Wanda Sykes on being black and gay

Editor's note - Today's news briefs will be postponed due to a personal matter

Donald Trump is like a blob creature from a science fiction movie. He has overwhelmed all of the press and media attention. In times like this, I like to sit back and reflect. And comedy is a big help in this department.

The clip below is comedian Wanda Sykes talking about being black and gay. Whether you agree with her or not, she is hilarious and on point:

'Grindr scandal hits Catholic Church in Ireland' & other Thur. midday news briefs

Grindr scandal rocks Catholic Church

Bishop Removes Priests From Irish Seminary Over Grindr Claims - I  think that the Pope needs to stop attacking transgender men and women and tend to his own garden. Just a personal observation there. 

The Stunning Hypocrisy of Marco Rubio - Talk about "tolerance" all you want, but don't expect lgbts to tolerate fake people such as Marco Rubio. Don't give sympathy for crimes committed against us and then align yourself with anti-lgbt hate groups.

  Log Cabin continues to mull Trump endorsement - Uh . . y'all . . . I'm just saying . . .  

Michigan Supreme Court denies lesbians parental rights - Ugly bit of business. More complicated than the headline makes it seem.

 Asian-American LGBT Groups Find Support in Growing Community Giving Circles - This is a group I've yet to feature (Apologies).

Is Donald Trump a friend of the lgbt community? #@&* NO!

Just a reminder from my friend, Matt Baume. No matter what some badly processed skunk haired individual (who shall remain nameless) and other, shall we say, financially well placed individuals may think, Donald Trump is no friend to the lgbt community:

'Anti-lgbt Congressman loses primary' & other Wed. midday news briefs

Bye, Felicia, I mean Tim Huselskamp

Anti-LGBT Congressman Tim Huelskamp Loses Re-Election Bid - One down, so many others to go. But before we consider anything else, let's just get a bit joyous!! We've outlasted another one.

MLB umpire ejected Phillies fan for anti-gay heckle - It's the little victories which mean the most . . .  

This Year’s Olympics Will Have The Highest Number Of LGBT Athletes Ever - Would be wonderful news except . . . well read the article.  

If You’re Gay And Support Trump, You Don’t Care About The Rest Of Us - A serious line in the sand article, but I agree wholeheartedly with it.

Anti-gay groups running away from Congressional 'religious freedom' bill

Religious right groups are running away from a Congressional bill they once pushed to supposedly protect those whose religious beliefs are against marriage equality.

Groups such as The American Family Association and the Family Research Council were at first trumpeting the First Amendment Defense Act as something Congress needed to pass. The bill at first read:

 The Federal Government shall not take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially on the basis that such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or that sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.

But then the language of the bill got edited to cover the religious beliefs of those who are for marriage equality:
 

The Federal Government shall not take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially on the basis that such person believes, speaks, or acts in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as the union of two individuals of the opposite sex; or two individuals of the same sex; or extramarital relations are improper.

That's when religious right groups began withdrawing their support from the bill. According to blogger Joe Jervis, three religious right groups - the Family Research Council, the American Family Association, and the Liberty Counsel - no longer support FADA because of the new language.

Poor babies. They found out that they aren't special.

'Seattle bans 'ex-gay' therapy for minors' & other Tue. midday news briefs

Seattle bans 'ex-gay' therapy for minors

Seattle Bans Conversion Therapy for Minors - Go, Seattle!! 

‘Family’ Group Leader Isn’t Happy About Harvey Milk’s Navy Honor - "Family" group my ass! You mean "hate" group.

  How Queer Equality Became Wrapped In Faith And Patriotism At The Democratic National Convention - The three entities can overlap. They always could.

 Pat McCrory To Use Disaster Relief Funds To Defend Anti-LGBT Law HB2 - McCrory is a walking disaster, as is HB2. That's the first time a state has used disaster relief funds to fight for a disaster.

Trump's team got Khan smear from man who says Jesus will kill gays

Theodore Shoebat

Unless you have been in suspended animation, you know that GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump took valuable time away from campaigning to engage in a war of words with Khizr Khan, the Gold Star Muslim father of  U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan who was killed in 2004 in Iraq. Khan totally shamed Trump in a speech during last week's DNC convention because of Trump's constant demonization of the Muslim community.

Instead of allowing the incident to pass with a generic comment accepting Khan's opinion, Trump has allowed his ego to dictate a fruitless war of words against Khan and his family, thereby demonstrating himself to be an absolute monster with no impulse control.

And it gets worse.

Trump's team and supporters are smearing Khan - and his late son - as terrorists. Naturally, this is causing Trump to be hit with criticism from all sides, as well he should.

Thanks to The Daily Beast, we now know where Trump's team got this smear:

At 10:40 on Sunday evening, a long-time adviser to Donald Trump tweeted that Khizr Khan—the gold star father who’s emerged as one of the candidate’s most effective critics—was an “agent” of an Islamist cabal. It’s an opinion, less than a day later, that’s become an article of faith to many in Trumpworld. It’s also the product of the fevered imagination of Theodore “Shoebat,” the pseudonymous conspiracy theorist and Islamophobe who has made a career of spreading nonsense. That is, when he’s not calling himself a “proud fascist.” His dad and fellow conspiracy-monger, Walid, isn’t much better. He swears that Zika is a punishment from God, and likens homosexuality to cannibalism.

Theodore Shoebat is known to many of us watchdogs of anti-lgbt propaganda. His statements are so vile they have to been seen and heard to be believed.