Video: Donald Trump simulates graphic sex acts during Wisconsin campaign speech

This is exactly what it looks like.  You can see the video below.

During a campaign speech in Wisconsin, I guess Trump was expressing a displeasure with the microphone. I'm only explaining why you are seeing what you're seeing. And judging by the crowd's reaction, I guess the party which accuses LGBTQ people of 'sexually grooming' children has no problem with its presidential candidate pretending to masturbate and fellate a microphone in front of a crowd which includes children.

This right here is some straight up bullshit and if the media ignores this, then I don't know what to tell you. It doesn't matter if seeing this won't change the minds of his supporters. To hell with them if they still support him. We don't need trash like this in the White House. He should have never been elected the first time and every day, he continues to prove that point.

Trump: *Stroking and pretending to deep throat a microphone stand* pic.twitter.com/8AJFj8RIzM

— Polling USA (@USA_Polling) November 2, 2024

'J.D. Vance claims 'normal gay men' support Trump. Gay men say 'wanna bet?'' & other Thur /Fri news briefs

J.D. Vance

J.D. Vance claims 'normal gay guy' backs Trump after being chased from 'homophobic' Dems​ - Apparently Vance thinks the definition of a "normal gay guy" has to do with sadomasochism in that they will most likely vote for someone who is trying to take away their rights and punish them for being gay. In truth though, let's not fall for this gay version of the "paper bag" test. All of the LGBTQ community are in the same boat and Vance is a member of the group of bigots trying to drill holes in that boat.

'It’s gross': Gay men not thrilled to be classified as 'normal' by J.D. Vance - and gay men are stepping up to tell Vance that he must be out of his damn mind. 

Kamala Harris stands by trans Americans’ right to gender-affirming care in NBC interview - Good news because based upon the news brief below, the transgender community will definitely need this support. 

Texas is suing another doctor for providing care for trans youth - This, unfortunately, will not stop.

Marjorie Taylor Greene drags the LGBTQ community into Trump's Madison Square Garden debacle

Marjorie Taylor Greene

 I recently made a comment regarding Trump's Madison Square Garden debacle that the only group the comedian in the center of it didn't slur was the LGBTQ community. Well like it or not, we have now been dragged in the middle of it anyway, thanks to very far right Republican Congressional Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene and her obsession with trans people and thinking that gay men are exposing our naughty bits to kids.

From LGBTQ Nation:

Anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) spewed anti-LGBTQ+ talking points to defend a comedian who made numerous racist comments at the New York City rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, held last Sunday.

 During his speech, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” said Black people carve watermelons for Halloween, suggested Jews don’t like spending money, and that Latinos “love making babies” and do not “pull out.” Hinchcliffe said his critics “have no sense of humor,” and the Trump campaign said his comments about Puerto Rico “[do] not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” 

 Following condemnation from Democrats and Republicans, Greene defended Hinchcliffe on X, writing, “The Democrats choose their outrage. They aren’t outraged over naked men exposing their genitals to children at Pride parades or biological men literally beating women in women’s sports or 325,000+ missing migrant children in America under Kamala Harris or Tim Walz putting tampons in boys bathrooms, actually Democrats support all of these vile things.”

“They don’t care about Puerto Rico and neither do Democrat activists in the media,” Greene added. “It took a comedian to force these issues to the forefront. Instead, Democrats and the complicit media are trying to cancel Tony Hinchcliffe as they continue on their communist agenda to destroy free speech instead of fixing anything. We must always fight against cancel culture and constantly defend free speech!

At this juncture in American politics, saying Marjorie Taylor Greene is full of shit is like saying that the sun is hot.

BUT, for those who have been missing out on this enormous scandal, below are the comments Hincliffe made (and apparently, he was one of many offensive speakers, including Trump himself.) Also, he was going to actually call Kamala Harris a "c-nt," but the Trump campaign made him take that part out.  It should spook folks to know what the Trump campaign did allow him to say.

One more thing before you view the video - in response the controversy, Trump's VP pick, J.D. Vance said that people need to stop getting offended.

CNN plays montage of Trump rally speakers going on vile racist and anti-American rants last night pic.twitter.com/jrmiHdowD6

— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 28, 2024

Donald Trump becoming worn down by his own transphobic gaslighting

Donald Trump and the Republican Party is leaning heavily into transphobia in order to scare people the polls. Reports have said that the GOP is spending over $21 million on anti-trans ads which are running heavily in battleground states.

One of the top ads pushed by the Trump campaign this month attacked (Kamala) Harris for supporting "taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners," the ad stated. 

The goal seems to be turning election into a referendum on trans rights and backing Harris into some sort of corner over her support of the trans community. However, Harris and her campaign hasn't taken the bait. One thing probably helping her is that voters aren't really that interested in the issue. 

In fact, according to The Hill, voters may feel the opposite: 

 More than half of voters surveyed this month by Data For Progress said political attack ads targeting the trans community have gotten “out of hand” — including nearly a third of Republicans, whose candidates are largely responsible for the ads. Just more than 60 percent of surveyed voters, including a majority of independents and 41 percent of Republicans, said it is “sad and shameful” for GOP candidates to make anti-LGBTQ rhetoric a part of their campaigns, according to the poll, which was released Thursday. 

 Nevertheless, Trump continues to beat the drum of transphobia. One claim he has repeatedly made on the campaign trail and in interviews is that schools are actually performing surgeries on trans kids:

 “I want one person and a secretary to just make sure they’re teaching English,” he said of his intentions for the Department of Education. “Reading, writing and arithmetic. No transgender, no operations. You know, they take your kid. There are some places, your boy leaves for school, comes back a girl. Without parental consent. What’s that about?” 

This claim of course has been debunked and laughed at continuously, but Trump seems to have a psychological inability to admit when he's wrong. He repeats the lie because perhaps he thinks he can gaslight people into believing something, no matter how ludicrous it sounds or how many times it's been disproven. 

 But if you ask me, I think Trump's attempt is becoming comically undone. He's gaslighting so hard that he's tripping himself up. This clip from an interview he did with Joe Rogan on Friday illustrates just how much the repetition of the lie is breaking him down:

Trump: The transgender operations where they are allowed to take your child when he goes to school and turn him into a male… pic.twitter.com/s6G23QhH7U

— Acyn (@Acyn) October 26, 2024

Transcript: 

The transgender operations where they are allowed to take your child when he goes to school and turn him into a male…into a female without parental consent. 

This right here is the bullshit we're up against and to paraphrase a very wise former president - "Don't boo. Don't laugh. VOTE." 

Gay Republicans recently held a Trump rally. And it was a d@mn embarrassment.

There was some type of "Gays for Trump" rally Tuesday in Charlotte, NC. It went about as you would think. 

From NBC Out:

A gathering of roughly 100 Donald Trump supporters on Tuesday evening was intended to woo LGBTQ voters. But among the few gay men in attendance, LGBTQ issues were not a top priority. “I’m not voting because of marriage equality, LGBTQ rights,” said Gage West, 23. “I’m voting because I want more money in my wallet. I want my community safe, and I want to be able to raise a family and know that they’re going to be safe in the future.” 

 In the half-empty hotel ballroom where the event took place, there were no rainbow flags, preferred pronouns were mocked and gay men were vastly outnumbered by their straight counterparts. The event was one of several similar gatherings held in swing states this month by LGBTQ conservative group the Log Cabin Republicans, dubbed the “Trump UNITY” tour.

 . . . Several LGBTQ attendees at the event, nearly all of whom were white gay men, told NBC News they were unbothered by LGBTQ issues being mentioned only briefly or not acknowledged at all by the evening’s speakers. Trump UNITY events have been held in the last two weeks in major cities of battleground states, including Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan. 

The article goes on to say that while Lara Trump showed up at this rally and spun more lies about the 2020 election being rigged, Trump himself didn't show up. The article also said that Trump hasn't shown up at any of these rallies nor has plans to.

 But hey, there was dancing: 

 Trump fundraiser Bill White, who also spoke at the Charlotte event and is openly gay, pushed back on naysayers who question the former president’s commitment to the LGBTQ community. He challenged critics to attend one of Trump’s rallies, where Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” frequently blasts out of the speakers.

 “What does the guy do at every rally?” White said at the Charlotte event. “He puts his hands in the air and does his dance moves to the unofficial gay national anthem for crying out loud.” 

 White then recorded the Charlotte audience dancing to the song, which he said he would later share with the former president. When asked what they hoped a second Trump presidency might accomplish for LGBTQ Americans, gay Trump supporters said they believed society and the government were already free of prejudice against the LGBTQ community.

 Lastly, and in a wonderful move, after the article quoted various attendees saying things as ridiculous as White did, it added the following: 

 As president, Trump banned transgender Americans from enlisting in the U.S. military. His administration also ended some discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in school and in health care settings. Both policies were reversed during the Biden administration. 

 If elected again, Trump has vowed to reinstate his former policy barring trans people from enlisting in the military, to abolish gender-affirming care for transgender minors — which he equated to “child abuse” and “child sexual mutilation” — and to roll back Title IX protections for transgender students “on Day One.” 

In recent weeks, he has also repeated false claims that students are undergoing transition-related surgeries during the school day. His campaign has aired ads in recent weeks slamming Vice President Kamala Harris’ prior support for inmates receiving transition-related medical care in federal prisons.

For those who have a strong stomach or a taste for events reminiscent of slow moving train crashes, feel free to read the entire article here. 

'Election choices divides family members of late Rev Billy Graham' & other Wed/Thur news briefs

Franklin Graham's hypocrisy has been a hallmark of his supporting Donald Trump.

I'm Billy Graham's Granddaughter and I'm Voting for Kamala Harris - Good for her because her uncle has been bending over backwards to kiss Trump's ass. 

Case in point - 'Evangelicals for Harris' Goes to War With Franklin Graham

21 transgender and nonbinary politicians making history in state legislatures - History makers.

Republicans' unprecedented anti-LGBTQ+ attacks highlighted in new HRC Congressional Scorecard - Ugh, but unfortunately not a surprise. 

Worried by fall of Roe v. Wade, organizers get same-sex marriage on the ballot in three states - Good idea.

20 queer horror TV shows to watch this Halloween 2024 - Happy Halloween, folks.

PICTURES: Famously Hot South Carolina Pride 2024 is latest success for Palmetto LGBTQ community

 For 34 years, Famously Hot South Carolina Pride has never failed to excite. Saturday was no exception in its streak of successful and wonderful Pride celebrations in Columbia, SC. I'm not a photographer, but still took the liberty of taking the following pictures. No commentary (okay maybe a little) is necessary to remind folks how empowering and necessary Pride events for all of us.

Maybe a word or two about these guys. No one knows where they came from, but as you can see, they didn't disrupt anything. I think it was the first Pride protestors I've seen in years. Folks laughed at them, music drowned them out, and basically very few people engaged with them. They were gone within the hour. No harm, no foul. Apparently, a multitude of LGBTQ people throwing shade in one place is a mutant power.