The Canadian government warns that some US states have enacted laws that may affect LBGT people.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/2089998

Archived version: https://archive.ph/X5D30
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230830081318/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66654134

  • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    That's not a legal exception, that's just a corrupt judge. Do you not have those in Canada?

    • mayo_cider [he/him]
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      10 months ago

      Do you understand how precedent works in the US court system? I mean, I fully agree that US judges and laws are corrupt, but it doesn't change the fact that those laws and judges are still upheld by the state

      • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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        10 months ago

        Yes I understand. I asked a question, would you like to answer it? Did you not notice that people use this same defense in other countries?

        • mayo_cider [he/him]
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          10 months ago

          Yes, there are homophobic laws elsewhere as well, it doesn't change the status quo in US

          • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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            10 months ago

            We've already been over this several times now, there are no homophobic laws in the US.

            The topic of conversation is a warning to "queer" people about going into the US, as if it is more dangerous than the country they're leaving. So yes, it matters.

            • mayo_cider [he/him]
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              10 months ago

              There are no homophobic laws in the US

              You can keep telling that to yourself, it doesn't change the reality

              Also US is objectively more dangerous than Canada for LGBTQIA+ people

              • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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                10 months ago

                I mean you can keep making up that the gay panic defense is a law but it won't change reality.

                Also US is objectively more dangerous than Canada for LGBTQIA+ people

                But for some reason no one can tell me how. All they can do is attack and insult.