Oh really dude…which ones?

I think we can agree at the very least it’s a OP posted a loaded question deserved of a nuanced answer. . . which you did a tremendous job providing.

I don’t believe there’s any town or city or county in PA anyone can legitimately label “non-accepting” towards the LGBTQ community.

I don’t think there’s many or but closer to any towns tight-knit enough left that you’d be able to place a blanket statement like that over in today’s world — People just don’t know their neighbors like they used to.

I was annoyed by how many comments echoed basically the same sentiment:

Philly, Allentown & Pittsburgh are the only places LGBTQ individuals will be accepted — They should avoid the other 9.5 million people in the state.

A completely bullshit take, obviously.

I feel like the gay community sometimes has trouble accepting the fact that the straight community doesn’t find them special. I live in South East PA and here, they’re treated the same as straight people, meaning nobody really gives two f’s about them. A member of the LGBTQ community in the 80s would kill to be treated the way members of the community are today.

Since I’m 43, I lived through the times when gay bashing was much more very violent then today so from my standpoint as a straighty, today’s problem are minute compared to what they once were.

I can get down with everything you wrote and I agree with almost all of it. What I’m struggling with is the idea that your “hometown is institutionalizing homophobia.”

What do u mean by that?

Many of them. There’s weirdos everywhere you go but there’s also decent, kind, accepting people.

What if the question was presented this way:

Is Philadelphia accepting of white people?

Would you say no?

Have you ever been to Nicetown, Hunting Park, Strawberry Mansion, Fairhill, Alleghany West, Frankfort, or North Central Philly? Be a white person and walk through those hoods. Let’s just say you wouldn’t get the warmest of welcomes. Still, you wouldn’t say Philadelphia isn’t accepting towards white people. You see what I’m saying?

Please explain to me how an entire town, city, or county isn’t LGBTQ friendly.

Can’t wait to hear your justification for stereotyping people you’ve never met.

Isn’t that what the LGBTQ community has worked so hard to put an end to…stereotyping?

Hey, I’m not the one passing judgment on millions of people…that’s your thing

What does OP even mean by friendly? There isn’t a single law on the books in PA targeting them in a detrimental way. Conversely, there’s plenty of laws protecting their rights as Americans. There’s no movements or rallies against them and crime stats prove they’re not being harmed.

The only places that wouldn’t be friendly to the members of the LGBTQ community are the hoods in Philly, Pittsburgh, Allentown & Reading and that’s because they’re not friendly for anyone.

I find that incredibly hard to believe. Did you get chased outta town by a pitch fork wielding mob or did you get a few comments and/or stares?

Your prejudice against millions of people you’ve never met who live in these towns you’re vilifying all across PA is very ironic.

That’s subjective.

It’s 2022—EVERYWHERE IS LGBT FRIENDLY

The latest data is from 2020 where there was a grand total of 5 “hate crimes” due to sexual orientation in the entire state.

To be clear, the term hate crime can mean anything from an insult to an attack.

It’s 2022—EVERYWHERE IS LGBT FRIENDLY

I envy your ignorance because ignorance truly is bliss.

This sub is actually a perfect example. Try to find a pro Mastriano or Oz post. Conversely, try to find any posts critical of Fetterman, Shapiro, or even Wolf for that matter.

Hop on over to r/news, r/politics, r/worldnews, or any sub that should have posts and comments reflective of how this country actually votes — try to find even one post critical of the left or in support of the right.

You’re not gonna find it.

Bro. First of all, this post has nothing to do with handmade ornaments. This post is referring to ornaments that cost money. Congrats! You’re the 5,367,248,991st set of parents to receive a handmade Christmas ornament from your kid(s). I’m sure you’ll display it proudly as long as you can, as you should. That being said, their ornaments are irrelevant in this context.

I see we have a coincidence theorist on our hands.

Why wouldn’t he? Although Reddit is a left wing echo chamber…it certainly is not exclusive to the left, my boy.

Like I told the last guy…nothing your kids make you is free.

She’s charging you, trust me…and she’s in it for the long haul.

Thank the Obama administration.

According to the article:

”. . . internal records reveal that since 2012, fossil fuel companies have injected potentially carcinogenic chemicals into the ground while fracking for oil and gas—after the Obama administration approved their use despite EPA scientists' concerns about toxicity.”

Name an ornament that isn’t a cash grab.

You should! Give everyone one. Ya know, for the lulz.

Dress warm! Super warm. Seriously.

Well why should they? Can’t you see the potential impact knowing who’s winning and by how much before Election Day arrives? C’mon kid. Clean out your ears so your brain can’t get some air.

These races are so competitive because entire democrat households are now voting regardless of if the people living in the house care or not. Not like anyone’s checking the signatures anyway. Got some voting age kids still living at home who don’t care about politics? In the past these kids wouldn’t vote at all. Now mom fills out their ballots and sends them all in. Exactly the way the chick on The View admitted to doing in NY. Voted & signed for her son who was out of state.

Gotta love mail in voting turning Election Day into election week smh.

The only people I see actually feeling bad for JF are his ideological opposites. Meanwhile his “supporters” have no problem throwing him to the wolves when he clearly had no business on stage.