totallytrashley:

broadlybrazen:

funereal-disease:

olennawhitewyne:

funereal-disease:

evolution-is-just-a-theorem:

funereal-disease:

Please stop staying that you don’t care what happens to red states. That they deserve to crash and burn because “they asked for it”.

Women who need abortions still live there. LGBT teenagers still live there. Poor people still live there. Immigrants still live there. They do not deserve to hear that the whole world hates them and wants to see them rot because of what some people in their state did.

It is the same logic as “people in Afghanistan deserve what they get because they happen to live in proximity to terrorists”. It is the same damn thing and I do not buy that it’s different or better this time.

Vulnerable people in those states need our help now more than ever. They are not guilty by association. Stop it.

The people who voted for Trump also don’t deserve to crash and burn.

Agreed. I sincerely hope that we can bring them into the fold of a functional society. I’d rather change their minds than leave them to rot.

As someone who lives in a (very blue dot in a) red state, thanks! Also if you want to help out marginalized people in red states, there are a few specific organizations you can donate to to do that. For example:

• The Lilith Fund: funds abortions in Texas for people who cannot afford it, especially for poor Latinas
  
• Campaign for Southern Equality: fights for LGBTQ rights and against unjust laws in Southeastern states, has specifically been heavily involved in the fight against McCrory’s agenda in North Carolina
  
• Equality NC: another LGBTQ rights group in North Carolina that’s been heavily involved in fighting against anti-LGBTQ discrimination there
  
• State and regional chapters of groups like the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, NARAL, etc. that are located in red states
  
• State Democratic parties in red states (the Texas Democrats have some pretty cool merch you can buy!)
  
• I’m looking for some immigrant-focused organizations located in places like Arizona and Texas that I’ll add to this post later. On that note, though, there were some silver linings on that issue in those states: Maricopa County, AZ ousted their infamously xenophobic sheriff Joe Arpaio. Here in Travis County, TX, we elected as sheriff Sally Hernandez, who promises to make Austin a “sanctuary city” by refusing to comply with federal immigration officials in deporting undocumented people here.

Thank you! Very helpful.

don’t forget to look for auxiliary groups! you can look up state Democratic parties and find their auxiliary groups, for example my state has a Black Democratic Caucus which (a) represents the specific needs & concerns of black Democrats to the state party, and (b) promotes the election of black Democrats to all levels within the party & for public office. our Hispanic caucus and women’s caucus, young Dems, etc all do similar work. they’re an official arm of the state party and if you want to make sure your community’s needs are heard by legislators and other officials, auxiliary groups can help amplify your voice. auxiliary groups can also help connect you to other grassroots organizations in your state that serve your community & concerns.

a few other worthy organizations: 

• The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, http://www.civilrights.org/action_center/ 
  
• Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; http://www.866ourvote.org/about 
  
• Southern Poverty Law Center;  https://www.splcenter.org/

Please support the Lilith fund, our (Texas) abortion laws are not only shit but the clinics that do manage to function are under constant threat. Most women are able to get pregnant therefore most women are liable to need those services, pretty much regardless of political associations

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