'Gay Trump insurrectionist complains he can't get a date' & other Wed midday news briefs

Brandon Straka can't get a date.

Gay Trump insurrectionist complains he can’t get a date. Go figure. - Cause we got taste. 

Lt. Gov. Robinson defends himself, as LGBTQ leaders say he ‘lit a match of hatred’ - The man is disgusting and any narrative which makes him look brave is garbage. 

Madonna called Dave Chappelle “the next James Baldwin” in her new tour doc and fans are pissed - Madonna done lost her damn mind. 

Lego vows to remove gender bias from its toys - Cue the conservative outrage.

Video: Black LGBTQ Pioneers deserve more attention than Dave Chappelle

 

  

While we are still having to deal with this Dave Chappelle mess, let's amplify the voices of black people who have truly done positive things for both the LGBTQ and Black communities. This two-part special about Black LGBTQ Pioneers came out in February, but it is still remains pertinent viewing.

 . . . Phillip Alexander Downie commemorates the Black LGBTQ pioneers who have exceeded the expectations placed upon them, and surmounted hurdles some called ‘impossible’ to overcome. In this two-part special we celebrate the remarkable people that have changed our path in history, and made the world a better place. Fighting for a voice in their time that sent cultural and artistic shockwaves, and inspiring the voices of the next generation with their actions and ideas—they have fought not to garner acclaim, but to promote love and equality.

Hat tip to Montgomery Municipal Cable. 

'New Superman comes out as bisexual, GOP candidate flips out' & other Tue midday news briefs

GOP Candidate Josh Mandel Declares ‘They’ Are Trying to ‘Destroy America’ Because New Superman Is Bisexual - Mercy! Has this fool ever read Garth Ennis? 

New Superman comes out as bisexual in upcoming DC comic - More about the issue which has little Joshie upset. 

National Coming Out Day: 21 people who have come out in 2021 - Nice! 

Franklin Graham praises GOP Lt. Governor for telling “the truth” that LGBTQ people are “filth” - A moron defending a moron. 

 Finally, if black lives truly matter to some black heterosexuals, they would stop defending Dave Chappelle and listen to black LGBTQ people when we say he is hurting us: 

Dave Chappelle’s Betrayal

Dave Chappelle's 'The Closer' Neflix special is no laughing matter to LGBTQ people like me

Neither Dave Chappelle nor any other Black heterosexual has sole ownership of the Black experience

Today, I heard a caller on a radio show say that Dave Chappelle was simply saying that the life of a black person should mean as much as one in the LGBTQ community. The fact that she ignored the existence of LGBTQ black people is the problem here and I don't think it is being stated enough.

The majority of attention seems to be the ugly things which Chappelle said about transgender people, but I think that the erasure or minimization of LGBTQ people in his mind is the root of the problem.  Chappelle implies a belief which is prevalent in the black heterosexual community.

This is not to say that the majority in the black community are homophobic or transphobic, but truth be told, there seems to be an "either/or" mentality with some heterosexual black folks. Either you are LGBTQ or black. To these folks, you can't be both. Your identities can't overlap. When they talk about system racism or violence against black people in general, they refuse to acknowledge that LGBTQ people of color have particular problems with those injustices. And when talking about the black family, the black church, black survival in general, we are overlooked. 

While Chappelle and his followers claim that LGBTQ lives mean more than black lives in America, there is an epidemic of violence affecting the black trans community. In 2020, 44 trans women were murdered and the majority of them were black. I doubt that  hardly any of these folks clinging to  Chappelle as if he is Jesus on the cross and they are the Virgin Mary would even care if they were aware of this.

Apparently in spite of what many of them say about "Black Lives Matter," ours don't.

'Here we go again - American group causing anti-LGBTQ persecution in another African nation' & other Mon midday news briefs

How a US group with links to the far-right may have influenced a crackdown on Ghana's LGBTQ community - What the hell. Apparently some folks learned nothing from Uganda.

North Carolina’s Lt. Governor refuses to resign after calling LGBTQ people “filth” - North Carolina elected a nut as its lt governor and brother does it show. 

Doctor Lists Homosexuality as Woman's 'Current Disease' - Say what?

New film chronicles fight to remove homosexuality's 'mental disorder' label - I am watching this.

Dave Chappelle and the warped self-victimhood of transphobes - I especially like this part: 

" At another point, Chappelle expresses jealousy about his perception that LGBTQ people have made more progress than Black people, because a white gay man once called the police on him at a bar. He begs LGBTQ people to "free" DaBaby and Kevin Hart, as if these men are being unfairly held hostage for the truly horrific comments both have made about queer people. Last we checked, DaBaby just recorded a track on Kanye West's new album, and Hart has several movies coming out in 2022 alone. They're hardly suffering."

Video - Fox News is the author of America's recent division and pain

The above video featuring MSNBC's Chris Hayes breaks the down the recent problems of anger and rage in this country. He talks about one factor that the rest of our news gatherers seem to be afraid or too selfish to mention. - the Fox News Channel. This video will probably be ignored by a lot of folks. And this is a real shame because as long as the danger of Fox News remains unrecognized, the danger to the country will remain.

Related post - 400+ moments that defined Fox News. The network just turned 25. It's been a disaster – and it's getting worse.  

 

'Trans Netflix staffers call out company, quit over Dave Chappelle' & other Fri midday news briefs

Dave Chappelle controversy goes on.

Trans Netflix Staffers Call Company Out, Quit Over Dave Chappelle​ - I am impressed. These folks are making a huge stand.

A teen was beaten for carrying the pride flag at school. His classmates support the bully. - This right here is why our fight for equality must continue. This is awful. 

A New York Times article proclaiming “Homosexuals Proud of Deviancy” is resurfacing online - A bit of history we should never forget. 

Dave Chappelle can kiss my black gay ass - Speaking of the first item on this list,  my Tuesday post about the controversy has been viral for several days. I got some compliments about it. But also some rude statements, one of which you can read below. It's hilarious how some people have accused me of trying to 'cancel' Dave Chappelle. Nope. I don't do that sort of thing. But I won't sit for myself and my being people disrespected, degraded, or erased. 

So some folks - like the deluded child below - should get over themselves: