Headline from Reuters: Georgia to move ahead soon with bill curbing LGBT rights. Image below shows someone holding a Pride flag surrounded by police.

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1. Redfern Jon Barrett (redfern@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Jun-2024 12:36:27 JST Redfern Jon Barrett

   Georgia only just passed its Russian law, and the government has already introduced legislation targeting LGBTQ+ people. This is by no means accidental.

   Like it or not, we have become a geopolitical signal. We often symbolise the 'degenerate' West – as well as opposition to it. In the world of 2024, queer folk are not seen as people, we are tools. We are international scapegoats.

   And when they come for us, they're coming for democracy itself. Our freedom is everyone's freedom.

   #lgbtq #queer