'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?

'TX attorney general willing to spearhead SCOTUS case to criminalize sodomy again' & other Wed midday news briefs

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton

Texas AG willing to spearhead Supreme Court case to criminalize sodomy again​ - Forget it, Kenny boy. 

Homophobia Forces Kentucky's Teacher of the Year to Resign - Damn.

Safe-space clubs for LGBTQ students increasingly targeted by right-wing activists - Of course this was the next in line. 

Rising share of Americans say gender determined by birth-assigned sex, poll finds - A lot good but still work to do, particularly with educating people about trans athletes.

Remembering all of the times Franklin Graham and other conservative evangelicals kissed Donald Trump's a$$

Conservative evangelicals aren't weighing on the latest shocking revelations about Donald Trump, while enjoying the goodies he gave them.

As further news of how unhinged Trump was during the Jan 6th insurrection comes out, one group seems to be omitting itself. The religious right, while celebrating how Trump's SCOTUS picks led the way in overturning Roe v Wade, have been fairly silent as the country learns just close we came to complete chaos on that momentous day.

And that's ironic, seeing how many times Franklin Graham, the Family Research Council and others kissed Trump's butt and defended his behavior every time he gave them something they wanted:

Franklin Graham alone deserves his own wing in the Trump ass-kissing museum:

If Graham and the rest were true religious leaders, they would have something to say about the revelations we are learning about Trump.  They won't because they are too busy celebrating the goodies they traded their integrity for in giving him their unwavering support. And while they won't admit it publicly, I bet a lot of them are telling themselves it was all worth it to get Roe v Wade overturned.

'Lil Nas X's team says BET producer called his 2021 same sex kiss 'f@ked up'' & other Tue midday news briefs

Lil Nas X

Lil Nas X’s team says a BET producer called his famous 2021 same-sex kiss ‘f**ked up’​ - I don't doubt this happen at all. 

Tom Daley Is 'Furious' Over International Swimming's Trans Ban - Good. We need more people willing to get vocal about it. 

 Arrests in Istanbul as LGBTQ marchers try to defy Pride ban - The struggle is real and it is universal. 

How LGBTQ Voices are Being Erased in Classrooms - That's the goal.