Probably the greatest thing to come out of this vile Trump era is gay comedian, singer, and satirist Randy Rainbow. His musings have gotten us all through plenty of Trumpian spewed calamities. And he does it again with a brutal mocking of Trump, his supporters, and Lindsey Graham
Monday, July 22, 2019
Randy Rainbow performs trifecta of brutal comedy on Trump, his supporters, and Lindsey Graham
Probably the greatest thing to come out of this vile Trump era is gay comedian, singer, and satirist Randy Rainbow. His musings have gotten us all through plenty of Trumpian spewed calamities. And he does it again with a brutal mocking of Trump, his supporters, and Lindsey Graham
'Polish gay pride marchers defy stone-throwing bigots' & other Mon midday news briefs
Polish Gay Pride marchers defy stone-throwing hooligans - Over 800 of our brothers and sisters in Poland faced down violence in order to stand up for freedom. Major props go out to them.
Director Oliver Stone tells Putin that Russia’s anti-gay law is “sensible” - Oliver Stone is a major idiot.
Health industry tweets about Pride but remains silent on rule undoing protections for LGBTQ patients - We are watching with much interest.
It's Official: Valkyrie Will Be the MCU's First LGBTQ Hero - Sweet!
Sunday, July 21, 2019
The Top LGBTQ Characters in Musicals
I know what you're thinking. "Wow! Can Alvin be any more stereotypical with this post! Picking the Top LGBTQ characters in a musical? It's not the start of this list that's concerning. It's would it ever be finished." Nevertheless, the folks at Ms. Mojo actually do a good job with this countdown.
Friday, July 19, 2019
'Trump lawyer in charge of enforcing law he used to break' & other Fri midday news briefs
Trump administration civil rights lawyer arrested multiple times for harassing women & gays - Ain't this some shyte?
LGBTQ Americans Could Be At Higher Risk For Dementia, Study Finds - The reasons, while not completely definite, are not surprising. Granted, the religious right will omit the reasons should they exploit the study to use against us.
Gilead hit with more lawsuits over harmful side effects of AIDS drug - Well this is interesting.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Secretary of State's 'natural law commission' has anti-LGBTQ talking head drooling over possibilities
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| Brian Brown |
From Right Wing Watch:
Anti-LGBTQ-equality activist Brian Brown declared in a message to supporters on Thursday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s new “Commission on Unalienable Rights” provides Brown’s International Organization for the Family with “an extraordinary opening to push for clear and consistent recognition of the natural family” and “gives us a forum to challenge American foreign policy that has in the past advanced the extreme agenda of the left that has been cloaked in the language of so-called human rights.”
Pompeo’s commission, which was reportedly created without input from the State Department’s existing human rights infrastructure, will bring a “natural law” lens to a reexamination of U.S. human rights policy. As New Ways Ministry’s Bob Shine has noted, “Natural law theory has been used for a long time by Catholic Church leaders and theologians who reject LGBT people’s identities and their relationships.” Natural law theory has various strains, but as applied to sexuality and gender, it essentially argues that people whose sexual expression or gender identity is not “natural,” or who have non-procreative sex, are defying the “natural law” of God.
While Pompeo has tried to downplay the policy impact of the commission, which is dominated by social conservatives, Brown’s enthusiasm makes it clear that Religious Right believes the commission’s work is likely to be used to provide intellectual justification for further reversing U.S. advocacy for the rights of LGBTQ people and women as elements of U.S. foreign policy.
None of that is surprising, given that the commission is reportedly the brainchild of Robert George, a founder of the National Organization for Marriage and other anti-LGBTQ groups, and an intellectual force behind the anti-equality movement. George is not an official member of the commission, but has professional associations with many of the commission’s members, including chair Mary Ann Glendon, an anti-abortion-rights activist who has dismissed U.S. and European advocacy for LGBTQ human rights globally as “neocolonialism.”
Pompeo’s commission, which was reportedly created without input from the State Department’s existing human rights infrastructure, will bring a “natural law” lens to a reexamination of U.S. human rights policy. As New Ways Ministry’s Bob Shine has noted, “Natural law theory has been used for a long time by Catholic Church leaders and theologians who reject LGBT people’s identities and their relationships.” Natural law theory has various strains, but as applied to sexuality and gender, it essentially argues that people whose sexual expression or gender identity is not “natural,” or who have non-procreative sex, are defying the “natural law” of God.
While Pompeo has tried to downplay the policy impact of the commission, which is dominated by social conservatives, Brown’s enthusiasm makes it clear that Religious Right believes the commission’s work is likely to be used to provide intellectual justification for further reversing U.S. advocacy for the rights of LGBTQ people and women as elements of U.S. foreign policy.
None of that is surprising, given that the commission is reportedly the brainchild of Robert George, a founder of the National Organization for Marriage and other anti-LGBTQ groups, and an intellectual force behind the anti-equality movement. George is not an official member of the commission, but has professional associations with many of the commission’s members, including chair Mary Ann Glendon, an anti-abortion-rights activist who has dismissed U.S. and European advocacy for LGBTQ human rights globally as “neocolonialism.”
'Migrants in ICE's trans unit describe dire conditions' & other Thur midday news briefs
Migrants in ICE's Trans Unit Describe Dire Conditions, Beg for Help - Their stories are getting lost.
The LGBTQ civil rights fight is far from over - PREACH!
Liberty Counsel is using right-wing evangelical media to amplify its fights against conversion therapy protections - It's not gonna work, guys.
Israel’s Education Minister Apologizes For ‘Gay Conversion’ Therapy Remarks - Uh yes, you had better.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Gay scenes in movies and television - Funny or Degrading?
When it comes to the LGBTQ community and how we are portrayed in comedies, I am of two minds. I like blue humor and see nothing wrong with risque comedy. But at the same time, there is a difference between risque comedy and comedy which sends a message that the LGBTQ orientation is something to be gawked at. I've pulled a couple of scenes from various movies and television shows which I invite to you to view and see if you share my opinion regarding whether they are funny or degrading:
FUNNY - Blazing Saddles. This 1974 classic by Mel Brooks could never be made today because it is so apologetically brutal and politically incorrect. From African-Americans to politicians to Methodists to women, no one gets away unscathed. And the scene above is delightfully funny because of how it implies how a lot of gay men were in musicals during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Not only that, but the humor coming from two movie genres - westerns and musicals - literally crashing against one another is wicked without being degrading.
DEGRADING - Martin - This scene with the title character at the DMV is not all funny. It's basically a big one-note stereotype of the swishy gay man hitting on a straight guy. Very juvenile and droll, but not in a good way.
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