'Gay Missouri legislature candidate refuses to back down from homophobes' & other Wed midday news briefs

This gay Missouri legislature candidate refuses to back down from homophobes - Good for him!

Conservative Dominance of Talk Radio is a Threat to Democracy​ - Yep. And you just know they are manipulating the engine. 

Macy Gray goes on anti-transgender rant: Changing “your parts doesn’t make you a woman” - Just too damn simplistic. That's the problem. Folks don't want to listen because they are too busy trying to simplify a complex situation. 

SCOTUS ruling on abortion has LGBTQ families concerned about their rights - Somewhere that bitter old Clarence Thomas is wetting his pants in glee.

Ugliness of homophobia, transphobia must always be revealed

Every group has to deal with stereotypes created out of prejudices. And of course that includes LGBTQ people. 

I made a short list:

We are trying to recruit children

We like lots of sex, the unhealthiest the better

We are disease ridden individuals

We are criminals

We hate Christians 

It's same message Anita Bryant pushed in the 70s, the Moral Majority pushed in the 80s, the religious right pushed in the 90s, and the same message we are being bombarded with today by people like Ron DeSantis, Christopher Rufo, Seth Dillon, and the rest of that bunch.

And like in the past, it's being prettied up and disguised behind the veneer of parental rights, protecting the children, religious liberty or whatever boardroom concept conservatives have dreamed up. But as difficult as it is, we must never forget the rip off the mask every chance we get and expose just what we're dealing with.

When you rip away the disguise, below is what you see. Lies, lies, and more lies.

Links to comics are here. Trigger alert warning.

'Bisexual daughter cuts ties to her dad for being anti-LGBTQ state senator' & other Tue midday news briefs

Bisexual daughter cuts ties to her dad. He’s a GOP state senator who is “taking my rights” away​ - Ouch! But she was well within her rights.

Brittney Griner Writes Plea to Biden, Fears Being Detained Forever - We haven't forgotten about this. 

Same-sex couples updating legal status after abortion ruling - And I don't blame any of them for doing this. Better safe than sorry. 

Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Take Effect in Five More States - We haven't forgotten about these either. 

President Biden slams Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill as it becomes law -Nor this trashy law.

'The GOP is terrorizing LGBTQ youth. But the kids are fighting back' & other Fri midday news briefs

The GOP Is Terrorizing LGBTQ+ Youth, But the Kids Are Fighting Back - I love these kids. They got more gumption and discipline than some of us older folks.

As Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law takes effect, schools roll out LGBTQ restrictions - DeSantis and company lied when they claimed none of this would happen. It's happening. 

Outlets like The New Yorker keep giving Chris Rufo a platform to spread dangerous propaganda about LGBTQ people​ - They may not realize it but they are helping to mainstream homophobia and basic bigotry. 

UK bank tells customers upset over pronouns on staff badges to take their money elsewhere - Sweet!!

Is Pinkwashing the Future of Post-Roe America? - Don't even TRY it.

Video: Queer Movie Moments That Changed Our Lives

 

We've had a month full of celebration coupled with alarm and fear. But let's never forget who we are or where we came from. And also let's take time out to enjoy the little things which mean a lot, such as the above video which looks at Queer Movie Moments That Changed Our Lives. It's by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. How many of these movies have you seen? Is there any you think should have been included.

'Anti-LGBTQ GOP candidate continues to dig hole in feud with drag queen who was once her friend' & other Thur midday news briefs

Kari Lake

This drag queen had the best response to an anti-LGBTQ Republican threatening a lawsuit - I am enjoying the Kari Lake vs. drag queen feud. Kari continues to dig that hole. 

Inside Eureka Springs, the Bible Belt's LGBTQ oasis - Well this is interesting . ..

LGBTQ lawmakers win primaries in 3 states​ - Not bad at all. More of us should run for office. 

Exclusive: Vice President Harris Hosts Historic LGBTQ+ Pride Reception - Even though I won't probably EVER be invited to one of these things, it's good to see us at a point in which we are acknowledged as who we are on that level. 

For anti-abortion LGBTQ groups, Roe's reversal is a 'human rights victory' - And they don't believe that SCOTUS will go after LGBTQ rights next. Okay, I am saving this article for posterity. Simply for posterity.

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims gun control laws would hinder people from stopping 'the trans agenda on kids'

Marjorie Taylor Greene

A tweet by the always annoying Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene deserves more scrutiny.

From LGBTQNation:

Last week, the Senate passed a bill to reduce gun violence that included a provision to incentivize states to pass red flag laws, which allow judges to temporarily take guns away from people who are determined to be dangerous. Greene said that this is bad because conservatives who threaten transgender people could be disarmed under such laws. She said that the laws “will be a tool to disarm any gun owner that wants to stop abortion, the trans agenda on kids, mass illegal migration, & big government oppression suffocating our families, faith & freedoms.”

 

Passing red flag laws was not a solution by Democrats to stop mass shootings, it will be a tool to disarm any gun owner that wants to stop abortion, the trans agenda on kids, mass illegal migration, & big government oppression suffocating our families, faith, & freedoms.

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— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) June 25, 2022

 Why does she feel that people need guns to stop any of those things she mentioned, particularly the supposed 'trans agenda on kids?' 

More importantly, why isn't anyone demanding an answer from her to that question?