{"id":2,"date":"2025-05-16T18:18:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T18:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/botgfl.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:52:52","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/botgfl.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Loud, Proud &amp; Laced Up for Liberation. Join Us!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"965\" height=\"982\" src=\"https:\/\/botgfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BOTG-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"BOTG Logo\" class=\"wp-image-10\" style=\"width:250px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/botgfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BOTG-cropped.jpg 965w, https:\/\/botgfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BOTG-cropped-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/botgfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BOTG-cropped-768x782.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to <strong>Boots on the Ground<\/strong>, a political activist collective created by and for the leather, fetish, and kink communities. We are queer. We are kinky. We are patriots. And we refuse to sit back while democracy is dismantled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a time when basic freedoms are under attack\u2014from drag bans to book bans, anti-trans legislation to authoritarian power grabs\u2014we are rising up together to say: <strong>Enough.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Our Next Hybrid Meeting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>April 5, 2026 | 5:30 PM | The Eagle Wilton Manors &amp; on Zoom<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"class-blurb\">\n  <h2>Lobby Like You Mean It!<\/h2>\n\n  <p><strong>Ready to stop doom-scrolling and start making politicians sweat?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n  <p>\n    Join <strong>Boots on the Ground<\/strong> for <em>\u201cLobby Like You Mean It!\u201d<\/em> \u2014\n    the crash course in turning your righteous rage into real results.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <ul>\n    <li>\ud83d\udcde 5-minute phone calls that actually get through (hello, 5 Calls app)<\/li>\n    <li>\ud83d\udcdd Scripts so good you\u2019ll sound like a pro \u2014 even if you\u2019re nervous<\/li>\n    <li>\ud83d\udd25 The secret sauce: your personal story + a crystal-clear <strong>ASK<\/strong><\/li>\n    <li>\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f How to show up at town halls, meet your reps, and leave staff impressed<\/li>\n    <li>\ud83d\ude80 Bonus: adopt a House race, throw a rally, and help flip seats in 2026<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <p>\n    No suit required. No poli-sci degree needed. Just your zip code, your phone,\n    and enough sass to make them remember your name.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p>\n    Come ready to speak up, show up, and shut down bad bills \u2014\n    one polite-but-ferocious conversation at a time.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p><strong>Your reps work for YOU. Time to remind them who\u2019s boss.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"cta\">See you there, troublemaker. \u270a<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lobby Like You Mean It! Facebook RSVP: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/1AyCRKZqNR\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/1AyCRKZqNR\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lobby Like You Mean It! Fetlife RSVP: <a href=\"https:\/\/fetlife.com\/events\/2026\/04\/05\/boots-on-the-ground-lobby-like-you-mean-it-gksz2e\">https:\/\/fetlife.com\/events\/2026\/04\/05\/boots-on-the-ground-lobby-like-you-mean-it-gksz2e<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lobby Like You Mean It! Zoom link: <a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/j\/86911128437?pwd=f5lZZ2tcKYuF7tiaOxb454cqDFBang.1\">https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/j\/86911128437?pwd=f5lZZ2tcKYuF7tiaOxb454cqDFBang.1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u270a Our Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boots on the Ground was created to bring all members of the leather, fetish and kink communities together to fight against the tyranny and oppression taking over the United States. We will fight so that we retain the inalienable rights given to us by the US Constitution. We will educate ourselves to know how our democracy works. We will make calls, attend commission meetings, protest, march, create connection and build community. <strong>Democracy will not die while we watch.<\/strong> <strong>We will fight. And we will win.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd25 What We Do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udc62 Organize.<\/strong> We don&#8217;t just talk. We act. From city hall to Capitol Hill, we mobilize for action where it matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udcda Educate.<\/strong> Through accessible workshops and resources, we teach civic skills\u2014how to lobby, protest safely, speak at public meetings, and make your voice heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udda4 Empower.<\/strong> We welcome all kinksters\u2014Dom, sub, switch, leather, pup, ABDL, queer, straight, and everything in between. This is YOUR space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83c\udf08 Build Community.<\/strong> This is more than activism\u2014it\u2019s connection. We believe in pleasure, power, protest, and people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Authoritarianism and Rainbow Crosswalks \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xoP-w8dwJKY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authoritarianism and Rainbow Crosswalks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Boots on the Ground, a political activist collective created by and for the leather, fetish, and kink communities. We are queer. 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