Maybe It's Time...

 

I try not to get too political on this blog.  I do express my opinions of the orange asshat & his cult of maga idiots.  But maybe I should take a bit to make a point.

Assistance for HIV meds & providers is being gutted in the US.  Ryan White programs are being impacted.  I'm not a big trans supporter, but what's happening in Kansas is disgusting.  If that state can do what they want, then it might spread to others & for other groups.  Some states are wanting the right not to recognize same sex marriages.

If any of this affects you or someone you know, thank the damn republicans.  If someone in your life voted for these people, then they voted against you.  It's that simple.  This is a midterm election year, make sure you vote.  They're trying to make it harder to vote.  All that means is that they're afraid of losing.  

This isn't just about Gays, trans or people of color.  It's about anyone who isn't a 1%er or above, conservative, straight, white man.  I doubt anyone meeting those criteria is reading my blog, so this is aimed at you.  Just vote.

Cya...

$ Shuffle...

Not much in articles today.  There is an ongoing concern on many sites about the shuffling of funds by the Trump administration that may affect HIV programs & those in similar situations.  These monies could impact programs like Ryan White, so that Trump could pay for his fiasco with the undocumented children situation at the borders.  In other words his administration is screwing everyone.  No surprise there.   Hopefully, this won't crash needed programs.

Take care.

Cya...

Small Town BS...

My area has no special services for HIV.  No local access to Ryan White, RAIN or anything else.   If you're + & living in rural areas, you're mostly on your own.    You're lucky if people are just not serving you.  Some will hate you & go out of their way to cause you problems.

If my area did have any of these programs, I wouldn't have any hope for them.  They be like every other service program here.  A place for local, "power" people to show their faces & make believe they were decent people.   All the while crippling the program & denigrating those who the services were meant to help.  Every little town has some Faulkneresque blood & is just a gin & tonic away from being the next Peyton Place.

This article tells of a Ryan White program in Tennessee  dealing with the actions of a local do-gooder tyrant.  They gave her a bit of power & she thought she was god.   I bet it was just a joy going to that office for services.  If what's said about this person is true, I wish nothing but horrid things on her.

In a small town, sometimes not having things like these is a blessing.  If you had them, you'd have to use them.  If you did that, you'd have to deal with all the pseudo elite of your area.  They'd give you hell while pretending they were the greatest people ever.  

There's very little better about living in a small town.  That's especially true if you're gay, +, poor, ethnic, female, etc...  Unless you're reasonably well-off & white, small towns can be pretty awful places.

Cya...