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.
Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters
Analyzing and refuting the inaccuracies lodged against the lgbt community by religious conservative organizations. Lies in the name of God are still lies.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
What The Ricki Lake Show did for the LGBTQ community
The Ricki Lake Show was a popular talk show in the 90s. It was fresh and vibrant, but also dealt with serious issues. Issues involving the LGBTQ community were popular when featured on the show. However, unlike other talk shows like Donahue and Oprah, The Ricki Lake Show was less stodgy in the way it amplified the community. Instead of longwinded discussions with experts and activists, Lake's show featured ordinary people who talked about contemporary day-to-day or contemporary cultural issues instead of political ones.
Some folks may accuse the show of exploiting and stereotyping LGBTQ people. In all honesty, I can see that. BUT it was more relatable to me and a lot of other younger folks whether they were LGBTQ or heterosexual. And it was wonderful to watch us being presented in a way which did not feel like an Inquisition.
Below are just a few clips:
Monday, October 14, 2024
'Televangelist Kenneth Copeland: Homosexual lesbian spirits must be defeated in the election' & other Mon/Tue news briefs
Kenneth Copeland |
Copeland, the founder of Eagle Mountain International Church, is the wealthiest pastor in the US with an estimated net worth of $760 million. He lives in a tax free 18,000 square foot mansion. He has a fleet of private jets. He heads a huge congregation and had his sermons and services broadcast on Victory Channel and other religious channels for years. Whenever it is time to add to his fleet of aircraft, he explains to his congregation that it was God's will for them to private the money for it.
Wednesday, October 09, 2024
'Trump, Republicans making $60 million transphobic gambit to distract from the economic issues during election' & other Wed/Thur news briefs
We all knew it was a lie when Trump pretended to support the LGBTQ community in 2016. |
Monday, October 07, 2024
''In Living Color' star Tommy Davidson admits he's had to 'adjust' while supporting his trans son' & other Mon/Tue news briefs
Thursday, October 03, 2024
MAGA senate candidate says drag queens and people who support drag queens aren't tough enough to serve in the military
Hung Cao, the Republican Senate nominee in Virginia, disparaged drag queens and people who are tolerant of them by implying Wednesday that they are not tough enough to serve in the military.Cao made the remarks in a televised debate against Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine when one of the moderators asked him about his previous comments tying what he called the White House's "growing obsession" with diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, to military recruitment issues. Cao, a Navy veteran, was asked to explain how he believes DEI could affect military recruitment."When you’re using a, you know, drag queen to recruit for the Navy, that’s not the people we want," Cao said after he was pressed about the issue following his initial response. "What we need is alpha males and alpha females who are going to rip out their own guts, eat them and ask for seconds. Those are young men and women that are going to win wars."
Tuesday, October 01, 2024
'Trump sounds bored with repeating his lie that schools are performing sex-change surgeries on children' & other Tue/Wed news briefs
Trump is sounding bored with his own lie that schools are performing sex-change surgeries on children
Editor's note - I know I haven't been blogging like I'm supposed to, particularly seeing that the presidential election is coming up. I ask that you bear with me and continue to support me like you've done these past 18 years. It's nothing big or momentous which has gripped me. It's me getting older and going through some changes. I'm a long way from 35 when I began this blog and I still got a lot to accomplish for the LGBTQ community. It's simply taking a bit longer to get me revved up.
Trump in Milwaukee suggests public school teachers are conducting sex change surgeries on students without parental consent pic.twitter.com/tN7YIBLt0b
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2024