V2 already?

... 2?

We have LGBTQ2 before GTA6

"Amid global decline"

Totally not uplifting.

That's awesome. Now, when are you gonna remove the law barring US LGBT refugees?

Are we really that far gone yet? No, but we're headed there.

2?

Could still do a hell of a lot better, tbqh

"Canada joined Ireland, Thailand, Spain, Argentina and Mexico as the few countries that saw support increase over the past year, despite remaining below 2021 levels.

However, those countries regularly outpaced Canada across all questions asked by Ipsos."

So, not leading, eh?

Good!

Damn, my yearly reminder that, no matter how comfortable I am, my very existence is constantly threatened by people who believe I'm better off dead.

Our allies are a source of strength. Thank you for fighting the good fight. ♥️ 🇨🇦 ♥️

Good news for the most part. This bit kind of sucks:

While baby boomers and Gen X men and women were largely aligned in their support, those attitudes diverged among millennials and especially Gen Z, the poll found, with more young women supporting LGBTQ2 issues than young men.

I had high hopes for my generation (millennials) and younger. We'd fix everything our parents did... Now I have doubts. "Live and let live" is such a low bar we should all be able to do.

Since when is there a 2 in that and what does it mean?

Yeah. Will march for the first time this year. Gotta show visible support.

And we are better for it.

For anyone else who was wondering, the 2 in LGBTQ2 apparently stands for "two-spirit", which is:

a term used to broadly capture concepts traditional to many Indigenous cultures. It is a culturally-specific identity used by some Indigenous people to indicate a person whose gender identity, spiritual identity and/or sexual orientation comprises both male and female spirits.

First time I've ever heard of either term, but I'm not Canadian!

https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/free-to-be-me/2slgbtqi-plus-glossary.html