

The Atlantic ^ | June 28, 2015 | MATT SCHIAVENZA

[lbryce]

MATT SCHIAVENZA 9:21 AM ET On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage, a significant milestone in the decades-long struggle to achieve equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans. “Today, we can say in no uncertain terms, that we have made our union a little more perfect,” said President Obama. But amid the euphoria of the Supreme Court announcement, many LGBT activists echoed a consistent refrain: Their work is not done. One of the issues that came to the forefront during the week before the Supreme Court ruling was the plight of transgender detainees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Roughly one in 500 detainees held by ICE is transgender, many of them migrants from Central and South American countries that seek asylum in the United States, according to an investigative report by Fusion. But a 2013 report by the Government Accountability Office found that one in five substantiated sexual abuse and assault cases in ICE facilities involved transgender detainees. Under ICE care, advocates charge, transgender detainees are often subject to mistreatment, including long stints under solitary confident, denial of hormones and other medication, and widespread transphobia. (ICE representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.)

[lbryce]

It's hardly even news worthy, did the thought that the LGBT crowd have decided enough is enough, ever cross anyone's mind, be overtaken by shock and dismay that the LGBT crowd, the sickos who love their catchy acronym moniker, a faggot-y group that includes the likes or should I say dislikes of Master Fudgepacker Supreme Obama and Hillary are still on the march in the great gay melee??? To these deviants enough is never enough.

[ClearCase_guy]

The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.

The marriage thing was never the goal. The marriage thing is a step toward the goal.

[lbryce]

Very cogent point.

[Zeppo]

But amid the euphoria of the Supreme Court announcement, many LGBT activists echoed a consistent refrain: Their work is not done.

Of course their work is not done.

Destruction of America is hard work, and this is just a small step in that direction...

[originalbuckeye]

Agree. Watch for the ‘Supremes’ to redifine pedophilia as ‘ an adult showing love to a child’. Would that be enough to awaken the silent majority??

[Starstruck]

LGBT. Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans-gender. Is it just me or doesn’t bi-sexual indicate you weren’t born that way and it’s a choice?

[Zman516]

Obozo & the LGBT’s ultimate goal is do destroy or drive out of the country all white Christian conservatives, leaving only Africans, queers and White liberals.

Good luck queers and white liberals generating enough of a tax base to feed all of the African’s “Gibsmedats”.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Just wait until the divorces start rolling in. It isn’t like the good ole days when they could throw their junk into the truck and be gone in 2 hours. Now they get to throw 8 grand at a lawyer and let the courts take a year to decide what happens to their stuff and “their” kids. I’m sure it was the lawyers who pushed them into thinking marriage was for them and I’m sure the lawyers are celebrating harder than anybody.

[Tired of Taxes]

long stints under solitary confident

Under solitary confident, eh? I wonder how that works.

[scbison]

I am imagine alot of them will go through many divorces in their life..will get expenseive.

[Flick Lives]

The only thing worse than a sore loser is a sore winner.

[Mike Darancette]

Roughly one in 500 detainees held by ICE is transgender

Iran is giving free sex change operations.

[uncitizen]

Lgbt’s will never be satisfied because inside they are very disturbed unstable people with deep issues that they will never overcome.

[Mike Darancette]

Roughly one in 500 detainees held by ICE is transgender, many of them migrants from Central and South American countries that seek asylum in the United States, according to an investigative report by Fusion. But a 2013 report by the Government Accountability Office found that one in five substantiated sexual abuse and assault cases in ICE facilities involved transgender detainees.

.2% of the population suffers 20% of the assaults? They must be really busy.