#EqualProtection

Dustcircle

@dustcircle.bsky.social

2 days ago

Suit Challenges Library's Policy on Use of Meeting Room

#Alabama #EagleForum #Christian #Tuscaloosa #PublicLibrary #religious #preaching #library #EqualProtection #ReligiousFreedom #privilege #cults

religionclause.blogspot.com/2026/03/suit...

Lanie Lanowitz

@pressingstories.bsky.social

3 days ago

One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic (1978) YouTube video by 1mistaGROOVE

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WOZ...

This is the dream
How it still could be
One nation under a groove 💃

#music #dance #imagination #community #EqualProtection

Lanie Lanowitz

@pressingstories.bsky.social

3 days ago

Western civ never gave up
Human sacrifice
It’s done for profit these days

#poetry
Lack of #HealthCare
Lack of #EqualProtection
#war #jail #pollution #trafficking #chattel #coverture #CannonFodder

Lanie Lanowitz

@pressingstories.bsky.social

1 week ago

US Gov does something good! 😃
Did you know cars have never been safety tested for women?
It’s true.
Gobsmacking bipartisan negligence.
Finally, DOT is dealing with it.

#VehicleSafety #cars #trucks #GoodNews #EqualProtection #health

Richard Luthmann

@rluthmann.bsky.social

1 week ago

SCOTUS just saved NY-11. 6–3 stay blocks race-based Staten Island redraw. Malliotakis survives. House GOP breathes. Dem “Frankenseat” collapses. ⚖️🇺🇸 #NY11 #SCOTUS
https://loom.ly/xWzpPjs
Justice Alito: “Blatant racial discrimination.” #EqualProtection

@glemmelo.bsky.social

1 week ago

For 246 years, slavery was legal in the United States. That’s constitutional history.

After emancipation, segregation and redlining followed — by law.

If inequality can be traced to statute, what does the Constitution require now?

#EqualProtection #CivilRights #ReconstructUSAforReal

Lanie Lanowitz

@pressingstories.bsky.social

1 week ago

Throwing hate at a State wastes
Kind babies in bath water
Drowning in propaganda

#MixedMetaphors #poetry #peace #hope #community #education #EqualProtection #empathy #solutions #health #photography

Photo credit: Rona Vorontsova
🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵

Lanie Lanowitz

@pressingstories.bsky.social

1 week ago

West Side Story (8/10) Movie CLIP - Somewhere (1961) HD YouTube video by Movieclips

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQ4...

“Somewhere” is a place we can still make. Denmark did it, and they used to have marauders too.

Never give up 🩵

#music #hope #community #peace #restoration #reconciliation #UBI #EqualProtection #empathy #health

Malcolm Connecting🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👬👭🌊💙LGBTQ+ Democrat Resistance

@therainbownavy.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

#lgbtqhistory #equalprotection #civilrights #lgbtqcolorado | Malcolm Montgomery🏳️‍🌈 🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 25 ⚠️ February 25, 1992: Colorado House advances Amendment 2 restricting local LGBTQ protections On February 25, 1992, the Colorado House of Representative...

🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 25

⚠️ February 25, 1992: Colorado House advances Amendment 2 restricting local LGBTQ protections'''

See Full Post: www.linkedin.com/posts/therai...

#LGBTQHistory #EqualProtection #CivilRights #LGBTQColorado

Malcolm Connecting🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👬👭🌊💙LGBTQ+ Democrat Resistance

@therainbownavy.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

#lgbtqhistory #civilrights #equalprotection #lgbtqgeorgia | Malcolm Montgomery🏳️‍🌈 🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 24 ⚠️ February 24, 1987: US Supreme Court declines to immediately reconsider Bowers v. Hardwick On February 24, 1987, the United States Supreme Court decli...

🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 24

⚠️ February 24, 1987: US Supreme Court declines to immediately reconsider Bowers v. Hardwick...

See Full Post: www.linkedin.com/posts/therai...

#LGBTQHistory #CivilRights #EqualProtection #LGBTQGeorgia

Malcolm Connecting🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👬👭🌊💙LGBTQ+ Democrat Resistance

@therainbownavy.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

#lgbtqhistory #equalprotection #endcriminalization #lgbtqtexas | Malcolm Montgomery🏳️‍🌈 🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 23 ⚠️ February 23, 1999: Texas court upholds enforcement of same sex sodomy law On February 23, 1999, a Texas appellate court declined to overturn the con...

🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 23

⚠️ February 23, 1999: Texas court upholds enforcement of same sex sodomy law...

See Full Post: www.linkedin.com/posts/therai...

#LGBTQHistory #EqualProtection #EndCriminalization #LGBTQTexas

Malcolm Connecting🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👬👭🌊💙LGBTQ+ Democrat Resistance

@therainbownavy.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

#lgbtqhistory #equalprotection #civilrights #lgbtqwashingtondc | Malcolm Montgomery🏳️‍🌈 🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 22 ⚠️ February 22, 1988: Congress overrides President Reagan’s veto to pass the Civil Rights Restoration Act with anti LGBTQ exclusions still intact On Feb...

🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 22

⚠️ February 22, 1988: Congress overrides President Reagan’s veto to pass the Civil Rights Restoration Act with anti LGBTQ exclusions still intact

See Full Post: www.linkedin.com/posts/therai...

#LGBTQHistory #EqualProtection #LGBTQWashingtonDC

Resist47 News

@resist47.news

2 weeks ago

In tariff case, Supreme Court justices bicker over treating Trump and Biden differently via NBC News Top Stories — Supreme Court justices fought in their opinions in Donald Trump's tariffs case over whether they are treating Joe Biden and Trump equally.

Supreme Court justices clash in Trump's tariff case over whether they're applying the law equally to Trump and Biden, sparking internal debate over judicial consistency.

More stories at resist47.news

#resist47 #SCOTUSTariffCase #TrumpBidenLegal #EqualProtection #ExecutiveAuthority

Malcolm Connecting🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👬👭🌊💙LGBTQ+ Democrat Resistance

@therainbownavy.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

#lgbtqhistory #equalprotection #civilrights #lgbtqoregon | Malcolm Montgomery🏳️‍🌈 🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 20 ⚠️ February 20, 1992: Oregon’s Measure 9 campaign advances anti LGBTQ constitutional language By February 20, 1992, supporters of Oregon’s proposed Meas...

🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 20

⚠️ February 20, 1992: Oregon’s Measure 9 campaign advances anti LGBTQ constitutional language...

www.linkedin.com/posts/therai...

#LGBTQHistory #EqualProtection #CivilRights #LGBTQOregon

Malcolm Connecting🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👬👭🌊💙LGBTQ+ Democrat Resistance

@therainbownavy.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

#lgbtqhistory #marriageequality #equalprotection #lgbtqnebraska | Malcolm Montgomery🏳️‍🌈 🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 19 ⚠️ February 19, 2002: Nebraska Supreme Court upholds broad ban on same sex unions By February 19, 2002, the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the state’s co...

🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 19

⚠️ February 19, 2002: Nebraska Supreme Court upholds broad ban on same sex unions...

See Full Post: www.linkedin.com/posts/therai...

#LGBTQHistory #MarriageEquality #EqualProtection #LGBTQNebraska

Doc

@docwintersmith.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Fundamental Rights, Responsibilities, and Freedoms of the People: Freedom & Prosperity Framework pt. 3 Democracy must be grounded in transparency, public trust, and limits on private influence.

#Democracy must protect fundamental rights, personal liberty, equal protection, and human dignity from both public and corporate power.

#HumanRights
#CivilLiberties
#FreeSpeech
#FreedomOfThePress
#EqualProtection
#Privacy
#DueProcess
#SecularGovernment
#FreedomOfReligion
#Labor
#RightToOrganize

Malcolm Connecting🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👬👭🌊💙LGBTQ+ Democrat Resistance

@therainbownavy.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

#lgbtqhistory #marriageequality #equalprotection #lgbtqtexas | Malcolm Montgomery🏳️‍🌈 🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 18 ⚠️ February 18, 2010: Texas officials defend the state’s same sex marriage ban in federal court By February 18, 2010, legal battles over marriage equali...

🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 18

⚠️ February 18, 2010: Texas officials defend the state’s same sex marriage ban in federal court...

See Full Post: www.linkedin.com/posts/therai...

#LGBTQHistory #MarriageEquality #EqualProtection #LGBTQTexas

Climate Action California

@climactcal.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Rally and Pack the Court!

Join @youthvgov on March 5 to rally on the youth in Genesis v. EPA and pack the courtroom. RSVP: bit.ly/genesishearin... Can’t attend in person? Tune in online to watch live at bit.ly/gvepa-live

#YouthvGov #GenesisvEPA #ClimateLitigation #EqualProtection #ChildrensRights

Lanie Lanowitz

@pressingstories.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Those who see the script
Peek under Culture’s rock
How dare you? they screech
Don’t disturb our fiction!

#poetry #healing #peace #hope #writingcommunity #thought #feeling #empathy #equality #EqualProtection #nature

Malcolm Connecting🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👬👭🌊💙LGBTQ+ Democrat Resistance

@therainbownavy.bsky.social

1 month ago

#lgbtqhistory #endhatecrimes #equalprotection #lgbtqalabama | Malcolm Montgomery🏳️‍🌈 🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 12 ⚠️ February 12, 1999: The murder of Billy Jack Gaither exposes deadly anti gay violence in Alabama By February 12, 1999, news of the brutal murder of Bi...

🕯️ On This Day in LGBTQ+ History: February 12

⚠️ February 12, 1999: The murder of Billy Jack Gaither exposes deadly anti gay violence in Alabama...

See Full Post: www.linkedin.com/posts/therai...

#LGBTQHistory #EndHateCrimes #EqualProtection #LGBTQAlabama

The Asiancy

@theasiancy.bsky.social

1 month ago

The rich have brainwashed maga, people who follows #RightWingCorporateMedia religiously to be #slaves. if people, regardless of immigration status, do not have #EqualProtection, we've no #democracy, No Free People's #Republic. It's #HellOnEarth. People need refuge, salvation & deliverance from evil.

Citizen Portal News Arizona

@citizenptnewsaz.bsky.social

1 month ago

Rules Committee approves mass motion of measures; flags HCR2003 for pending Supreme Court decisions The Rules Committee approved a mass motion covering many bills and resolutions (committee vote 8-0), and the Rules Attorney specifically flagged HCR2003 (school sports participation tied to biological sex) as likely to be affected by pending U.S. Supreme Court rulings expected this summer.

The Arizona Rules Committee has unanimously approved a mass motion of measures, but one bill concerning athlete participation in school sports could hinge on a pivotal Supreme Court decision this summer.

Click to read more!

#AZ #ArizonaSchools #LegalReform #CitizenPortal #EqualProtection

Peter Boykin PeterBoykin.com

@peterboykin.bsky.social

1 month ago

When Conservatism Forgets the Constitution: Gatekeepers, Identity, and the Cost of Silence When Conservatism Forgets the Constitution: Gatekeepers, Identity, and the Cost of Silence Is the Republican Party defending liberty or enforcing comfort through internal gatekeeping? Listen and Watch:  https://rumble.com/v744x00-when-conservatism-forgets-the-constitution-gatekeepers-identity-and-the-cos.html https://youtu.be/jZptGU4-OfE https://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-conservatism-forgets-the-constitution-gatekeepers-identity-and-the-cost-of-silence--69433133 Read more:  https://gorightnews.com/is-the-republican-party-strong-enough-to-survive-its-own-gatekeepers/ In this #GoRight with Peter Boykin commentary, Peter challenges the growing tendency inside the GOP to confuse conservatism with control, silence dissent, and treat constitutional rights as conditional. This is a direct, principled argument for a conservatism rooted in limits on government power, equal protection under the law, and the courage to challenge your own side before authority replaces liberty. Watch, listen, and read the full analysis athttps://GoRightNews.com. #GoRight, #GoRightWithPeterBoykin, #GoRightNews, #ConstitutionalRepublic, #Conservatism, #RepublicanParty, #Gatekeepers, #EqualProtection, #FreeSpeech, #PoliticalCommentary, #SpokenWordPolitics, #CivilLiberty, #LimitedGovernment, #ConservativeDebate

📣 New Podcast! "When Conservatism Forgets the Constitution: Gatekeepers, Identity, and the Cost of Silence" on @Spreaker #civilliberty #conservatism #conservativedebate #constitutionalrepublic #equalprotection #freespeech #gatekeepers #goright #gorightnews #gorightwithpeterboykin

Peter Boykin PeterBoykin.com

@peterboykin.bsky.social

1 month ago

Is the Republican Party Protecting Liberty or Policing Identity to Feel Comfortable? Is the Republican Party Protecting Liberty or Policing Identity to Feel Comfortable? #GoRight with Peter Boykin Commentary Listen and Watch:  https://rumble.com/v744v8c-is-the-republican-party-protecting-liberty-or-policing-identity-to-feel-com.html https://youtu.be/dVgaB20QDa0 https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-the-republican-party-protecting-liberty-or-policing-identity-to-feel-comfortable--69433132 Read more:  https://gorightnews.com/is-the-republican-party-strong-enough-to-survive-its-own-gatekeepers/ A Constitutional Republic does not survive by demanding silence from those who expose its contradictions. It survives when citizens are willing to challenge their own side before power hardens into habit and habit hardens into authority. What we are witnessing inside the Republican Party right now is not a fight between conservatives and liberals. It is a struggle between constitutional principles and institutional comfort. Between liberty as a boundary on government and tradition being repurposed as a tool of enforcement. Part of this conflict comes from a growing confusion over what “conservative” even means. For some, conservatism has become a matter of religion. For others, it has merged into an identity defined by being “anti woke,” which too often collapses into being reflexively anti gay rather than constitutionally grounded. These views are usually sincerely held, but sincerity does not automatically make them compatible with constitutional limits. For people like me, those versions of conservatism can feel less like a philosophy and more like a warning label. My conservatism is different. To me, conservatism means conserving our system of government and conserving our way of life through the framework of the Constitution and conserving limits on power so that no political majority, cultural trend, or moral panic can turn rights into privileges. That is why I reject the idea that being openly gay, unapologetically visible, and outspoken about equal protection somehow places me outside the conservative movement. The Constitution does not require me to shrink myself to fit a political coalition. It requires the government to restrain itself from choosing winners and losers under the law. I also reject the framing that says my identity should not “matter” to be accepted. That argument sounds reasonable until you follow it to its logical conclusion. If identity truly does not matter, then it should never be used as justification for denying civil rights, redefining marriage through the state, or carving exceptions into constitutional guarantees. Some Republicans say, “I am an American first.” So am I. That is precisely why I will not accept a government that treats some Americans as provisional. Conservatism was never meant to be a permission structure. It was meant to be a limit. A limit on how far the state can go into our lives, our families, our contracts, and our choices. When a party platform begins to sound like a moral licensing board instead of a constitutional restraint, something fundamental has gone wrong. This is not about rejecting family values. Strong families exist across this country in many forms. They raise children, pay taxes, build communities, serve this nation, and contribute to its stability. The state does not strengthen families by narrowing their definition. It strengthens families by getting out of the way and allowing civil society to function freely. And when organizations inside the party decide they get to determine who is “acceptable,” who is “too loud,” or who must be sidelined for refusing to conform, that is not unity. That is controlled opposition wearing a friendly label. I will work with anyone acting in good faith to expand liberty. I will oppose anyone, regardless of party, who treats constitutional rights as conditional. Because if we only defend liberty when it is comfortable, then we do not believe in liberty at all. That is the conservatism I stand for. Not religious rule. Not ideological purges. Not culture war loyalty tests. A conservatism that conserves the Constitution itself. Watch, listen, and read the full analysis at https://GoRightNews.com. #GoRight, #GoRightWithPeterBoykin, #GoRightNews, #ConstitutionalRepublic, #Conservatism, #RepublicanParty, #Gatekeepers, #EqualProtection, #FreeSpeech, #PoliticalCommentary, #SpokenWordPolitics, #CivilLiberty, #LimitedGovernment, #ConservativeDebate

📣 New Podcast! "Is the Republican Party Protecting Liberty or Policing Identity to Feel Comfortable?" on @Spreaker #civilliberty #conservatism #conservativedebate #constitutionalrepublic #equalprotection #freespeech #gatekeepers #goright #gorightnews #gorightwithpeterboykin #limitedgovernment

Peter Boykin PeterBoykin.com

@peterboykin.bsky.social

1 month ago

Is The Republican Party Strong Enough to Survive Its Own Gatekeepers? Is The Republican Party Strong Enough to Survive Its Own Gatekeepers? #GoRight with Peter Boykin Watch:  https://rumble.com/v743h6y-is-the-republican-party-strong-enough-to-survive-its-own-gatekeepers.html https://youtu.be/ifS1tunZUKQ Read more:  https://gorightnews.com/is-the-republican-party-strong-enough-to-survive-its-own-gatekeepers/ Listen on Spreaker:  https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-the-republican-party-strong-enough-to-survive-its-own-gatekeepers--69433130 Is the Republican Party strong enough to survive its own gatekeepers? Welcome to #GoRight with Peter Boykin. This is where we talk honestly about conservatism, constitutional limits, and the uncomfortable conversations that parties avoid when they stop listening. A party can survive opposition. A party can survive criticism. A party can even survive losing elections. What it struggles to survive is truth spoken from inside. Peter Boykin leads one of the largest national networks of gay conservatives, moderates, independents, and Trump supporters in the country that operates independently of Log Cabin Republicans. That distinction matters. Not because of rivalry, but because collaboration should not require permission. What many of us encounter instead is quiet exclusion. And he is not alone. Figures like Brandon Straka. Scott Presler. Others who expanded conservative reach beyond its comfort zones. Their success should have been multiplied. Instead, it was often minimized. That does not protect a movement. It limits it. Growth requires trust. Trust requires openness. Openness requires courage. One of the longest running myths in politics is that L G B T Q voters are a single Democratic bloc. They are not. Roughly half identify as Democrats. About a third are independent or unaffiliated. And around fifteen percent identify as Republican. That fifteen percent represents millions of Americans. Many voted not as symbols, but as citizens prioritizing economic stability, national security, and constitutional restraint. They did not vote because the party was flawless. They voted because they wanted a government with limits. Log Cabin Republicans serve a purpose. Their presence matters. But representation is not ownership. When any organization becomes a gatekeeper of identity rather than a bridge for ideas, the movement stops expanding. Constitutional rights are not party property. Civil marriage is a state function. Religious marriage is a matter of faith. Limited government means the state does not decide which families qualify for equal protection. You can support families without empowering the state to exclude. Unity does not require silence. Principle does not require uniformity. Liberty requires consistency. If the Republican Party wants to grow, it must stop confusing loyalty with quiet compliance and values with control. A Constitutional Republic survives when rights are defended consistently, or they eventually fail altogether. For more context, analysis, and the full written piece, visithttps://GoRightNews.com. This has been #GoRight with Peter Boykin. Remember, ideas only move when people are willing to stand behind them. And wherever the conversation goes next, don’t forget to #GoRight. #GoRight, #GoRightWithPeterBoykin, #GoRightNews, #ConstitutionalRepublic, #ConservativeVoices, #RepublicanParty, #PoliticalPodcast, #SpokenWord, #FreeSpeech, #EqualProtection

📣 New Podcast! "Is The Republican Party Strong Enough to Survive Its Own Gatekeepers?" on @Spreaker #conservativevoices #constitutionalrepublic #equalprotection #freespeech #goright #gorightnews #gorightwithpeterboykin #politicalpodcast #republicanparty #spokenword

QnotesCarolinas

@qnotescarolinas.bsky.social

1 month ago

Ban on transgender troops challenged in key appeals court hearing - QnotesCarolinas.com Appeals court hears challenge to Trump’s ban on transgender troops, sparking debate over military readiness and equal protection and constitutional rights.

NEWS - Policy has been challenged in two major federal cases.

buff.ly/tvBbt48

#TransgenderTroops #TrumpBan #MilitaryEquality #LGBTQRights #CourtAppeal #EqualProtection #USMilitary #TransRights #LegalChallenge #DefenseDept

Dave | NortheastKingdom | He/Him/His

@nek.blue-ocean.social

1 month ago

In Maine, community members form a human wall to keep local workers safe from ICE At apparel manufacturer American Roots in Westbrook, Maine, staff and community volunteers are trying to protect immigrant workers by standing watch as they arrive and leave for the day.

"Then they came for me".

#mutualAid #resilience #labor #laborNews #equalProtection #4A #textileWork #sturmabteilung

www.wbur.org/news/2026/01/26/maine-ic... [2/2]

@cdmoore-25.bsky.social

1 month ago

Same Constitution.
Completely different stories—based on who power wants to protect.
That’s not law & order.
That’s narrative protection dressed up as patriotism.
#Constitution #DueProcess #EqualProtection
#MAGA #ICE #Accountability
#FactsMatter #Hypocrisy

@cdmoore-25.bsky.social

1 month ago

Funny how “law & order” disappears in the editing room.
#MAGA #Jan6 #2000Mules #ICE
#EqualProtection #DueProcess
#Disinformation #FactsMatter #Irony

@cdmoore-25.bsky.social

1 month ago

Turns out “law & order” is just improv comedy with guns.
#MAGA #Constitution #EqualProtection
#DueProcess #ICE #Accountability
#Disinformation #TruthMatters