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[peeptoad]

Fuck yes, that's gorgeous and such a moving sentiment. I wish America could do something like that, but we can't even put Harriet Tubman on money without half the country freaking the fuck out.

I agree 1000%.

Great mice think alike.

[Armoreska]

sorry, but I gave you my honest response. How is IMDb promoting something just because some diligent user has entered a lot of keywords?

By spamming as keywords topics common to trans-positive documentaries.
Imagine you wanted to look up documentaries on this or that issue sorted by ranking but instead got a page full of Steven Crowder episodes (except not episodes and well produced) making fun of it with 9/10 rating. Well this is just a smaller version of that.
BTW it's kind of an issue in UK and Russia if I didn't mention earlier.

Anyway I found a fellow enjoyer of nice lists

[xianjiro]

yeah, I think spamming the keyword field is an issue - I didn't get that was your concern. I won't be surprised if it's the next thing to go at IMDb because of misuse and difficulty in policing.

BTW, I've also read complaints elsewhere about all the nudity-related keywords. Granted, NSFW, might be helpful, but do we really need things like "shaved pubes" and "prepubescent-girl-kissing-a-teenager".

So we're probably in agreement on this topic.

[Knaldskalle]

LGBTQ world first as Alan Turing banknote revealed

The Bank of England has revealed the design for what’s believed to be the first banknote to feature an LGBTQ person, the late gay scientist Alan Turing.

Turing (1912 – 1954) was prosecuted for homosexuality and was given the choice of imprisonment or chemical castration. He chose the latter and underwent forced oestrogen hormone injection treatment for a year before committing suicide from cyanide poisoning at the young age of 41.

I can't help but have mixed feelings about this. Yes, Alan Turing very much belongs on paper money, given his important contribution to mankind. However, this is the same British government that drove him to suicide that is now putting his likeness on their currency. I feel like it should come with an official British apology. They could fit it under the image of QEII, whose government it was wot done it.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they kill you and then they put your face on a school/holiday/money. See also Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X.

[Fergenaprido]

LGBTQ world first as Alan Turing banknote revealed

The Bank of England has revealed the design for what’s believed to be the first banknote to feature an LGBTQ person, the late gay scientist Alan Turing.

Turing (1912 – 1954) was prosecuted for homosexuality and was given the choice of imprisonment or chemical castration. He chose the latter and underwent forced oestrogen hormone injection treatment for a year before committing suicide from cyanide poisoning at the young age of 41.

I can't help but have mixed feelings about this. Yes, Alan Turing very much belongs on paper money, given his important contribution to mankind. However, this is the same British government that drove him to suicide that is now putting his likeness on their currency. I feel like it should come with an official British apology. They could fit it under the image of QEII, whose government it was wot done it.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they kill you and then they put your face on a school/holiday/money. See also Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X.

I also don't really see it as an accomplishment... it's much too after the fact to hold any real meaning for me. It's a nice token of appreciation, but not a sign of anything else, IMO.

As for an apology, the British government did that back in 2009. He also received a posthumous official pardon in 2013.

[xianjiro]

LGBTQ world first as Alan Turing banknote revealed

I can't help but have mixed feelings about this. Yes, Alan Turing very much belongs on paper money, given his important contribution to mankind. However, this is the same British government that drove him to suicide that is now putting his likeness on their currency. I feel like it should come with an official British apology. They could fit it under the image of QEII, whose government it was wot done it.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they kill you and then they put your face on a school/holiday/money. See also Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X.

I also don't really see it as an accomplishment... it's much too after the fact to hold any real meaning for me. It's a nice token of appreciation, but not a sign of anything else, IMO.

As for an apology, the British government did that back in 2009. He also received a posthumous official pardon in 2013.

I'm not going to disagree or play devil's advocate on this one!

I did read more than one article about this, so it might not have been in the link I shared, but my understanding is there was a public vote (you know, like with Boaty McBoatface or whatever the ship ended up being named) for a scientist to be put on a banknote. It didn't talk about process, but my recollection was Turing received more votes than others. I kind of doubt that was the final deciding factor (see prior parenthesis) and it might have neglected to share anyone who got more votes than Turing. I'm also guessing there will be some controversy that Turing was selected over fellow-nominee Stephen Hawking.

Anyway, there are sometimes good reason why I simply share the news. Without comment.

[Knaldskalle]

I can't help but have mixed feelings about this. Yes, Alan Turing very much belongs on paper money, given his important contribution to mankind. However, this is the same British government that drove him to suicide that is now putting his likeness on their currency. I feel like it should come with an official British apology. They could fit it under the image of QEII, whose government it was wot done it.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they kill you and then they put your face on a school/holiday/money. See also Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X.

I also don't really see it as an accomplishment... it's much too after the fact to hold any real meaning for me. It's a nice token of appreciation, but not a sign of anything else, IMO.

As for an apology, the British government did that back in 2009. He also received a posthumous official pardon in 2013.

I'm not going to disagree or play devil's advocate on this one!

I did read more than one article about this, so it might not have been in the link I shared, but my understanding is there was a public vote (you know, like with Boaty McBoatface or whatever the ship ended up being named) for a scientist to be put on a banknote. It didn't talk about process, but my recollection was Turing received more votes than others. I kind of doubt that was the final deciding factor (see prior parenthesis) and it might have neglected to share anyone who got more votes than Turing. I'm also guessing there will be some controversy that Turing was selected over fellow-nominee Stephen Hawking.

Anyway, there are sometimes good reason why I simply share the news. Without comment.

Ah, a case of the people being more progressive than its government. That's always nice to see. But I still harbor some resentment towards the British government for what they did to him. It was 1954 for crying out loud.

[kongs_speech]

I'm not sure if there are any trans folks here aside from yours truly, but if so, Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

[xianjiro]

Spoiler

I also don't really see it as an accomplishment... it's much too after the fact to hold any real meaning for me. It's a nice token of appreciation, but not a sign of anything else, IMO.

As for an apology, the British government did that back in 2009. He also received a posthumous official pardon in 2013.

I'm not going to disagree or play devil's advocate on this one!

I did read more than one article about this, so it might not have been in the link I shared, but my understanding is there was a public vote (you know, like with Boaty McBoatface or whatever the ship ended up being named) for a scientist to be put on a banknote. It didn't talk about process, but my recollection was Turing received more votes than others. I kind of doubt that was the final deciding factor (see prior parenthesis) and it might have neglected to share anyone who got more votes than Turing. I'm also guessing there will be some controversy that Turing was selected over fellow-nominee Stephen Hawking.

Anyway, there are sometimes good reason why I simply share the news. Without comment.

Ah, a case of the people being more progressive than its government. That's always nice to see. But I still harbor some resentment towards the British government for what they did to him. It was 1954 for crying out loud.

True. I'm not sure when public shaming campaigns (which often resulted in loss of work, family, and homes & which then was followed by suicide) ended in other jurisdictions. I know they still happened as recently as the 80s in Phoenix. I'm pretty certain gay men were still being committed to asylums for electro-shock treatment and the like into the 60s if not later. And clearly there are still jurisdictions caning, jailing, and executing the occasional gay man for consensual sex today. Stonewall waited until 1969. In the early 80s gay bars were still "members only" in ABQ and the same in SLC at least until the mid-90s. My understanding both were the requirement of their respective states to comply with liquor laws. At least we could freely associate (drink) in Texas throughout the 80s - just nothing else.

Again, not a defense of the British criminal justice system by any means, but it's something of a reminder how these system fail minority populations.

[xianjiro]

I'm not sure if there are any trans folks here aside from yours truly, but if so, Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

Yes, Happy T D of V! Think the day of visibility needs more visibility though - didn't even know. I don't generally go to queer news sites but get a couple emails. It's too bad none were sent out with Biden's proclamation in the headline. I remember about 25 years ago we actually had public events in Portland for National Coming Out Day. I hope that in the future the same is organized for the Trans community. While it didn't end up being a big thing for more than a handful of years, it did help with visibility in the long-term.

More than anything, we need more Trans-positive press coverage like Dr Levine's confirmation as Asst Secretary at DHHS.

[kongs_speech]

I'm not sure if there are any trans folks here aside from yours truly, but if so, Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

Yes, Happy T D of V! Think the day of visibility needs more visibility though - didn't even know. I don't generally go to queer news sites but get a couple emails. It's too bad none were sent out with Biden's proclamation in the headline. I remember about 25 years ago we actually had public events in Portland for National Coming Out Day. I hope that in the future the same is organized for the Trans community. While it didn't end up being a big thing for more than a handful of years, it did help with visibility in the long-term.

More than anything, we need more Trans-positive press coverage like Dr Levine's confirmation as Asst Secretary at DHHS.

I agree! I've seen a few Facebook posts throughout the day, but I didn't even know about it until a cis gay male friend wished me a Happy T D of V this morning.

[xianjiro]

I'm not sure if there are any trans folks here aside from yours truly, but if so, Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

Yes, Happy T D of V! Think the day of visibility needs more visibility though - didn't even know. I don't generally go to queer news sites but get a couple emails. It's too bad none were sent out with Biden's proclamation in the headline. I remember about 25 years ago we actually had public events in Portland for National Coming Out Day. I hope that in the future the same is organized for the Trans community. While it didn't end up being a big thing for more than a handful of years, it did help with visibility in the long-term.

More than anything, we need more Trans-positive press coverage like Dr Levine's confirmation as Asst Secretary at DHHS.

I agree! I've seen a few Facebook posts throughout the day, but I didn't even know about it until a cis gay male friend wished me a Happy T D of V this morning.

I've been PM'ing and posting here and so haven't had time to investigate. Any idea if this will be an annual thing?

[kongs_speech]

Yes, Happy T D of V! Think the day of visibility needs more visibility though - didn't even know. I don't generally go to queer news sites but get a couple emails. It's too bad none were sent out with Biden's proclamation in the headline. I remember about 25 years ago we actually had public events in Portland for National Coming Out Day. I hope that in the future the same is organized for the Trans community. While it didn't end up being a big thing for more than a handful of years, it did help with visibility in the long-term.

More than anything, we need more Trans-positive press coverage like Dr Levine's confirmation as Asst Secretary at DHHS.

I agree! I've seen a few Facebook posts throughout the day, but I didn't even know about it until a cis gay male friend wished me a Happy T D of V this morning.

I've been PM'ing and posting here and so haven't had time to investigate. Any idea if this will be an annual thing?

I don't know, but I hope so. It's especially necessary right now, with the far-right having doubled down on their obsession with dehumanizing us.

[xianjiro]

I agree! I've seen a few Facebook posts throughout the day, but I didn't even know about it until a cis gay male friend wished me a Happy T D of V this morning.

I've been PM'ing and posting here and so haven't had time to investigate. Any idea if this will be an annual thing?

I don't know, but I hope so. It's especially necessary right now, with the far-right having doubled down on their obsession with dehumanizing us.

I hope so too! And agree. Thus we need positive press.

But I fear they will continue with the demonizing of trans people, especially children, probably through the next couple election cycles. Trans issues are an especially popular rightwing target right now. I'm sure we've all seen reports about not changing IDs, legal requirements related to restrooms and locker rooms and gender assigned at birth, and bans for trans athletes. I saw something about both Tennessee and Arkansas working on legislation allowing EMTs and other medical care providers to refuse to treat LGBTQ people. And lest we forget, voter suppression laws largely targeted at PoC.

Nope. There are many battles ahead.

[Fergenaprido]

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/03/joe ... clamation/

I don't know what a proclamation is in American political terms, but overall this seems promising?

[Knaldskalle]

Oh, I hadn't heard of this until just now.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

[kongs_speech]

Oh, I hadn't heard of this until just now.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

[Knaldskalle]

Oh, I hadn't heard of this until just now.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

[DulceDoes]

I'm not sure if there are any trans folks here aside from yours truly, but if so, Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

First I want to say Happy Trans Day of Visibility to you, Kong. Second I think I've been procrastinating enough and what better day to come out than TDOV. So yeah, I'm a Pansexual Transgender Woman. I've considered myself to be pan for a while, but I wasn't out to anyone. Being transgender is newer for me, I've considered the possibility that I could be transgender many times over the years, but I would always reject those thoughts for various reasons. It wasn't till last December when I had a kidney stone and I was spending almost all my time in bed feeling terrible that my guard was down enough for me to accept it. Since then I haven't looked back, I've started coming out to my closest family and friends and I have even started taking estrogen. I'm using she/her pronouns and the name Dulce.

Also for any mods who read this, I would like to change my username to DulceDoes, but I'm not seeing any options to do that. Can I please get some help?

[Pretentious Hipster]

I think the best way to change it would be to pm an admin.

Congrats btw!

[kongs_speech]

I'm not sure if there are any trans folks here aside from yours truly, but if so, Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

First I want to say Happy Trans Day of Visibility to you, Kong. Second I think I've been procrastinating enough and what better day to come out than TDOV. So yeah, I'm a Pansexual Transgender Woman. I've considered myself to be pan for a while, but I wasn't out to anyone. Being transgender is newer for me, I've considered the possibility that I could be transgender many times over the years, but I would always reject those thoughts for various reasons. It wasn't till last December when I had a kidney stone and I was spending almost all my time in bed feeling terrible that my guard was down enough for me to accept it. Since then I haven't looked back, I've started coming out to my closest family and friends and I have even started taking estrogen. I'm using she/her pronouns and the name Dulce.

Also for any mods who read this, I would like to change my username to DulceDoes, but I'm not seeing any options to do that. Can I please get some help?

Congrats, I'm proud of you! Happy TDOV!

[DulceDoes]

I think the best way to change it would be to pm an admin.

Congrats btw!

Thanks! I'll send a pm soon if don't get any help from my post.

Congrats, I'm proud of you! Happy TDOV!

[Knaldskalle]

Also for any mods who read this, I would like to change my username to DulceDoes, but I'm not seeing any options to do that. Can I please get some help?

I'll look into it. That's one area of our site I really don't know anything about, but I'll raise the issue in our admin section so we can address it.

And thanks for trusting us enough to come out. Same goes for Kong's Speech, by the way. I didn't get around to posting that sentiment when she made her announcement.

[Knaldskalle]

Yeah, looks like an Admin (AdamH or MightySparks) will have to do it, there's nothing in the Moderator tool kit.

[DulceDoes]

Thank you Knaldskalle for your kind words and for looking into the username change for me.

[Knaldskalle]

Thank you Knaldskalle for your kind words and for looking into the username change for me.

[xianjiro]

As always, you're welcome here, Dulce! I wish you joy and peace with your transition.
🏳‍

[DulceDoes]

Thank you xianjiro, it's going better than I could've imagined so far, but I'm still at the beginning of my journey.

[Armoreska]

yeah, I think spamming the keyword field is an issue - I didn't get that was your concern. I won't be surprised if it's the next thing to go at IMDb because of misuse and difficulty in policing.

BTW, I've also read complaints elsewhere about all the nudity-related keywords. Granted, NSFW, might be helpful, but do we really need things like "shaved pubes" and "prepubescent-girl-kissing-a-teenager".

So we're probably in agreement on this topic.

Check out that summary
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6474208/plotsummary

[xianjiro]

yeah, I think spamming the keyword field is an issue - I didn't get that was your concern. I won't be surprised if it's the next thing to go at IMDb because of misuse and difficulty in policing.

BTW, I've also read complaints elsewhere about all the nudity-related keywords. Granted, NSFW, might be helpful, but do we really need things like "shaved pubes" and "prepubescent-girl-kissing-a-teenager".

So we're probably in agreement on this topic.

Check out that summary
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6474208/plotsummary

reads like a marketing blurb to me