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| Pete Hegseth, Trump's secretary of defense |
How it was going then:
Pete Hegseth Orders Diversity Purge of DOD's Websites, Social Media
How it's going now:
Turns Out It Wasn't Such a Great Idea to Put Pete Hegseth in Charge of the Military
It turns out that the person who obviously Didn't Earn It was Hegseth. Rumor control is that he is on his way out after his gross incompetence has created a huge turmoil in the Department of Defense. As the latest news came out, Hegseth sent out a defiant tweet which included a negative smack against the transgender community. It didn't help him.
In other news
Supreme Court considers parents’ efforts to exempt children from books with LGBTQ themes - This is ridiculous. I can see opt-out policies in terms of sex education, but when it comes to simply acknowledging the existence of LGBTQ people? Really? This is a weaponization of religion and a smack in the fact of same-sex families and their kids.
LGBTQ and women’s reproductive rights groups react to death of Pope Francis - Pope Francis passed away Monday morning. His record when it comes to the LGBTQ community was a breath of fresh air to some folks. Others may disagree, though.
Pope Francis dead at 88: Looking back on his LGBTQ+ rights legacy - More about Pope Francis.
Donald Trump’s crusade against “anti-Christian bias” is a major scam - No shit.
LGBTQ people find confidence and community in self-defense classes - Good. And we should have more classes like this across the nation.
