#mccarthy

Jesus Fucking Christ.

In case you thought, somehow, that the trans people who have been telling you that the efforts to stigmatize transness as obscene and our mere existence as pornographic was only the beginning and that it was the construction of a launchpad to come after ALL queer people in the same way were all just being hysterical and alarmist, please note that the Second Lavender Scare has truly begun.

Take special note:

These firings also come just days after the quiet repeal of protections meant to prevent intelligence agencies from spying on LGBTQ+ people solely based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. As Bloomberg reported, “The Office of Intelligence and Analysis posted an updated policy manual late last week that removes references to those characteristics in sections that set guardrails on gathering intelligence.” Now, with far fewer trans and queer people left in the intelligence community, there will be even fewer voices to push back if these tools are turned against us.

I find it so annoying that Suede is on here as The London Suede. Who even is the american Suede?

McCarthy - Keep An Open Mind or Else (1989)

Jangly indie pop with political lyrics, with Tim Gane on guitar (later of Stereolab).