Video - History is made as President Biden signs Respect for Marriage Act

 

 Regardless of the fight ahead which may happen or anything else, President Biden signing the Respect for Marriage Act is a sweet moment in time. Even as we fight against smears and for our right to respect and self-determination, this is a victory which should always remind us that while our pursuit of equality is never going to be easy, the fight is always worth it.

'GOP senators getting verbally attacked, censured for voting for marriage equality bill' & other Tue midday news briefs

'Betrayer of Christ': Iowa Republicans flip out over GOP senator's vote in favor of same-sex marriage protections​ - Watch these folks attack their own cause she showed some decency. 

Republican senator censured by party for voting for marriage equality bill - And another one. 

House Oversight Committee to host Club Q shooting survivors in hearing on anti-LGBTQ threats - Thank you!

Here are the precious few queer nominees for the 2023 Golden Globes - Not that many.

‘Our mere existence is illegal.’ As Moscow toughens anti-gay law, LGBTQ Russians fear for the future - Some people want this mess for America.

Crowds who protest 'Drag Queen Story Hour' are made up of ignorant people with empty lives

The nonsensical controversy about Drag Queen Story Hour and kids has been created by a bunch of clout chasing, hateful, money-drooling wannabe influencers who rely on personal ignorance and prejudices to make names for themselves.

And these losers feed off of a larger bunch of losers who have false preconceived notions of drag queens and LGBTQ people in general. No matter how "tolerant" they claim to be, they choose to see our ENTIRE lives in the shadow of sexual intercourse.  And thus everything about our culture has to do with sexual intercourse. In their eyes, that is. 

Our desire to date, get married, be fairly treated at our places of employment, public areas, the techniques and the culture we've created to survive their decades of ignorance - all of that gets crushed, whittled down, and reduced to risque bits about sex, sex, sex.

That's neither our fault nor concern. It's their fault and if they were reasonable adults, they would handle their ignorance in a mature manner instead of throwing tantrums simply because LGBTQ people will not dissect our lives in accordance to their wishes and illusions of entitlement.

Other than innuendoes given to them, i.e. clipped videos and pictures taken out of context, I doubt they have actually been to or seen a Drag Queen Story Hour event. That is other than protesting outside with their signs, their guns, and dime store military paraphernalia, which are nothing more than sad attempts to fill the emptiness in their pathetic lives by pretending that they are doing something noble like "saving children."

The video above is what  actually happens at a Drag Queen Story Hour event.

Shocking, isn't it? Or not.

Drag Queen Story Hour is a perfectly innocent event enjoyed by kids AND their parents. The controversy about Drag Queen Story Hour isn't coming from the drag queens or books they are reading. It's coming from the sad sacks attempting to profit monetarily and spiritually from disrupting the event.

Seems to me that if they found a more honest way to make money or actual fulfillment in their lives, they would stop bothering Drag Queen Story Hour.

'Transphobes spew hysterical claim 'American Girl' book encourages 3-year-olds to get on puberty blockers' & other Mon midday news briefs

Transphobes claim “American Girl” book encourages 3-year-olds to get on puberty blockers - Always with creating and exploiting outrage with these people. Puberty blockers are NOT encouraged for three-year-olds. By anyone. 

Crook County library board rejects proposal to segregate LGBTQ books​ - A nice bit of good news. 

FoxNews.com is mimicking Libs of TikTok's anti-LGBTQ strategy - Surprising who? 

Right-wing media ignore the broader aims of the extremist legal organization behind SCOTUS case targeting LGBTQ protections - Deliberately, no doubt.

Farewell to LGBTQ+ People and Allies Who’ve Recently Died - A sad but necessary tribute.

Video - Merry Christmas from 'The Golden Girls'

 

 As a way to slowly ease us all into this week and continue to embrace the holiday season, enjoy the above supercut video of the best Christmas moments of The Golden Girls.

You know how us LGBTQ folks simply love our Golden Girls.

Long-time opponent of LGBTQ community Vicky Hartzler wept in muted fury against passage of Respect for Marriage Act

 

Long-time opponent of LGBTQ community, Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler can only weep at the end of her speech while unsuccessfully attempting to keep The Respect for Marriage Act from passing the House.

The House passed Respect for Marriage Act today and President Biden will sign it soon. But the moment folks are talking about is below:

Here’s Vicky Hartzler crying as she urges Members of Congress to oppose rights for gay and interracial couples.

Tears of joy for discrimination.

This is the Republican Party in 2022. pic.twitter.com/PKbXy1ERh3

— Equality PAC (@lgbtequalitypac) December 8, 2022

According to The Advocate: 

 Anti-LGBTQ+ U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler of Missouri started crying on the House floor Thursday as she begged her fellow representatives to vote against the Reflect for Marriage Act, which will write marriage equality into federal law. “I’ll tell you my priorities,” said Hartzler, a Republican. “Protect religious liberty. Protect people of faith. And protect Americans who believe in a true meaning of marriage. I hope and pray that my colleagues find the courage to join me in opposing this misguided and this dangerous bill.” She teared up toward the end of her remarks.

What the hell is she crying about? How can she even have the gall to cry as if someone is doing wrong to her? As evil as that woman has been to LGBTQ people throughout the years, she has got one hell of a nerve.

Let me put it this way. There are people who don't like LGBTQ folks and then there are people simply can't stand us. And based on Hartzler' s legislative career, she simply could not stand us.  I would venture to say that if given the chance, Anita Bryant would have pulled her aside to tell her to lighten up on LGBTQ people. 

Kirk Cameron claims that his faith-based books are being banned from libraries. But his story is highly sketchy

Kirk Cameron's latest attempt to market his 'Christian' brand is deceptive and highly cynical.

Here we go again with far-right evangelical victimhood. 

From RadarOnline:

'90s sitcom star Kirk Cameron claimed he was banned as a featured author at over 50 libraries across the public system, in addition to being prohibited from presenting his new faith-based children's book at a storytime event. Cameron was allegedly told his book's contents did not "align" with one library's values, RadarOnline.com has learned. The child actor-turned-writer/producer, along with his publisher, Brave Books, condemned the banning and claimed the refusal was a threat to "our kids" and "this country."

Cameron's claim is being amplified throughout the right-wing media with personalities comparing how libraries have no problem with allowing drag queens to read to kids while supposedly banning Cameron's faith-based books. The following from conservative personality Charlie Kirk is indicative of the narrative:

When something like this happens, folks on social media and the like figuratively step all over each other trying to be the first to give their two cents. Unfortunately, very few seem are even trying to get the true story. All we know is that libraries won't allow Cameron to read his books to kids because of anti-religious discrimination as per the story told by Cameron and his publisher.

In other words, Cameron is claiming that libraries are banning him from reading this book. That's the story - Cameron is making claims.