Morphine Prince 109,654 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Even before the votes were counted on Tuesday night, phone calls were pouring into suicide hotlines across the US in record numbers. Americans, including those in the LGBTQ community, were looking for help coping with feelings of anxiety, hopelessness, and a sense of betrayal. “We haven’t seen anything like that in our history,” says John Draper, project director of the the round-the-clock National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a support line founded in 2005 for people considering suicide or who are in emotional distress. Between 1AM and 2AM on Wednesday morning, the number of calls spiked to 660 in a single hour, 2.5 times more than average. (They only saw a similar jump once before, when actor Robin Williams died by suicide in 2014.) The Crisis Text Line, a support network that people in distress can contact by text message, received twice as many texts as usual between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. The words that showed up in texts most often were “election” and “scared” — and “scared” was most frequently paired with “LGBTQ,” according to a statement. The Trans Lifeline — a suicide hotline for transgender and gender non-conforming people — received 432 calls by Wednesday afternoon. (Their previous record was 251 calls in one day, after North Carolina passed its anti-transgender “bathroom bill” HB2.) Source: https://www.google.com/amp/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2016/11/11/13593608/suicide-hotlines-lgbtq-calls-election-depression-anxiety-trump?client=safari Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingMore 1,701 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I blame the pro-Hillary media who didn't show this video : Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malazam 15,710 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 1 minute ago, SomethingMore said: I blame the pro-Hillary media who didn't show this video : could you please tell us which name is written under Trump's??? another shot before we kiss the other side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingMore 1,701 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Just now, malazam said: could you please tell us which name is written under Trump's??? Trump said HIMSELF he doesn't care about Pence's views. He said he picked him for his experience in different aspects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malazam 15,710 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Just now, SomethingMore said: Trump said HIMSELF he doesn't care about Pence's views. He said he picked him for his experience in different aspects. oh thanks God, now Pence isn't a stupid anymore another shot before we kiss the other side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaga Monster 13,001 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 1 minute ago, SomethingMore said: Trump said HIMSELF he doesn't care about Pence's views. He said he picked him for his experience in different aspects. Agree. Trump has always been pro gay, even before Hillary who just became pro gay like 6 years ago. He only picked Pence because he wanted to unite the Republican Party and wanted someone with economic experience. Pence lowered taxes in Indiana and put the state into a surplus. GGD Presidential Elections Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinsey 313 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I don't want to sound insensitive, but these people obviously have their own issues if Trump winning would make them consider suicide. It isn't his fault that they need help... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born To Slay 10,996 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 8 minutes ago, SomethingMore said: I blame the pro-Hillary media who didn't show this video : It wasn't the Hillary media that made him do this http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/09/donald-trump-pledges-sign-anti-lgbtq-first-amendment-defense-act/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 3 minutes ago, Kinsey said: I don't want to sound insensitive, but these people obviously have their own issues if Trump winning would make them consider suicide. It isn't his fault that they need help... That's such an insensitive and ignorant thing to say. You shouldn't have said anything at all instead of writing this and clicking on post. ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born To Slay 10,996 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 6 minutes ago, Gaga Monster said: Agree. Trump has always been pro gay, even before Hillary who just became pro gay like 6 years ago. He only picked Pence because he wanted to unite the Republican Party and wanted someone with economic experience. Pence lowered taxes in Indiana and put the state into a surplus. http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/09/donald-trump-pledges-sign-anti-lgbtq-first-amendment-defense-act/ "effectively legalize anti-LGBTQ discrimination across the board, including among employers, businesses, landlords and healthcare providers, as long as they claim to be motivated by a firmly held religious beliefs." what about this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaga Monster 13,001 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 4 minutes ago, Born To Slay said: http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/09/donald-trump-pledges-sign-anti-lgbtq-first-amendment-defense-act/ "effectively legalize anti-LGBTQ discrimination across the board, including among employers, businesses, landlords and healthcare providers, as long as they claim to be motivated by a firmly held religious beliefs." what about this? Trump has always been pro gay, even before Hillary who just became pro gay like 6 years ago. He only picked Pence because he wanted to unite the Republican Party and wanted someone with economic experience. Pence lowered taxes in Indiana and put the state into a surplus. Trump will not take marriage rights away from any gay couple, that is not in his plan and Pence has little to no power. Trump is pro gay, he has literally always been. It’s not the first time Trump has taken a pro-LGBT stance. As far back as 2000, Trump was advocating the idea of amending the 1964 Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation – something the currently-pending Equality Act would basically do if lawmakers on Capitol Hill ever decided to pass it. “[A]mending the Civil Rights Act would grant the same protection to gay people that we give to other Americans – it’s only fair,” Trump told The Advocate in February, 2000. In the same interview, Trump said he favored “a very strong domestic-partnership law” that guaranteed same-sex couples equal legal rights as married, heterosexual couples. Trump also said he believed Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – the military’s then-ban on openly gay service members – had “clearly failed." GGD Presidential Elections Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 4 minutes ago, Gaga Monster said: Trump has always been pro gay, even before Hillary who just became pro gay like 6 years ago. He only picked Pence because he wanted to unite the Republican Party and wanted someone with economic experience. Pence lowered taxes in Indiana and put the state into a surplus. Trump will not take marriage rights away from any gay couple, that is not in his plan and Pence has little to no power. Trump is pro gay, he has literally always been. It’s not the first time Trump has taken a pro-LGBT stance. As far back as 2000, Trump was advocating the idea of amending the 1964 Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation – something the currently-pending Equality Act would basically do if lawmakers on Capitol Hill ever decided to pass it. “[A]mending the Civil Rights Act would grant the same protection to gay people that we give to other Americans – it’s only fair,” Trump told The Advocate in February, 2000. In the same interview, Trump said he favored “a very strong domestic-partnership law” that guaranteed same-sex couples equal legal rights as married, heterosexual couples. Trump also said he believed Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – the military’s then-ban on openly gay service members – had “clearly failed." Trump has the power to appoint Supreme Court Justices. The Supreme Court deems laws constitutional or unconstitutional. Congress makes and passes laws. Trump can approve or disapprove said laws. It's the system of checks and balances, but if they are all going to be under Republican control, what does that spell for all the socially progressive policies which were enacted under Obama's presidency That's why a lot of us do not want to have Trump as president. The system of checks and balances would become borderline absolute when it comes to laws and policies that affect people's rights in the US. It's truly terrifying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaga Monster 13,001 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Just now, CowSiss said: Trump has the power to appoint Supreme Court Justices. The Supreme Court deems laws constitutional or unconstitutional. Congress makes and passes laws. Trump can approve or disapprove said laws. It's the system of checks and balances, but if they are all going to be under Republican control, what does that spell for all the socially progressive policies which were enacted under Obama's presidency That's why a lot of us do not want to have Trump as president. The system of checks and balances would become borderline absolute when it comes to laws and policies that affect people's rights in the US. It's truly terrifying Trump would never allow that to happen, it would be the end of the Republican Party which they wouldn't want to happen. He supports equality of gays, he has his entire life. I am not part of the LGBT Community, but if you are, do not worry. You will always be allowed to marry under a Trump presidency, the supreme court and himself, have more important issues than this. "Caitlyn Jenner can use any bathroom she wants." "We need the same protection for gay couples, just like any other American" GGD Presidential Elections Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13VictorC 1,105 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 The topic is serious, and somehow there are still delusional replies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born To Slay 10,996 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 19 minutes ago, Gaga Monster said: Trump has always been pro gay, even before Hillary who just became pro gay like 6 years ago. He only picked Pence because he wanted to unite the Republican Party and wanted someone with economic experience. Pence lowered taxes in Indiana and put the state into a surplus. Trump will not take marriage rights away from any gay couple, that is not in his plan and Pence has little to no power. Trump is pro gay, he has literally always been. It’s not the first time Trump has taken a pro-LGBT stance. As far back as 2000, Trump was advocating the idea of amending the 1964 Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation – something the currently-pending Equality Act would basically do if lawmakers on Capitol Hill ever decided to pass it. “[A]mending the Civil Rights Act would grant the same protection to gay people that we give to other Americans – it’s only fair,” Trump told The Advocate in February, 2000. In the same interview, Trump said he favored “a very strong domestic-partnership law” that guaranteed same-sex couples equal legal rights as married, heterosexual couples. Trump also said he believed Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – the military’s then-ban on openly gay service members – had “clearly failed." He pledged to sign the bigoted legislation in the article I posted, I don't care what he said years ago, I care what he's saying now and right now, he's getting ready to crush the gays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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