''Go Woke. Go Broke' racist, transphobic campaign fails to stop 'The Odyssey'' & other Mon/Tues news briefs

Go Woke, Go Broke? The Odyssey Sails to Massive Opening Weekend Despite Racist, Transphobic Backlash - A few years ago, a Bud Light boycott gave certain people a huge ego. Their failed attempt to wreck the Odyssey's box office just reminded them how little they matter. 

BUT here is the problem. They won't shut up about it. We can expect to hear takes like below probably for months and again around Academy Awards time. It takes a special kind of ego to say something like "I haven't seen the Odyssey yet but let me tell you all of the things wrong with it."

In other news:

Hunter Biden calls out 'closeted gay mafia' of D.C. Republicans - Suddenly, things just got interesting.

J.K. Rowling dragged for posting upskirt photo of trans woman for 'refusing to debate' - All of the money in the world won't keep JK Rowling from self-destructing in her transphobia and I am here for it. On the sidelines waving and cheering. 

Trump candidate rages against marriage equality while calling LGBTQ+ people an “existential threat” - Weirdo. 

FIFA ignored gay fans. They made this World Cup unforgettable anyway.- Cause that's what we do. You can't ignore gay folks in general nor wipe us out.

'Trump Administration abandons attempt to ban hospitals from providing trans care. Decides to endanger LGBTQ foster kids' & other Wed/Thur news briefs

Trump backs off attempt to nationally ban hospitals from providing trans care​ - A victory which means a lot of things. To my cynical side, it means that the Trump Administration doesn't see any leverage from their attempts after constant court losses. 

Trump administration caves to public pressure after avalanche of opposition to anti-trans hospital rule - But a firestorm of opposition didn't hurt, including over 30,000 public comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Regardless of anything, don't ever let anyone make you believe that not being silent doesn't change things. Folks came together big time on this one. 

Trump ends Biden-era rule supporting LGBTQ+ foster kids: “Puts children at risk… plain & simple” - However, as one battles nears to a close, another one strikes up. These hypocrites are always talking about "protecting children" except for when it comes to LGBTQ children. 

The SF Giants had 48 hours to fix Pride Night. They chose not to. - Disappointing behavior from the SF Giants coming from its Pride Night debacle. 

Parents sue Anne Arundel schools, allege officials hid child’s gender transition - Another bit of nonsense from the right. 

LGB people often leave trans folks behind in times of struggle. Let’s not let this happen again. - Amen!

'VA gay teacher, LGBTQ ally parent win $1 million in lawsuits after false 'groomer' accusations' & other Mon/Tue news briefs

Gay teacher, LGBTQ-supportive parent win $1 million in Fairfax County defamation lawsuits​ - Too bad this didn't involve Libs of TikTok, but it's still sweet. This is what folks need to start doing to folks accusing them of sex crimes against kids. TAKE their money!

Maine Supreme Court affirms decision to keep transgender sports initiative off ballot - Boom! Another victory in Maine and just in time for the upcoming election because there is already enough drama as it is. 

Inside the uneasy world of transgender conservatives - Having read the article, I hate to - but have to - inform you all that the transgender conservatives interviewed here are just as oblivious, selfish, and clueless as they would be stereotyped to be by folks who didn't read the article. So sad. 

Lindsey Graham’s death unleashes a wave of brutal internet jokes - Suspected closeted U.S. Congressman Lindsey Graham died over the weekend. I never wrote that much about him because he never openly targeted the LGBTQ. He wouldn't dare. Naturally, folks came from all around not to mourn Graham but bury him.

Lindsey Graham’s history of opposing LGBTQ+ rights as he dies aged 71 - AND on that note . . . 

Riley Gaines compared Kamala Harris WNBA speech to Kash Patel’s Olympic partying. It didn’t go well. - No, it did not. I even got into the reading with MY two cents (not featured in the article).

'Video - Gay Trump supporter realizes he doesn't know what he's talking about' & other Wed/Thur news briefs

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WATCH: Gay Tr*mp supporter realizes he doesn’t know WTF he’s talking about in real time - Slowly but surely, these folks will have to remove their heads from their asses. By the way, that gay Trump supporter is Brandon Straka, former hairstylist and actor who discovered that he could get a lot more attention and money grifting as a gay conservative "activist even to the point of participating in the January 6 insurrection.

Texas Tech sued for erasing LGBTQ+ people and Black history from university classrooms - And they will continue if we don't stay vigilant.

Federal judge shuts down Trump admin’s attempt to get its hands on trans kids’ medical records - Some good news.

33 faith leaders unite for ‘Dear Giants’ letter correcting 3 ‘Christian’ pitchers - THANK YOU!

GOP US House Candidate: People Choose To Be LGBTQ, “You Don’t See Male Giraffes Mating With Male Giraffes” - Lawd hammercy!

'Pentagon giving away record amount of erection pills while banning gender-affirming care' & other Mon/Tue news briefs

The Pentagon is doling out erection pills in record numbers while banning gender-affirming care​ - Hypocrisy to the highest levels, but such is the Trump Administration. 

GOP governor signs bill forcing trans inmates to detransition - This is cruel and unusual punishment. It's like there is no care at all for these prisoners. And then they are trying to take them off "cold turkey" which will have devastating effects to their mental health. 

Trump officials were so extreme in transgender health case that a Texas judge hit pause - Some folks may not agree but we need to pay attention and put a focus on the attacks against gender-affirming care. The attacks in itself are terrible, but you know that somehow these folks will be moving to undermine healthcare for the rest of the LGBTQ community (They have already started with the religious liberty for medical professionals bullshit.) 

Trump’s celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday was both a dud and a carnival of greed - Another dud from President Dumbass. But Americans are gluttons for punishment and humiliation.

Delaware approves amendment protecting same-sex marriage - Good for Delaware! Measure must pass second vote in next year’s session.

GLAAD report finds AI chatbots giving biased, harmful advice to LGBTQ users - Pay attention, folks.

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Online conservatives declare war on SCOTUS judge and her adopted children in aftermath of birthright citizenship ruling

And we are again at the time of year which finds the LGBTQ community tired, weary, battered and bruised but still standing. It is the end of yet another Pride month combined with the end of another Supreme Court term.

The Pride Month celebrations are wonderful as always. It's the SCOTUS term which is a problem. Maybe it's just me but it seems that in recent years, the Supreme Court has always managed to put a case on its docket which ends up with us losing. And it generally happens around the end of Pride month like a sort of "gift" they bequeath to our community. This year's "present" has to do with another loss for trans athletes.  I won't even bother to go over it, so feel free to read it here.

The irony of my above monologue is that I am going veer into another case. It's the biggest case on SCOTUS's docket this year and it turned out to be a huge loss for the Trump Administration.

From People Magazine:

The Supreme Court delivered an enormous blow to President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant agenda on Tuesday, June 30, ruling to uphold the longstanding definition of birthright citizenship. The landmark Trump v. Barbara case was among the largest tests of Trump's executive power and his aggressive immigration reform, putting into question a constitutional provision long accepted as a bedrock principle by courts, lawmakers and presidents.  

Barring few exceptions, every child born on U.S. soil for more than a century was automatically granted U.S. citizenship, allowing them access to Social Security numbers, passports and other benefits of being a citizen of the country. 

 In its final decision of the court term, SCOTUS sided 6-3 against Trump's attempt to change that practice. Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the opinion of the court, earning the support of Trump-appointed Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, as well as all three liberal justices: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch, who have consistently sided with Trump in their rulings, dissented. 

Conservatives across the nation, especially on social media, are having an orgy of angry hysteria; from predictions about a new civil war to handwringing about "anchor babies" and "stolen elections.

But probably much of their venom has been direct towards Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Vulgar comments on Twitter (X) claim that she was either too emotional about the issue or compromised because she is the adoptive mother of two children from Haiti.

To conservatives blindly lashing out at anything after this loss, Barrett's adoption of two Haitian children has become the touchstone of their rage.  The fact that she was appointed by Trump and ruled in his favor on numerous occasions (as well as being one of the votes which overturned Roe v Wade) is irrelevant to the conservatives engaging in the "what have you done for us lately/fuck them kids" two-step dance against Barrett.

'Shooting the devil' skit at Kentucky church reminds me of how people got hysterical about drag queens reading to children

A disturbing video featuring a skit in a Kentucky church involving church staff "shooting the devil" has gone viral.

From The Lexington-Herald Leader:

A Lexington church is being criticized after a video went viral depicting church staff shooting the devil in front of several children during the church's vacation Bible school program. The video shows a room full of young children and adults at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Soldiers armed with air-soft rifles march down the center aisle while a character representing the devil is laying on the steps to the church's altar as the children chant "take him out, blow him up." 

 The soldiers eventually "open fire" on the devil for several seconds. After seemingly shooting and killing the devil, the soldiers drag the devil outside the room through a side door. Pastor Dewayne Walker then starts counting up and at the eight-second mark, an explosion can be heard followed by loud cheers from the children.

 On Monday, Walker posted a video on the church's Facebook page and apologized to anyone who might have been offended by the video, but said what's being shared online contains a lot of misinformation. 

 . . . Walker said the church has been putting on vacation Bible school for 32 years, and every year they feature a skit highlighting the difference between evil and good. In the last several years, the skit has included "commandos for Christ," using "the gospel gun." Walker said the skit was included in a message intended to teach kids to hate sin and hate the devil.

You can see the video here:

Have ya'll seen this yet?
Mt Olivet Baptist Church of Lexington, KY Vacation Bible School. These are going to be my children's classmates. 😒 "Take him out, blow him up." Violence is ok when it's in church. 🤷🏾‍♀️ #LexingtonKY #Kentucky #ICE pic.twitter.com/iFkPzlDeUz

— Fae Moor (@missjazziefae) June 29, 2026

By "misinformation," Walker is talking about how some on social media claimed that the church was targeting immigrants instead of the devil.  Personally, I don't think the church took it far enough. Why not have the children gang up on the devil and beat his ass?

I also think the entire thing is ironic in light of the hysteria a while back regarding drag queens reading to children. Perfectly innocent events of drag queens reading to children in public settings - with parental supervision - got deliberately spun out of proportion by bigots and enterprising wannabe social media influencers as examples of the LGBTQ community supposedly "grooming" children. What drag queens were supposedly grooming children to be was left up to lurid individual interpretation because some believed the old but reliable lie that drag queens were grooming kids for sex. Others believed that drag queens were grooming the kids to become transgender.

I know that none of it makes sense, but as I have said on numerous occasions, it doesn't have to. Maybe there would have been less opposition if the drag queens had pistol whipped each other in between readings.