Ellen DeGeneres vs. little Eric Trump, folks want to 're-horrify' people about homosexuality, and other Thur. midday news briefs

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres Ridicules Eric Trump Over His Weird Conspiracy Theory About Her - I kinda wish it was Donald Trump who started this absolutely ridiculous rumor. That way, I would be able to enjoy seeing people and groups like Franklin Graham and the Family Research Council tie themselves into knots trying to justify it.

Shouting Into The Wind: Words From The Hearts Of Christian Moms With LGBTQ Children - THIS is everything. Mothers of LGBTQ children defend their babies.

Linda Harvey: We Must ‘Re-Horrify People About The Sin Of Homosexuality’ - Oh mercy, does this mean we are going to see more pictures of anal warts? There are actually some people who say we should ignore people like Linda Harvey and 'Porno' Pete LaBarbera. I say there are times where we can use them to show what other members of the anti-LGBTQ industry, who are generally successful in making their bigotry sound palpable, actually think about us. Behind the mask of every Franklin Graham, Robert Jeffress, Tony Perkins, etc is a raving Linda Harvey or Peter LaBarbera obsessed with "horrifying" people about gay sex.

These two anti-LGBT Republicans may run for Senate in 2018 - I can just about handle Mitt Romney, but Michele Bachmann? Lord, hammercy!

If States Got LGBT-Friendlier, They Could Earn Billions - We've known this, but some people are just plain stubborn.