Horizon Flame Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 A sign of the times? Just four months after unanimously voting to extend protections to sexual orientation and gender identity, the City Council in Lincoln, Nebraska has rescinded the city's Fairness Ordinance. Upon the passing of the ordinance, a conservative group launched a petition to put the measure on the ballot -- and collected four times the signatures needed in just two weeks. The Council -- including two openly gay members – voted to rescind the ordinance because they knew it would be beaten back at the ballot box. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/nebraskas-capital-city-rescinds-lgbtq-anti-discrimination-ordinance-four-months-after-approval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.B GAGA Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spree Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 I'm surprised there are even two gay people in Nebraska. (open, that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 45 minutes ago, Horizon Flame said: The Council -- including two openly gay members – voted to rescind the ordinance because they knew it would be beaten back at the ballot box. Imagine taking an L like this because if you don't, someone worse will come in and do even more damage. America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byzantium Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Y'all, its getting scary here....anyone know how to get Canadian citizenship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spree Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 they painted it as a Trans bill, go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woohoo Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 55 minutes ago, byzantium said: Y'all, its getting scary here....anyone know how to get Canadian citizenship? I’ve been trying to find out myself. I could be totally wrong but I did read you have to own property in the country for seven years to be legal, but like I said that was something I read before I became serious about it and not just browsing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byzantium Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 1 minute ago, woohoo said: I’ve been trying to find out myself. I could be totally wrong but I did read you have to own property in the country for seven years to be legal, but like I said that was something I read before I became serious about it and not just browsing Honestly how is anyone supposed to own property in this economy? Maybe I should consider the UK? Its just hard because I want to be close to my family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lana Banana Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 America and its system can go rot in hell. We need another cold war apparently to take measures on their “2nd amendment” and what not. As a kid I always dreamt of moving there because the country has everything but unfortunately a country that allows it to go from OBAMA to tr*mp is the perfect portrayal of people and I am disgusted. Def not a dream of mine anymore. God Bless San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Life Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Why does a country that can never shut up about freedom always work so diligently to take those freedoms away? I wish I could go somewhere where the core of me wasn't considered up for debate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizon Flame Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 3 hours ago, byzantium said: Honestly how is anyone supposed to own property in this economy? Maybe I should consider the UK? Its just hard because I want to be close to my family. The UK has its own problems. England has become Trump Land. The nationalism going on, not to mention the Brexit fallout, is a clusterf-ck. Canada had also clamped down on immigration. You’re pretty much stuck unless you’re willing to move to a non-English speaking country and let’s face it, there aren’t many countries that are doing well these days and many are way worse off than anything that is happening in the US. WWIII could break out at any moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted June 17, 2022 ATRL Moderator Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 6/15/2022 at 7:43 PM, byzantium said: Y'all, its getting scary here....anyone know how to get Canadian citizenship? Canada has expedited options for people who have professional backgrounds the Canadian government feels is economically competitive. I'm a computer scientist, so I would qualify. If you're fortunate enough to have a professional background that attracts the Canadian government, you could go that route. There are still hurdles to get full citizenship, but you'd be able to begin the immigration process. I was looking into it more in 2020. Here's a link if you wanna read more: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byzantium Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 50 minutes ago, Bloo said: Canada has expedited options for people who have professional backgrounds the Canadian government feels is economically competitive. I'm a computer scientist, so I would qualify. If you're fortunate enough to have a professional background that attracts the Canadian government, you could go that route. There are still hurdles to get full citizenship, but you'd be able to begin the immigration process. I was looking into it more in 2020. Here's a link if you wanna read more: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry.html Oh this is good. At a quick glance I do qualify. I'm going to keep this in my back pocket. It would be nice though because I would probably need to move to Toronto given how specialized my industry is and that city is far closer to my family than were I currently live in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainMusic Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 12:49 AM, spree said: they painted it as a Trans bill, go figure. That’s probably why the dumb gays voted for it smh On 6/16/2022 at 4:59 AM, Horizon Flame said: England has become Trump Land. No it hasn’t The exaggeration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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