'RuPaul's Drag Race announces first trans man contestant' & other Thur midday news briefs

RuPaul

 'RuPaul's Drag Race' announces first trans man contestant in season 13 cast - It is significant. 

Frustration builds as Biden’s Cabinet includes no LGBTQ picks - I think in this case, we can show a bit of patience. We got a rabid dog on the other side who won't let go unless he's smacked on the head. 

Meet the 21-year-old con artist who scammed ‘Gays For Trump’ donors out of cash - I feel so bad for them. (No I don't.) 

Biden faces pressure on women’s health, LGBT issues - Hello! Can he get sworn in, first?

The Family Research Council doesn't believe in 'religious freedom' for LGBTQ people

On its webpage, the Family Research Council says the following about the idea of "religious liberty."

Family Research Council believes that religious liberty—the freedom to hold religious beliefs of one’s own choosing and to live in accordance with those beliefs—is an inherent human right. Therefore, the religious liberty of all people of all faiths everywhere must be promoted and defended.

The group has several sections on the concept. In the section it calls Domestic Religious Freedom, FRC says the following:

Family Research Council believes that religious liberty—the freedom to hold religious beliefs of one’s own choosing and to live in accordance with those beliefs—is an inherent human right. Religious belief is of the utmost importance because it informs our deepest convictions about God, the world, and ourselves. The American Founders understood the importance of religious liberty and ensured that it was protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. All people have the right to bring their religious beliefs into the public square. Churches, private organizations, public servants, and other individuals have the right to proclaim their faith in public settings and to bring their religiously-informed moral values to bear in all aspects of public life, including public policy decisions.

It's rather noble of FRC, that is if the organization actually believed that. A post on its webpage, New ’Woke’ Denomination is a Warning Sign to Christians, could be called a contradiction. 

'Hate group claims Ritz ad 'promotes the transgender lifestyle'' & other Wed news briefs

Hate Group Assails Ritz Ad for Promoting 'The Transgender Lifestyle'- Oh for Pete's sake! 

Lesbian firefighter says a male coworker groped her “almost daily” & she was fired after complaining - Ew.

Trump's new religious exemptions for employers an invitation to discriminate, critics say - Ya think? Of course it is. 

Nearly Every Major TV Show Had A Queer Girl In It This Year And Here Are The Receipts To Prove It - Good!

Michele Bachmann can't seem to cope with Trump losing the election

Michele Bachmann

 As the Trump presidency wanes down - no matter how he tries to fight against it - one has to wonder how the religious right i.e. the anti-LGBTQ industry is handling the slow cancellation of their meal ticket.

Some, such as Franklin Graham and the Family Research Council, are being slightly cagey about it. Graham is spending a lot of time on Twitter either citing Biblical verses or focused on other things. FRC is dancing around the issues by not really taking a definite side, but having "educational" interviews about the frivolous lawsuits Trump and company are pursuing in a highly unsuccessful attempt to overturn Biden's win.

Meanwhile, the "second stringers" of the religious right are going all in with the accusations that Trump is being cheated out of a second term. One person in particular is former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. To put it lightly, ever since Trump lost, she seems to have lost her mind. She's practically transformed herself into Carrie White's mother with her prayers (notice I am speaking in plural, not singular) to God to overturn Trump's loss.  I'm almost expecting her to film herself slapping her husband, Marcus with a Bible while rambling about the "blood and the intercourse" and then dragging him into a closet to pray. That would be, of course, after making him say "Eve was weak."

There was this prayer in November when she asked God to use his "iron rod" against the election.

Former congresswoman Michele Bachmann calls on God to "smash the delusion, Father, that Joe Biden is our president. He is not." pic.twitter.com/gqoFP97ipT

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) November 9, 2020

The following prayer was a few days ago. And it's creepy.

'Trump's Labor Dept goes through with gutting LGBTQ workplace protections' & other Tue midday news briefs

Trump’s Labor Dept. Goes Through with Gutting LGBTQ Workplace Protections - See, this is why the jerk lost. We will get them back.

'Your kind is not welcome': Homophobic confrontation sparks debate in Wyoming - This is reality. Not the mess pushed by the anti-LGBTQ industry.

A gay Christian from Oklahoma finds identity and niche as athletics administrator at Stanford - Good for him!

16 celebrities who have come out as LGBTQ in 2020 - Because visibility matters.

Supreme Court hands huge victory to transgender youth with regards to locker rooms and bathrooms

I never thought I would be writing a post like this and though it's good news, I still don't trust the Supreme Court we have..

From the Associated Press:

The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an appeal from parents in Oregon who want to prevent transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms of the gender with which they identify, rather than their sex assigned at birth. The case came from a school district near Salem, Oregon’s capital city. The federal appeals court in San Francisco had upheld a Dallas, Oregon, school district policy that allows transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity. Parents sued over the policy in 2017, saying it caused embarrassment and stress. A lower court refused to block the policy and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that ruling, writing that the school district did not violate students’ constitutional rights or a law that protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs.

This case, at least for right now, is a huge victory for our transgender children.

'Biden pledges to lead the 'most pro-equality administration in American history'' & other Mon midday news briefs

President-Elect Joe Biden

Joe Biden makes pledge to lead the “most pro-equality administration in history” of America - Alright. You heard him, LGBTQ America. Keep him to his promise.

Orgy Organizer Says Politicians Across Europe Attend His Sex Parties - Looks like we have a huge scandal in the making. 

Pelosi holds firm to support for transgender kids under hostile questioning - Good for the Speaker!

It's a record year for LGBTQ representation in holiday movies - That's good . .. I guess.