I find it offensive in a "yee haw, boy howdy" kind of way.

They have a new Executive Director, so if he's the one that posted it, I think I might have to resign from one of his committees if the proper action is not taken.

https://www.facebook.com/hudsonpride/posts/248045748657836?comment_id=979848&notif_t=share_reply

It's also shared from a page called "it's not right".

One, if you are marrying someone and you don't know them well enough to know there past there is a problem. Two, if you are gay and you can't put yourself in another human beings shoes you have failed your community. Three, if you think the above is funny or something that should be laughed at you really need to grow up and get educated.

And for those on DU who think we have it easy on the East Coast, you should know that every day is STILL A CONSTANT FIGHT for those of us who want to guarantee that ALL LGBTQ Americans have full equality.

when transgender surgery was new but not now.

It's offensive. Period.

Well, obviously it IS, but I'm hoping there's an explanation that doesn't implicate the new director. Doesn't seem likely -- but maybe it's a PR effort.

The cartoon was obviously created by a straight man.

Call me a deluded optimist, or someone who's trying to grasp onto something that finally supported us, but I'm going to wait for an explanation. What else can we do?

offended-not really

but like I said, I wasn't offended

if you feel so strongly about it, stop supporting the center and let the board of directors know why

No one should ever withhold their support for an LGBTQ entity when they have the ability to create change through education.

I informed the ED about the infraction and let the Board of Directors know about the course of action I took. Everything has been resolved.

If I had told the Center I didn't support them any longer because of something a staffer did that was offensive, how does anyone learn from such an unproductive reaction?

Style and content both.
Reminds me of more repressive times.

Maybe your Pride-Center's Facebook editor is kind of a dope. Certainly clueless.
Maybe a little word will encourage editor to replace the dumb cartoon with something better.

And it's actually kind of a dumb "cartoon" too.

but me offended? no. There's worse than that to be offended, Jokes cross the line, and are bound to offend some.

if this picture was posted on your local LGBT Pride Center's FaceBook page by someone who works for that Pride Center?

I don't offend easily.So, no.

to post something that promotes transbigotry.

The Executive Director and Board of Directors are mortified that this was posted to their FaceBook homepage. They have removed the cartoon and posted an apology.

That's horrible.

As to not care about the content of his newlywed's character/person as much or more than their voluptuous... ahem... voluminous attire... then frankly I hope they live in a nation that has banned divorce so that he can get his just desserts for being a fucking dipshit.

As for if it's offensive, of course it is. Was it intentional? Perhaps, but I'd rather think that it was an absence of good thought that brought this stupid scene to life.

Good. That was just 500 kinds of wrong.

I was going to post my ire on FB but the link says "content no longer available".

I hope whoever posted that mess is duly chastened.