'LGBTQ, Black history month displays deemed to controversial for some public libraries' & other Wed midday news briefs

Pride, Black History Month book displays among those no longer allowed at Lafayette public libraries​ - Looks like we are ALL on the menu today.

Drag Queen Story Hour Canceled in N.C. Town Due to Violent Threats - And we are supposed to be the ones harming children. 

What to make of NASCAR’s apology to the LGBTQ community - I am as shocked as you. 

Louisiana becomes 18th state to enact a transgender athlete ban - COMPLETELY needless.

In Swampscott, students teach senior citizens in 'LGBTQ 101' - Let's end today's news briefs with something positive.

The difference between drag shows and grooming is easy to tell

With their accusations about 'grooming,' conservatives have now attacked drag shows. Thanks to an incident in Texas involving a drag show which was attended by kids, some folks grabbing their pearls, snatching up their petticoats, and throwing out a lot of misconceptions which need to be cleaned up. 

This means we should expect more misleading tweets and videos about drag performers and kids. 

Consider the following to be a TED Talk 

Let's start with the basics:

1, Drag shows are an art form dating back centuries.

2. Drag shows are not exclusively x-rated or adult oriented.

3. Not all drag queens are LGBTQ or men. Some are heterosexual. Some are women. 

4. Drag Kings also do performances 

5. Drags shows do NOT always involve sex.

6. Drag queens are not trying to seduce, groom, or have sex with children.

7. Drag queens are not strippers.

8.  Drag performances can take place any time of day in any venue such as festivals, restaurants, theaters, etc.

9. Drag shows and performers are not seedy. They are respected for their talent, discipline to the art, dance skills, art of mimicry, unique costumes, and lip synching.

10. Drag performances are a very popular part of American culture and not just with the LGBTQ community. 

11. Drag performances can be original or imitations of divas from Patti LaBelle to Diana Ross to Judy Garland. Some drag performers have even done gospel.

In other words, this is a drag performance and not grooming (in spite of the nature of the tweet):

This didn’t happen in California.

It didn’t happen in Portland, Oregon.

It happened right here in the state of Texas.

The question: What are our state’s “Republican” leaders going to do about it?
pic.twitter.com/aZdT0tYT1B

— APP Texas (@AppTexas) June 6, 2022

Now THIS below, this is GROOMING:

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

'Texas GOP want to ban kids from drag shows while OHIO GOP push for required genital checks' & other Tue midday news briefs

Texas State Lawmaker to Introduce Bill Banning Kids from Drag Shows - Really? What nonsense. They are just trying to milk every part of our culture for their hatred.

Dallas protesters show up to 'Drag the kids to pride' family-friendly drag show - By the way, THIS is what they are upset about and you can see the video of this perfectly innocent fundraiser in the link AND read about how the homophobes lied when they claim police escorted the kids out.

Genital Exams Could Be Required Under Ohio Anti-Trans Sports Bill - SPEAKING of grooming and sexual abuse . . . yes it is hypocrisy and we need to call it out.

GOP politician says Uvalde shooter was “transgendering” so there’s no reason to “ban AR-15s”​ - Lawd hammercy. What's wrong with these people?

Video: Fox News runs promo celebrating Pride Month (in between programs smearing LGBTQ people)

Thanks to Media Matters, we see the duplicity coming from the Fox News Network. It runs promo celebrating Pride while hosting one-sided programs denigrating transgender women and implying that gays want to harm children. That son-of-a-bitch of a network won't EVEN interview LGBTQ people unless we are attacking our own. 

Fox News' actual promo for Pride Month vs. Fox News programming pic.twitter.com/kOIPzNhsSC

— Media Matters (@mmfa) June 3, 2022

Related post - Fox News attacked transgender Americans to kick off LGBTQ Pride Month

'Transgender teen suing Tennessee so he can play golf' & other Mon midday news briefs

Transgender teen Luc Esquivel is suing Tennessee so he can play golf​ - It doesn't make sense that he has to go through all of this simply because people will not educate themselves on the issue of trans athletes. It is unfair. 

LGBTQ people urge Democrats to forcefully reject GOP attacks - The Democrats should be doing more, but the community should be leading the charge on this. We shouldn't wait for other people to fight OUR wars. 

Out Gov. Jared Polis signs new law to learn more about LGBTQ health - Wonderful idea! 

Holocaust survivor who bravely spoke about life as a gay woman in concentration camps dies aged 94 - Never ever forget. 

LGBTQ San Franciscans share their stories of coming out - Great article.

GOP candidate claim teachers are encouraging five-year-olds to have oral sex with each other

Rayla Campbell

All these accusations about teachers 'grooming' children. All of these insane homophobic and transphobic inferences of about teachers trying to supposedly change the sexual identities of children. All of these lies need to be exposed for what they are. They are not the product of parental concerns. They were the gateway for insane folks to grab attention and gain public office.

Exhibit A - Rayla Campbell, a far right, conspiracy theory spouting GOP candidate for the Massachusetts Secretary of State:

Rayla Campbell, Massachusetts GOP nominee for Secretary of State, tells Mass Republican convention that teachers in the commonwealth are "telling your 5-year-old that he can go and suck another 5-year-old’s dick"pic.twitter.com/aEs2ZFn6Ap

— ℮oin Higgins (@EoinHiggins_) June 3, 2022

Rayla Campbell is a nut. Her comments at last week's state GOP convention were discredited. And even other candidates at the convention called her comments inappropriate. BUT they also backed her general claim that teachers are 'indoctrinating' students. In other words, they don't like the shocking way she said it, but they support the inaccurate inference of what she said.

The point is not so much her chances of winning, which I think is very dim. The point is noting how the threshold is being lowered. There is no sense of shame and decorum with these people any more. No matter how much they pretty up their bigotry to make it palpable, there are always dregs attaching themselves along to remind us about the actual vulgarity espoused.

The only difference between Campbell and someone like Florida Gov Ron DeSantis is a brilliant disguise.  A clever way to disguise the stink, so to speak.

Gay conservative (who claims not to be gay) claims that America never did anything negative to LGBTQ people

Christian Walker is the type of  LGBTQ person we must never become.

I apologize in advance for below, which is probably the biggest bunch of bullshit you will ever hear in a long time:

Newsmax guest: "We see the LGBT community pretend and act like they're these big victims when the country's never done anything to LGBTQ people" pic.twitter.com/3RszFacZZA

— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) June 2, 2022

Yes we all know that this is a bunch of nonsense which not only history but EACH AND EVERY LGBTQ PERSON IN AMERICA can refute, But let's focus on who this nut is. 

His name is Christian Walker and he considers himself an online conservative 'influencer.' He is the son of GOP Senate nominee from Georgia and former football star Herschel Walker (who is a hot mess himself, but that's another subject.)

One more thing about Christian. He's gay. Or rather, thinks of himself as attracted to men, but not gay:

His twitter address is full of nonsense like this. As you can tell, he's auditioning to be the love child of black conservative  Candace Owens and gay conservative Milo Yiannopolos. When Walker's not attacking the idea of Pride, he says things like pro-choice women need not worry about abortion bans because they are too ugly to have sex.

And that's not all. Walker busies himself   attacking Joe Biden, kissing up to Donald Trump, and not only embracing far right conservative orthodoxy, but practically slobbering up to it in a passionate embrace not unlike what he wants to do to other men (but that doesn't mean he's gay wink . . . wink).

Attacking other black people is also something he does:

Let's dispense with the nonsense we are bound to hear about Walker.  He is not being attacked for expressing a 'different opinion.' He is not a free thinker or an independent thinker. 

Little Walker is a joke and a clown but a dangerous one in today's climate. Ignoring him is only one step. Countering his narrative is a much more important step. There are too many folks willing to amplify him while deliberately stifling the voices of more credible LGBTQ people. They consciously elevate his bullshit even though they know it's a lie because he helps them in their attempt to erase LGBTQ lives, our history, our families, and even our kids.

Walker is useful to them because he is the of personification of what they truly think LGBTQ people are -  moronic mockeries of supposed 'actual people,' vapid, pitiful, self-hating, shallow sprites who are incapable of morality and undeserving of love. They nod at every one of his ridiculous statements of non-solidarity with LGBTQ people while probably laughing behind his back and making fun of his deluded notions of not being gay.

I would venture to say that more of them are saying "that silly bitch" under their breaths than we are.

He is the future that the enemies of equality and the anti-LGBTQ industry wants for us. So while we may laugh at him, we shouldn't allow ourselves to get completely distracted by him. Use him as a challenge to live our lives prouder and tell our stories louder and nonstop. 

During LGBTQ Pride Month, we always talk about the kind of  people we want to become. It's equally important for us to take a look at the type of people we do not want to become.

Little Christian Walker is Exhibit A.