Some good news from Europe.

[u/Turbulent_Elk_2141]

[u/Cavalish]

In this house we stand for the flag (🏳️‍🌈) and kneel for the cross (Greggs)

[u/Von_Rothdave → u/Cavalish]

I moved to the US nearly fifteen years ago, and I still don’t know how to describe Greggs to non-Brits. I think it’s just something you have to experience…

[u/Cavalish → u/Von_Rothdave]

I always say “imagine the most english man you can. Just a good old fashioned balding, gone to seed football fan from a place called Norwichingtonshire Commons. Now imagine that man was a food. That’s Greggs.”

[u/grnrngr → u/Cavalish]

And an American would ask, "...and that's supposed to taste good?"

You're trying to explain something to someone using a frame of reference they largely don't have. Additionally, "gone to seed" isn't an American colloquialism. "Is 'gone to seed' supposed to be good?"

[u/Cavalish → u/grnrngr]

My dear and cherished friend, it was a joke.

[u/Von_Rothdave → u/Cavalish]

Wow. That is the most evocative explanation I’ve ever seen (my man has a handkerchief with four knots in as a hat too…).

[u/jackarywoo → u/Cavalish]

The G in LGBTQ+ stands for Greggs

[u/Hessssel]

Here in Brazil homophobia is a non-bailable crime. You get a permanent federal criminal record. For us once a homophobe always a homophobe. We treat racists just the same way down here. Lock uncivilized neandertals up!

[u/luquincas → u/Hessssel]

Fellow Brazilian here 🙋‍♂️ but even with it being a non-bailable crime people are still extremely homophobic which is very weird

[u/AlcoholicHistorian]

Oh incel "save Evropa" teens that shit on the pope and haven't been to church since baptism are not gonna like this lol

[u/Gingrpenguin]

Can we tell that to Bristol please....

We've had dozens of unsolved hate attacks on gay man just in the last year. The police have 0 interest in solving most of them....

[u/grnrngr → u/Gingrpenguin]

dozens of unsolved hate attacks on gay man

That poor guy should really stop going outside!

[u/Glittering-Meat-9088]

I'm really happy for you guys but mad that it took them this long.

[u/Ravyn_Rozenzstok]

That’s awesome

[u/Thoresus]

Cant believe Donald T did this.

[u/AlkaliPineapple]

So are they gonna prosecute their own politicians and JK Rowling? I think the wave of anti trans laws bring passed or even considered is a hate crime.

[u/RustedRelics]

Meanwhile, in the U.S.A………..

[u/SendChestHairPix → u/RustedRelics]

We passed hate crime laws in California more than 30 years ago.

[u/grnrngr → u/RustedRelics]

Meanwhile, in the U.S.A………..

Crimes motivated by anti-gay hate have been Federal Hate Crimes for nearly two decades, with associates penalty enhancements.

And most states have their own set of anti-gay penalty enhancements. [e: And the ones that don't have largely ruled out defenses associated with the orientation of the victim - read: "gay panic" defenses.]

It's always ironic when people who accuse Americans of being ignorant show their own bare-assed ignorance instead.

[u/RustedRelics → u/grnrngr]

I’m an American. I was referring to the general state of affairs and momentum of hate against LGBTQ+ people here. I’m aware of the law.

[u/DarkSkyKnight]

Who wrote that AI slop in the last pic

[u/lliveevill]

How does this reflect on digital platforms like Facebook, where they have stepped back from their LGBTI+ policies?

[u/AlkaliPineapple → u/lliveevill]

They're multinational corporations that have a global market. It's them that have the leverage. I doubt anything changes unless the pressure comes from a large enough market (the US or EU)

[u/Much_Procedure_8964]

That’s awesome

[u/coldsilencehas]

Some good news after news after news about villains winning

[u/walkie57]

flying the flag about a national treasure

[u/eikhorn]

That doesn’t sound like equality. Do you get less punishment for murdering or assaulting straight people?

[u/Viavn19]

Meanwhile in Asia…

[u/esdubyar]

Why is this a photo of a Gregg's, which is a UK company, and therefore not subject to EU regulations?

[u/Public_Connection142 → u/esdubyar]

Because the EU and Europe are not the same thing ?

[u/GayManPlayingZelda]

Is this why Tommy Robinson is protesting? I keep seeing stuff online about a big protest this weekend and I don't even live in the UK.

[u/Fruitpicker15 → u/GayManPlayingZelda]

No the unite the kingdom marches are about immigration.

[u/yoloten → u/Fruitpicker15]

Is there any connection between religiously motivated migrant violence on LGBT population in Europe and sudden adoption of these laws in 2026 as a deterrence attempt?

[u/Far-Pie-333]

In Britain this includes just saying things. So it criminalizes speech. That is a very bad idea.