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#homophobia — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #homophobia, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Good news: Filed a formal complaint for harassment & discrimination with the California #CivilRights Division.

    Bad news: My intake interview is April 20th, 2027.

    Meanwhile: bad actors just keep making mistakes, doing #homophobia/ #racism/ #xenophobia.

  2. The Goodies (Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor (17 July 1940 – 12 April 2020), David Graeme Garden (born 18 February 1943), and William Edgar Oddie (7 July 1941 – 25 July 2026)) were racist.

    (1/3)

    #tv #blackface #antiblack #blackpeople #sexism #rape #homophobia #blackmastodon

  3. The few democrats that exist in the Tennessee legislature were removed from their committees for protesting against the corruption, the hostile takeover, and obvious racism and transphobia by their colleagues. Tennessee is a Jim Crow state.

    Tennessee just signed into law the TRANS DATA COLLECTION bill.

    If you spend your money in Tennessee, you are funding the hate.

    fox17.com/news/local/tennessee

    #tennessee_is_fascist_as_fuck #boycotTennessee #jimcrow #jimcrowlaws #transphobia #homophobia #racism #oppression #EndOppression #suppression

    #lgbt #lgbt2sqia #HistoriaLGBT #trans #transrights_are_human_rights #transgenderHealthcare #queer #queerrights #qpoc

  4. The NT: In them old cotton fields back home

    "Incoming Northern Territory Administrator David Connolly has apologised over his trove of divisive past social media posts, a day before he is formally sworn-in."

    "Mr Connolly's past commentary has been labelled variously as sexist, racist, transphobic, homophobic and bigoted by various groups including the Northern Land Council (NLC), the Country Women's Association NT and the Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the NT (APONT)." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-02-25/dav

    King Charles’s official representative in the Northern Territory >>
    mastodon.au/@Bellingen/1161350

    #NT #Australia #cotton #monoculture #plantations #sexism #racism #homophobia #transphobia #sorry #DevelopingNation

    Image: The 'wide open spaces' of the NT populated with cotton. As far as the eye can see a "third-world crop" or a critical commodity for developing nations.

  5. @cloudskater wrote:

    Some instances are run by bad people. Hell, a few projects like Lemmy and Matrix are DEVELOPED by assholes, but the FLOSS and federated nature of these platforms allows us to bypass/fork them and create healthy spaces outside their reach.

    Nope, that is actually what is killing the fediverse. I just explained here:

    The issue is the divergence in semantic interpretation that emerges at the interpretation layer. ActivityPub standardizes message delivery and defines common activity types. However, it leaves extension semantics and application-layer policy decisions to individual implementations. Servers may introduce custom JSON-LD namespaces and enforce local behaviors, such as reply restrictions, while remaining protocol-compliant. But, the noise created by divergences are problematic, because it creates unexpected, unintended, and unpredictable behavior.

    Divergence appears when implementations rely on non-normative metadata and assume reciprocal handling to preserve a consistent user experience. Behavioral alignment then varies. Syntactic exchange succeeds, but behavioral consistency is not guaranteed. Though instances continue to federate at the transport level, policy semantics and processing logic differ across deployments. Those differences produce inconsistent experiences and results between implementations.

    That leads to fragmentation, specifically semantic or behavioral fragmentation and an inconsistent user experiences. ActivityPub ensures syntactic interoperability, but semantic interoperability (everyone interprets and enforces rules the same way) varies. This creates a system that is federated at the transport level yet fragmented in behavior and expectations across implementations. It is funny how the thing that the fediverse touted has made the entire thing very brittle. ActivityPub technically federates correctly, but semantically falls apart once servers start adding their own behavioral rules.

    https://neon-blue-demon-wyrm.x10.network/archives/16932

    FYI, I’m not doing culture wars or political debates. I’m just saying this idea of “forking away” from them is literally breaking the fediverse’s distributed network and creating all kinds of issues with semantic interoperability. Yes, federation is still happening at the delivery level, but the semantic issues are out of fucking control. You are a federation by the very sheer skin of your teeth.

    The reason why developers are leaving the fediverse is because you folks don’t take criticism. You respond to criticism with — I’m being so serious right now — political manifestos and harassing developers. ActivityPub developers and authors oversold you folks on the capabilities of ActivityStreams. They flat-out lied to y’all.

    ↬bark.lgbt/@cloudskater/116080965694723006

  6. ActivityPub Server’s Custom Reply‑Control Extensions Undermine Federation

    It seems like Activitbypub developers are extending ActivityPub with optional metadata to fix a lot of its issues, but that is still problematic. Trying to add moderation tools and user control to threads seems to be the ongoing battle. I am fascinated by dumpster fires, so I’ve started looking at the ActivityPub protocol in detail. I tend to become fascinated with things that are going down in flames.

    As a brief recap of the problem:

    So, one of the very popular features on Bluesky—also popular on Twitter—is the ability to select who can reply to a post. A major issue in the Fediverse is the inability to decide who can reply, and once you block someone, their harassing reply is still there. I honestly thought it was simply a case of them choosing not to add or address it for cultural reasons. What is clear from that thread is that they were always aware that the ActivityPub protocol and most Fediverse implementations don’t provide a universal way to control reply visibility or enforce blocks across instances.

    An ActivityPub server that has reply control is GoToSocial. ActivityPub, as defined by the W3C specification, standardizes how servers federate activities. It defines actors, inboxes, outboxes, and activity types (Create, Follow, Like, Announce, etc.) expressed using ActivityStreams 2.0. It also specifies delivery mechanics (including how a Create activity reaches another server’s inbox) and how collections behave.

    The specification does not include interaction policy semantics such as “only followers may reply” or “replies require manual approval.” There is no field in the normative vocabulary requiring conforming servers to enforce reply permissions. That category of rule is outside the protocol’s defined contract.

    GoToSocial implements reply controls through what it calls interaction policies. These appear as additional properties on ActivityStreams objects using a custom JSON-LD namespace controlled by the GoToSocial project.

    JSON-LD permits additional namespaced terms. This means the document remains structurally valid ActivityStreams and federates normally. The meaning of those custom fields, however, comes from GoToSocial’s own documentation and implementation. Other servers can ignore them without violating ActivityPub because they are not part of the interoperable core vocabulary.

    Enforcement occurs locally. When a remote server sends a reply—a Create activity whose object references another via inReplyTo—ActivityPub governs delivery, not acceptance criteria. Whether the receiving server checks a reply policy, rejects the activity, queues it, or displays it is determined in the server’s inbox-processing code. The decision to accept, display, or require approval happens after successful protocol-level delivery. This behavior belongs to the application layer.

    These are server-side features layered on top of ActivityPub’s transport and data model that are not actually part of ActivityPub. The protocol ensures standardized delivery of activities; however, the server implementation defines additional constraints and user-facing behavior. Two GoToSocial instances may both recognize and act on the same extension fields. However, a different implementation, such as Mastodon, has no obligation under the specification to interpret or enforce GoToSocial’s interactionPolicy properties. These fields function as extension metadata rather than protocol requirements.

    The semantics of GoToSocial are not part of the specification’s defined vocabulary and processing rules for ActivityPub. They no longer operate purely at the protocol layer; it has become an application-layer contract implemented by specific servers.

    Let’s use the AT Protocol as an example. Bluesky’s direct messages (DMs) are not currently part of the AT Protocol (ATProto). The AT Protocol has nothing that specifies anything for DMs, so DMs are not part of the AT Protocol. The AT Protocol was designed to handle public social interactions, but it does not define private or encrypted messaging. Bluesky implemented DMs at the application level, outside of the core protocol. DMs are centralized and stored on Bluesky’s servers. What is happening with servers like GoToSocial is sort of like that. The difference is that the AT Protocol was designed for different app views; ActivityPub was not.

    The issue is the divergence in semantic interpretation that emerges at the interpretation layer. ActivityPub standardizes message delivery and defines common activity types. However, it leaves extension semantics and application-layer policy decisions to individual implementations. Servers may introduce custom JSON-LD namespaces and enforce local behaviors, such as reply restrictions, while remaining protocol-compliant. But, the noise created by divergences are problematic, because it creates unexpected, unintended, and unpredictable behavior.

    Divergence appears when implementations rely on non-normative metadata and assume reciprocal handling to preserve a consistent user experience. Behavioral alignment then varies. Syntactic exchange succeeds, but behavioral consistency is not guaranteed. Though instances continue to federate at the transport level, policy semantics and processing logic differ across deployments. Those differences produce inconsistent experiences and results between implementations.

    That leads to fragmentation, specifically semantic or behavioral fragmentation and an inconsistent user experiences. ActivityPub ensures syntactic interoperability, but semantic interoperability (everyone interprets and enforces rules the same way) varies. This creates a system that is federated at the transport level yet fragmented in behavior and expectations across implementations. It is funny how the thing that the fediverse touted has made the entire thing very brittle. ActivityPub technically federates correctly, but semantically falls apart once servers start adding their own behavioral rules.

  7. Sorry our ACE Hardware is going out of business! We'll miss the hand-painted window advertising--not to mention that the local 'Mom and Pop' Hardware prefers to not do business with married homosexuals, as is now their Supreme Court-given right. Guess it's Walmart for us! #ace #acehardwarestore #outofbusiness #lewistown #downtown #downtownlewistown #gayrights #equalrights #equalmarriage #equality #fightforequality #endbigotry #bigotry #homophobia #endhomophobia #discrimination #ghosting

  8. In spite of bigoted colleagues, I've loved all my teaching experiences--bible school, public school, and theater education. I hope someday gay people are openly accepted in this profession. Lack Tuscarora Halloween, 1982. #publiceducation #publiceducator #publicschools #students #PublicSchoolStudents #churchschool #bibleschool #theaterkids #theater #theatereducation #bigotrym #EndBigotry #bigotryiswrong #homophobia #sexism #costumes

  9. We're taught that "education eliminates bigotry," yet the worst homophobes I've known have always been my fellow teachers and union leaders. 1995. #bigotry #homophobia #sexism #racism #xenophobia #endbigotry #discrimination #enddiscrimination #equalrights #equality #Strike

  10. Omg yes?? equalityanddiversity.co.uk/res

    Equality and Diversity UK resources / training Wishlist! (Part 6 / EVEN FURTHER BEYOND continued)

    26. Practical Tools for the Delivery of Equality and Diversity equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    27. Sports and Community Clubs Induction Pack equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    28. Building Equality into the Curriculum equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    29. Equality and Diversity Toolkit for Local Authorities equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    30. Managing Diversity and Inclusion in the NHS equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho

    If you're an ally to anyone else, please consider these resources too.

    You might enjoy them, learn from them, share with others, practise with others, help someone else feel comfortable around you, disclose their own Protected Characteristics, or just... feel better about trying to help at all.
    Baby steps in the face of overwhelm is okay.
    Just start somewhere, wherever you can.

    #MagicWandWishList #StopFascism #MakeLifeWorthLiving #Pride2025 #CaringEconomy #RestorativeJustice #Disability #DisabilityPrideMonth #AntiRacism #AntiRacist #AntiFascist #AntiFa #AntiAbleism #AntiAbleist #Ableism #Racism #Inequality #Exclusion #Hierarchies #Intersectionality #MisogyNoir #trans #queer #transphobia #transmisia #homophobia #TERFisland #TURDIsland #ToughUnderRegressiveDemands #idk #Empathy #Caring #Intent #Intentional #Mindfulness

  11. Omg yes?? equalityanddiversity.co.uk/res

    Equality and Diversity UK resources / training Wishlist! (Part 5 / further beyond continued)

    20. Let's Talk about Race [baby!] resources equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    21. Allyship: Supporting Black colleagues in the workplace equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    22. Caring for Ethnically Diverse Children in Foster Care equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    23. Managing and Avoiding Microaggressions in the Workplace equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    24. Practical Tools for the Delivery of Equality and Diversity equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    25. Self-Assessment Toolkit equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho

    If you're an ally to anyone else, please consider these resources too.

    You might enjoy them, learn from them, share with others, practise with others, help someone else feel comfortable around you, disclose their own Protected Characteristics, or just... feel better about trying to help at all.
    Baby steps in the face of overwhelm is okay.
    Just start somewhere, wherever you can.

    #MagicWandWishList #StopFascism #MakeLifeWorthLiving #Pride2025 #CaringEconomy #RestorativeJustice #Disability #DisabilityPrideMonth #AntiRacism #AntiRacist #AntiFascist #AntiFa #AntiAbleism #AntiAbleist #Ableism #Racism #Inequality #Exclusion #Hierarchies #Intersectionality #MisogyNoir #trans #queer #transphobia #transmisia #homophobia #TERFisland #TURDIsland #ToughUnderRegressiveDemands #idk #Empathy #Caring #Intent #Intentional #Mindfulness

  12. Omg yes?? equalityanddiversity.co.uk/res
    Equality and Diversity UK resources / training Wishlist! (Part 4 / beyond continued)

    19. Neuro-Inclusive Workplace - Pocketbook;
    Highway Code to Equality in Schools - Pocketbook;
    Managing and Avoiding Unconscious Biases in the Workplace - Handbook;
    Fostering Good Relations - Pocketbook;
    Guide to being an Active Anti-Racism Bystander in the Workplace;
    Foster Carers Race Awareness Pocketbook; Anti-Racist Strategies for the Workplace;
    Cultural Competency Guidance and Activity Pack;
    Navigating Racism in Schools Pocketbook;
    Understanding and Addressing Microaggressions in University Settings Pocketbook;
    Embracing Cultural Competence in Healthcare;
    Neurodiversity in the Workplace Pocketbook;
    Communicating for Racial Justice Pocketbook;
    Toolkit for addressing educational disadvantage for ethnically diverse children and young people in UK schools;
    Navigating the Diversity Landscape Pocketbook;
    Community-Led Housing in Ethnically Diverse Communities Toolkit;
    Anger Management in the Workplace Pocketbook;
    EDI Good Practice for Volunteers;
    Addressing Bullying Allegations;
    Board of Trustees Good Practice Guidance Pocketbook;
    Cultural Competence in Public Services;
    Understanding Microaggressions Pocketbook;
    Creating Inclusive and Safe EDI Sessions;
    White Privilege, Microaggressions and Intersectionality Pocket Book;
    Reciprocal Mentoring Pocketbook;
    Courageous Conversations on Anti-Racism in Schools;
    Support document for Education Providers;
    Preparing Apprenticeships for the Workplace;
    Sexual Harassment Pocketbook;
    The EDI Role in Shaping Organisational Culture, Performance, and Leadership;
    Pocketbook for EDI Leads, Trainers, and Management;
    EDI Bingo activities;
    EDI Policies Guidance;
    Healthy Relationships Pocketbook;
    Community Impact Assessment Plain English;
    Understanding Neurodiversity in Ethnically Diverse Communities Easy Read

    If you're an ally to anyone else, please consider these resources too.

    You might enjoy them, learn from them, share with others, practise with others, help someone else feel comfortable around you, disclose their own Protected Characteristics, or just... feel better about trying to help at all.
    Baby steps in the face of overwhelm is okay.
    Just start somewhere, wherever you can.

    #MagicWandWishList #StopFascism #MakeLifeWorthLiving #Pride2025 #CaringEconomy #RestorativeJustice #Disability #DisabilityPrideMonth #AntiRacism #AntiRacist #AntiFascist #AntiFa #AntiAbleism #AntiAbleist #Ableism #Racism #Inequality #Exclusion #Hierarchies #Intersectionality #MisogyNoir #trans #queer #transphobia #transmisia #homophobia #TERFisland #TURDIsland #ToughUnderRegressiveDemands #idk #Empathy #Caring #Intent #Intentional #Mindfulness

  13. Omg yes?? equalityanddiversity.co.uk/res

    Equality and Diversity UK resources / training Wishlist! (Part 3 / more continued)

    15. Equality Act Good Practice Guide equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    16. Creating Inclusive and Respectful Working Environments equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    17. Recruitment and Selection: Guide for reaching and retaining diverse talent equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    18. Recruitment, Selection, and Inclusive Practices Pocketbook for Schools equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho

    If you're an ally to anyone else, please consider these resources too.

    You might enjoy them, learn from them, share with others, practise with others, help someone else feel comfortable around you, disclose their own Protected Characteristics, or just... feel better about trying to help at all.
    Baby steps in the face of overwhelm is okay.
    Just start somewhere, wherever you can.

    #MagicWandWishList #StopFascism #MakeLifeWorthLiving #Pride2025 #CaringEconomy #RestorativeJustice #Disability #DisabilityPrideMonth #AntiRacism #AntiRacist #AntiFascist #AntiFa #AntiAbleism #AntiAbleist #Ableism #Racism #Inequality #Exclusion #Hierarchies #Intersectionality #MisogyNoir #trans #queer #transphobia #transmisia #homophobia #TERFisland #TURDIsland #ToughUnderRegressiveDemands #idk #Empathy #Caring #Intent #Intentional #Mindfulness

  14. Omg yes?? equalityanddiversity.co.uk/res

    Equality and Diversity UK resources / training Wishlist! (Part 2 / continued)

    8. Definitions and Terminology Pocket Book equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    9. Gender Diversity Booklet equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    10. Disability in Goods, Services, and Facilities equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    11. Unconscious Bias in Recruitment and Selection [Yes, I know being aware of biases does NOT erase them. Avowed racists can be aware of their biases, and avowed active anti-racists can also still struggle to counteract their upbringings. Still, it's a starting point.] equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    12. Unconscious Bias Case Studies [Yeah, this is a good next step: actually try to unpick barriers to common usage.] equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    13. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Pocketbook for Airports equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho
    14. FE College - Managers, teachers and support staff Lesson Plan equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho

    If you're an ally to anyone else, please consider these resources too.

    You might enjoy them, learn from them, share with others, practise with others, help someone else feel comfortable around you, disclose their own Protected Characteristics, or just... feel better about trying to help at all.
    Baby steps in the face of overwhelm is okay.
    Just start somewhere, wherever you can.

    #MagicWandWishList #StopFascism #MakeLifeWorthLiving #Pride2025 #CaringEconomy #RestorativeJustice #Disability #DisabilityPrideMonth #AntiRacism #AntiRacist #AntiFascist #AntiFa #AntiAbleism #AntiAbleist #Ableism #Racism #Inequality #Exclusion #Hierarchies #Intersectionality #MisogyNoir #trans #queer #transphobia #transmisia #homophobia #TERFisland #TURDIsland #ToughUnderRegressiveDemands #idk #Empathy #Caring #Intent #Intentional #Mindfulness

  15. Omg yes?? equalityanddiversity.co.uk/res

    Equality and Diversity UK resources / training Wishlist!
    1. Looking at Learning and Development in a Different Way equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho and
    2. Courageous Conversations equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho and
    3. Everday EDI Good Practice for Freelance Artists equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho and
    4. Reasonable Adjustments RAs Pocket Book equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho and
    5. Protected Characteristics Pocket Book equalityanddiversity.co.uk/sho and
    6. Mental Health First Aid Course equalityanddiversity.co.uk/men and
    7. Equality Impact Assessment Training equalityanddiversity.co.uk/equ

    Obv more, but these are already kinda expensive. Shortlist time. If you're an ally to anyone else, please consider these resources too.

    You might enjoy them, learn from them, share with others, practise with others, help someone else feel comfortable around you, disclose their own Protected Characteristics, or just... feel better about trying to help at all.
    Baby steps in the face of overwhelm is okay.
    Just start somewhere, wherever you can.

    #MagicWandWishList #StopFascism #MakeLifeWorthLiving #Pride2025 #CaringEconomy #RestorativeJustice #Disability #DisabilityPrideMonth #AntiRacism #AntiRacist #AntiFascist #AntiFa #AntiAbleism #AntiAbleist #Ableism #Racism #Inequality #Exclusion #Hierarchies #Intersectionality #MisogyNoir #trans #queer #transphobia #transmisia #homophobia #TERFisland #TURDIsland #ToughUnderRegressiveDemands #idk #Empathy #Caring #Intent #Intentional #Mindfulness

  16. Matt’s rejection of gay parenting, and more specifically his reasons for doing so, underscore the absurdity of how he forms his opinions. When I say rejection, I mean the fact that he literally said in this discussion that he doesn’t care what the actual evidence and studies say on this subject.
    medium.com/prismnpen/matt-wals

    #LGBTQ #Homophobia #MattWalsh

  17. "If a young woman does not follow the social injunction to have feelings in a sexual relationship, she knows that she risks being called to order, being punished. Or to feel shame or guilt. This burden of the social norm is primarily internalised."

    "There is, in all circles, the threatening 'spectre of the faggot'. The determination to appear as 'a man, a real man' and secure one's masculinity, while escaping suspicion of homosexuality, which is considered demeaning and dangerous. Some gay boys from privileged backgrounds have told me that they were in a relationship with a girl at school to give the impression, to cover their tracks."

    An interview with Isabelle Clair, in 2023 (fr) ouest-france.fr/societe/sexual @sociology @edutooters 🧶

    #status #reputation #fragility #maleFragility #manliness #masculinity #virility #homophobia #quotes #bitches #whores #teenagers #norms #heteronormativity #normation #patriarchy #maleViolence #badBoy #boys #gender #highSchool #SecondarySchool #sociology