'Man drove 500 miles in attempt to kill his lesbian daughter' & other Tue midday news briefs

 

Man drove 500 miles to kill his lesbian daughter after she came out - She is safe. He didn't get to lay a hand on her but good mercy! Let's never forget how universal our struggle is. 

Political & judicial appointments for LGBTQ people are also on the ballot - It's about much more than who the president gets to be. 

Anchorage chooses 1st woman, openly gay acting mayor - The irony is that this happened because of a heterosexual sex scandal. 

Joe Biden Calls Transphobic Violence ‘Epidemic That Needs National Leadership’ - Preach!!

Franklin Graham wants you to pray for his golden calf

With the election two weeks away, you can feel both sides getting more and more anxious. While there have been predictions as to who will win, folks on my side of the aisle have been pushing heavily for us to not get complacent and vote in large numbers. The debacle of 2016 which left America trapped in the lowest pit of hell - i.e. at the mercy of a Trump administration - has been a great motivator. Over 29 million American have already voted early and that number is going to increase.

On the other side of the spectrum, there is a fearful weariness that it may be all over and the bill is coming for some of them who sacrificed their names and integrity for a little power and some conservative judges.

Naturally I am talking about Trump evangelical Franklin Graham. Graham went all in for Trump by ignoring or making excuse for his excesses. And as we near election day, there is a fear one can sense in his tweets:

Don't let Graham's eagerness to deceive fool you. This is what he's wanting you to pray for:

   

Don't mistake this post for gloating. Graham holds sway over thousands of people and they will be voting. I can attest to that. We have to go out in larger numbers and with more enthusiasm. We already have the numbers and enthusiasm. Now it is imperative that we follow through with action.

But to the post at hand, pray that Trump receives a second term? How about we pray that sanity rules this time and that Americans learn the lesson of how important our votes are so that in the future, we don't get complacent. And last but not least, how about we pray that those who designate themselves as our religious leaders put sincerity and love over their desire for personal power.

'Biden makes pledge to trans people' & other Mon midday news briefs

 

Joe Biden

Joe Biden makes a pledge to trans people: “I believe that Trans Lives Matter”- Hold his feet to the fire if he wins.

Spirit Day 2020: Celebs, lawmakers, athletes send messages to LGBTQ youth - Took place last week and highly successful. 

Oreo releases beautiful film about a homophobic dad coming to his senses - We need to make more situations like this become actualities. 

Billy Porter Says To 'Get Your Little Asses to The Polls!' - Who can argue with that? Not me.

Donald Trump's Dance of COVID Deaths

While the coronavirus rages, Donald Trump still has no plan to combat it. He's surrendered to it. Instead he holds superspreader rallies against the advice of health officials, where he dances rather badly while encouraging unhealthy behavior which will only make infections and deaths increase. The only thing Donald Trump will accomplish if he does receive a second term is the killing of more Americans. Think about this if you are undecided, leaning towards voting for him, or not voting at all.

Anti-gay congressional candidate storms out of interview when 'receipts' are pulled out about her support of QAnon conspiracies

Angela Stanton-King (seen here with Donald Trump) storms out of interview when confronted about her QAnon conspiracy theories.

I do adore this development: 

 On Wednesday, Angela Stanton-King — a Trump-loving GOP candidate running for the late civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis’ congressional seat in Metro Atlanta — was interviewed by The Guardian‘s Oliver Laughland, and angrily cut short the interview when asked about her past tweets appearing to reference the QAnon conspiracy theory. Believers of QAnon, which holds that Trump is secretly working to bring down a Democratic-controlled ring of cannibalistic, Satanic pedophiles, have dabbled in anti-Semitism and have been flagged as a source of domestic terrorism. As a result, some Republican candidates who have affiliated themselves with it now try to deny their involvement — as Stanton-King tried to do.

As you can see in the tweet below, girlfriend tried Laughland and he pulled out the receipts:

'We're done, let's go': QAnon-believing Republican candidate walks out of Guardian interview after facing questions about her support for the baseless conspiracy theory.

Click 'watch now' for the full episode of Anywhere but Washington pic.twitter.com/riEKgXSG7D

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) October 15, 2020

I especially loved this because earlier this year, I had a blow up with Ms. Stanton- King when she accused gay men of being violent pedophiles. 

Ms. Stanton-King learned on that day. Just like she learned Wednesday. And as long as she continues to proudly drape herself in ignorance, she will continue to learn.

'Two article prove that LGBTQ Trump supporters are clueless' & other Thur midday new briefs

Definition of dumbassery - A group of LGBTQ people endangering themselves in support of Trump while Trump's party uses transphobia and homophobia to attack an LGBTQ Congressional candidate:

LGBTQ Trump supporters held a big boozy gathering to plot election strategy. No one wore masks. 

GOP launches anti-LGBTQ attack ads against out Congressional candidate Gina Ortiz Jones

In other news:

This small town's battle over gay Pride flags is helping fuel a national debate - Another fight 

begins.

Human Rights Campaign Highlights Election's Urgency With New Ads - So true.

New Texas rule lets social workers turn away clients who are LGBTQ or have a disability - This right here is some bull.

Ignoring Barrett's relationship with anti-LGBTQ hate group is a mistake by the media

The media is trivializing SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett's (top photo) relationship with hate group the Alliance Defending Freedom (bottom photo).

There are so many issues which the media can pull from the Amy Coney Barrett hearings.  But sadly, one is being overlooked. Barrett has a relationship with anti-LGBTQ group the Alliance Defending Freedom. and the media is being rather lackadaisical about exploring it. 

One prominent publication, Mediaite, framed it as such:

Barrett spoke five times beginning in 2011 to students participating in the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, a program operated by the Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, The group has successfully litigated cases before the Supreme Court including Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado, in which the court ruled that a Colorado baker could not be legally compelled to make a cake for a gay wedding.

Democrats widely disdain the organization and have sought to raise doubts about Barrett’s qualifications in connection with her past speeches. Hawley suggested Democrats were seeking to make Christians “second-class citizens.” 

“Are you aware of anything in the Constitution or our laws that say that it is a disqualification for office for a believer of religious faith to go and lecture to law students of a similar faith, in her area of expertise?” Hawley added, addressing Barrett. “I want to be careful that I’m not veering into answering hypothetical questions, but I certainly don’t think there was anything wrong with my going to speak to a group of Christian law students about my expertise,” Barrett replied.

The article is missing a lot of context and comes across as dismissive. Here are details it should have included.