'NC sues Justice Dept, ACLU & gay couple sues Mississippi' & other Mon. midday news briefs

North Carolina Sues Justice Dept. Over Challenge To Bathroom Law - With all of the "crotch-grabbing" machismo and bluster that GOP official threw at the Justice Department, I'm not surprised over this next step. If McCrory and company wants to do this the hard way, then I'm all for it. They gonna learn. 

Gay couple files lawsuit against Miss. religious freedom law - Meanwhile, WE can do some suing of our own.  

Now Trump Is Just Openly Attacking The Religious Right - This does NOT mean that I am defending the religious right. I'm merely drawing attention to a stupid man who has no control and will lash out like a baby. But he is the presumptive GOP nominee.

Here We Go Again: Roy Moore Suspended For Defying Gay Marriage Rulings - And if he loses his gig - like the last time - the voters will probably put him back in again so he can act like a fool again. Then the process will repeat itself. Works for me. I love merry-go-rounds until folks pushing the buttons get tired. 

 Mat Staver: Transgender Nondiscrimination Laws Are 'Being Financed By Those Who Are Actively Promoting Pedophilia' - Oh please, please, please let this turkey and his silly organization be the ones defending HB2 in court!!

NC Gov McCrory continues to bury himself & HB2 deeper in the hole

Is it just me or does it seem also to you that the more NC Gov. Pat McCrory continues to defend the anti-lgbt HB2 law, the deeper he digs himself into the hole. He was on Fox News today and Chris Wallace practically plastered him on the discrepancies of the law This has been happening in the wake of a Department of Justice letter telling McCrory that HB2 was illegal by federal law. Thank to the Human Rights Campaign, we see just how bad McCrory's lies were in the interview.

'Real Time with Bill Maher' destroys 'bathroom predator' lie

So many wonderful morsels from Real Time With Bill Maher talking about the "bathroom predator" myth. For my money, it's when Dan Savage made the connection between anti-transgender lies now and the "gay men want to molest children" lie repeated numerous times by foes against lgbt equality. 

It's historical perspective which I have been screaming for people to talk about.

'Tacky lawsuit attempts to attack transgender child' & other Fri. midday news briefs

Transgender children should have the same rights as all children.

Lawsuit Claims A Transgender Girl Is Ruining Her Classmates’ Lives By Peeing - Oh good grief. Read Zack Ford's article on ThinkProgress. This lawsuit is nothing more than an attempt to shift the narrative. Apparently us talking about the entire transgender community, especially the children is causing the other side to panic. So they are throwing all sorts of junk at the wall to make it seem that treating transgender children fairly will endanger other children. Expect Breibart, The Daily Signal, and the rest to conveniently give this mess one-sided play.

Here's What Some Black LGBTQ People Are Doing to Survive in the Age of HIV - With the grace and dignity of a people who are unfortunately sometimes ignored.  

A Comprehensive Guide To The Debunked “Bathroom Predator” Myth - Again and again and again. Until we get folks to know these facts by heart.  

What Is The “Vito Russo Test” And Why Does It Matter To LGBT Film? - Vito Russo was a legend and my inspiration for the "Know Your LGBT History" series of posts on this blog.  

Franklin Graham: Proposed Stonewall Monument Will Be 'A Monument To Sin' - This what I wrote on Graham's facebook page: 

"Sorry Frankie and folks, but neither this country NOR our national monuments have to go you all for approval. You run nothing, you control nothing. No one is asking you to attend or visit the Stonewall monument. Know your place and stay in your lane."

'Meet My Child' - Parents of transgender children speak out: Trans United Fund

Not just Ted Cruz, but all of those in general who disrespect transgender people, meet and listen to the mothers of the children you are harming with your rhetoric:

Video courtesy of the Trans United Fund.

The 'Bathroom Police' will separate the who hahs from the ding dongs

For all of you people worried about transgender friendly policies causing predators to invade women's bathrooms, never you fear because here comes the Bathroom Police:

Bathroom Cop from Funny Or Die

'SC successfully stopping anti-lgbt bills' & other Thur. midday news briefs

Bathroom Bill: Is SC more progressive? - Because South Carolina is not one of those states which bogart all of the attention when it comes to positive lgbt news, here is something you wouldn't know if some folks weren't determined to let you know:

 Jeff Ayers, executive director of South Carolina Equality Coalition, which advocates lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender rights issues, said at the start of the year there were 11 anti-LGBT bills filed in the South Carolina Legislature. With a month left in the legislative session, he said, only one of those bills made it to full committee and none have advanced to the floor. “South Carolina will be one of the only states in the deep South that has stopped all the LGBT bills at the committee level, where other states have advanced them to the other chamber and voted on them,” he said.  

Top North Carolina Republicans Are Going Ballistic Over Justice Dept. Announcement HB2 Is Illegal - Meanwhile, the federal government just told North Carolina that it's anti-lgbt HB2 is illegal. And of course those who passed it are angry.

  North Carolina Republicans Unfazed By Feds’ Warning That HB2 Discriminates - And they are determined to do things the hard way. Works for me. Sock it to them. And bring that Liberty Counsel with you.  

How Donald Trump Is Already Surrounding Himself With Fervent Homophobes - Would there have been any doubt?  

Anti-Gay Religious Right Activist Seeks Seat On The Mississippi Supreme Court - Wouldn't THAT be lovely?