'Republicans want nothing to do with effort to ban gay marriage' & other Mon/Tue news briefs

Republicans Want Nothing to Do With Conservative Efforts to Ban Gay Marriage​ - This isn't surprising seeing how popular gay marriage (same-sex marriage) is. And besides its popularity, we now have a generation raised with the reality that same-sex couples can legally marry and no one can offer any reason to them why this should suddenly become illegal.  Same-sex marriage has become normalized in the fabric of the American experience. BUT that doesn't mean we should slack off or rest easy. Hard fought rights taken for granted are always rights eventually lost.

Hat tip to Joe Jervis for supplying the above link. Here is the link to his post for those who want a shorter breakdown of the above article. 

Anti-Marriage-Equality Leader Reveals More Details About New Campaign’s Strategy and Tactics - However, our opposition are both bullheaded and boneheaded. They've got a long-term strategy with their attempt to take away our right to marry:

 A judicial strategy focused on the supposed harm to children caused by marriage equality. 

A public relations campaign to change public opinion, which is currently solidly in favor of marriage equality. 

 A campaign to turn churches into “a child-centered fighting force.” 

 As you can read, the strategy relies on the same tactics and lies which lost them the fight in the first place. The way to fight this is to continue to marry, continue to be happy, and above all continue to amplify our families and the stories of our families and marriages.

Activists & experts agree: We must change our understanding of HIV in the Black community - Amen!

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was Puerto Rican, queer and American in the best way - Just in case you didn't hear - and I'm sure you did. Even I was up shaking my bons bons.

Team LGBTQ in 3rd place in Winter Olympics medal count, ahead of Team USA - By the way, we are kicking ass at the Olympics, too. 

D.C. pays $500,000 to settle lawsuit brought by gay Corrections Dept. employee - Good for him!