An idea - the Queer State Project
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sophiaserpentiaThe Free State Project is a movement that is gathering the promises of 20,000 libertarians, to move to New Hampshire once enough people have been assembled.
The idea is that 20,000 libertarians converging on New Hampshire would create a large enough contingent to be able to affect the laws of the state.
Suppose... suppose a large number of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered, intersex, pagan, and poly people all moved to the same state, until a saturation point was reached. At that point we woul be a large enough community to affect state policy, or were even a majority. A place where we knew that, no matter what, we were welcome and accepted, where we could live as we wish without fear of reprisal and bigotry.
By estimate, we make up 5-10% of the population. Heck, we could take over several states.
The idea is that 20,000 libertarians converging on New Hampshire would create a large enough contingent to be able to affect the laws of the state.
Suppose... suppose a large number of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered, intersex, pagan, and poly people all moved to the same state, until a saturation point was reached. At that point we woul be a large enough community to affect state policy, or were even a majority. A place where we knew that, no matter what, we were welcome and accepted, where we could live as we wish without fear of reprisal and bigotry.
By estimate, we make up 5-10% of the population. Heck, we could take over several states.
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Date: 2004-04-23 11:15 am (UTC)Re: Santa Fe already IS a "gay mecca."
Date: 2004-04-23 11:17 am (UTC)Hmm. New Mexico? I don't know enough about it. I know that in most of the West, there is a strong "live and let live" ethic. We could put it in the hat.
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Date: 2004-04-23 11:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-23 11:33 am (UTC)You've got a date. :)
Re: But where?
Date: 2004-04-23 11:36 am (UTC)A sizable number of jobs might come with us, actually, as there are companies with GLBT-friendly policies that may decide to move their operations out of states that do things like what Virginia has done.
The states you mention seem like good candidates.
On the unrelated note, you have email.
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Date: 2004-04-23 11:47 am (UTC)God bless the "breeder liberals"
Date: 2004-04-23 11:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-23 11:48 am (UTC)This is getting to be a habit :))
Re: God bless the "breeder liberals"
Date: 2004-04-23 11:51 am (UTC)Hmmm...
Re: God bless the "breeder liberals"
Date: 2004-04-23 11:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-23 12:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-23 12:18 pm (UTC):))
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Date: 2004-04-23 12:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-23 12:29 pm (UTC)How do you get them to do that?
In the past, disabled people had only family, charity, and church to rely upon for their care. It was often substandard. The medical costs of caring for many kinds of disability are enough to destroy a family financially -- it is too much of a burden.
It was only when the federal government decided to impose standards of care, and require businesses to be accessible, and to make reasonable accomodation on the job, and so forth, that disabled people have had any hope of being seen as something other than a burden and an untouchable class.
The solution you suggest, I'm sad to say, won't cut it, not by far.
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Date: 2004-04-23 12:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-23 12:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-23 12:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-23 01:03 pm (UTC)And you put such a positive spin on it!
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Date: 2004-04-23 01:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-23 01:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-23 01:25 pm (UTC)(if I come up with more good reasons can it go in the hat multiple times?)
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Date: 2004-04-23 02:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-23 02:14 pm (UTC)You forgot to mention the SPAM, though.
Re: God bless the "breeder liberals"
Date: 2004-04-23 02:15 pm (UTC)Re: God bless the "breeder liberals"
Date: 2004-04-23 02:18 pm (UTC)I personally have a violent dislike for it. I think it'll probably go out of style what with the gay baby boom.