From striking down marriage equality to throwing gays off of roofs - far right conservatives spin ideas about what ending Roe would mean for LGBTQs

Ben Shapiro

While we still are up in the air on whether or not SCOTUS will end Roe v Wade, certain conservatives are preliminarily showing their collective asses. We've got the so-called respectable type (which is somewhere near a sewer) like Ben Shapiro saying that SCOTUS should next overturn Obergefell- the decision which made marriage equality legal.

 

 And then you got this nut below from deep below the sewer,. White nationalist Vincent James spews stream of conscious comments hope that the possible overturning of Roe will mean the return of sodomy laws, overturning of marriage equality, and - I kid you not - Justices Alito and Thomas throwing gays off of buildings. Although, I think he is reading comments from viewers of his podcast. Still, it's very disturbing, particularly hearing him laugh about violence against gays.

Radical white nationalist Vincent James celebrates the leaked SCOTUS decision, hoping that it will eventually lead to us seeing Justices Alito and Thomas throwing gay people off of tall buildings: "We shall have our theocracy very soon." pic.twitter.com/uNBy2va1lB

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) May 4, 2022

This is the opposition, folks. Their words may not be similar but the desire certainly is. Anyone who doesn't think certain people aren't eyeing us next should Roe be overturned is either deluding themselves or lying.

Hat tip to Media Matters and Right Wing Watch.

'Lawmakers in 19 states want to provide legal refuge for transgender kids' & other Wed midday news briefs

Lawmakers in 19 states want legal refuge for transgender youth - I am all for this. This is a wonderful idea. 

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Brittney Griner is ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia, U.S. officials say - Keep your fingers crossed in terms of how this turns out. 

University of Maryland students march for LGBTQ rights on ‘Maryland Day’ - I love this next generation.

What would Alexis Carrington Colby say?

 In light of what's going on with the Supreme Court and Roe V Wade and what it possibly means for the future of LGBTQ Americans, one would probably call this post frivolous. I disagree. There are too many people either prognosticating an ugly future or spinning so many theories it would give you a headache.  The post above is meant to be both relief from all of that and a reminder of what our mindset needs to be on terms of preserving our rights as we navigate through this uncertain time  - cold, calculating, and unapologetically ruthless. 

Like one of my favorite characters - Alexis from Dynasty (the original series. Not that dreadful remake)

''Agents of the devil' - Michigan GOP Secretary of State candidate has a long history of smearing LGBTQ people' & other Tue midday news briefs

   

 “Agents of the devil”: Michigan secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo's anti-LGBTQ commentary​ - The Michigan Republican party has selected this insane woman as their Secretary of State candidate. It's funny until reality sets in. We have to vote. PLEASE!

John Oliver Blasts Gov. Ron DeSantis, Says He’s ‘Scared of Gay People’ - Actually he wants to use us to get to the White House but go on. 

Anti-LGBTQ laws inspire many LGBTQ people to seek public office - Oh hell yeah! 

Latino authors, activists lead caravan, march against book bans - Go get 'em!

Family Research Council brags about undermining transgender healthcare and rights to create a 'post-trans world'

 Someone needs to seriously ask the Family Research Council what the hell does it mean by this:

For those who are interested, FRC is riding its optimism about a possible SCOTUS overturn of Roe v Wade to the transgender community. The organization has been going on and on about a 'post Roe v Wade' society after the SCOTUS ruling.

We don't know yet if this will be a reality. But we should be alarmed not only about FRC's desire to declare an end to Roe v Wade, and also about the group's desire to talk about a 'post trans ideological world.'  Don't be fooled by what FRC is claiming. Being trans is not an ideology. It is a reality. And it's a reality in which FRC and groups like it are working to undermine as evidenced by this passage coming from the above article:

Right now, the medical and psychological professions do not have answers to the gender identity confusion. In many U.S. states, these professionals are not even allowed to talk about root causes of confusion over biological sex. These professionals (I’m affiliated, too) may only offer affirmation. But as some who have detransitioned have reported, a time can come when the novelty of the transgender procedures wears off and the tide of applause from trans-affirming activists rolls back. After a person’s foundation has been laid bare, what remains is pain, unresolved identity struggles, and the confusion that initiated the desire to be someone else. 

When this ideology and supposed treatment collapses, we must be prepared! Because, ready or not, they are coming, and the need will be great. Many in the trans-identifying community will realize that they were sold a lie about their identity by some of their closest family members, friends, and authority and political figures. The sense of betrayal and grief, as we have already seen with the first fruits of those who have detransitioned, will be profound. This means the church and those who remain clear and fair-minded need to be ready to receive them with open arms.

 First, we can’t lose hope! Just last week, one pro-transgender group noted that 200 bills had been introduced in 2021 to prevent access to gender-affirming “health care” and aimed at mitigating the problems that arise with social spaces and biological males competing in women’s sports. This all points to a willingness of parents and concerned citizens to lobby their politicians to stand for truth and protect children. 

 Second, we need to learn about the needs of this population and ways we can serve them. The trans ideology has been advertised as a pathway to becoming your “true self” and a grand solution for mental distress. The reality is that many of those who identify with trans-ideology have childhood traumas in their backgrounds. Some may have a diagnosis of autism or were deeply influenced by their peers and social media. This ideology is no substitute for some of these root issues. When they come for help, they don’t necessarily just need someone with a degree in psychology. They will need someone who can listen, empathize with their pain, and show mercy that is tethered to truth.

First of all, let's be clear. Parents are not lobbying for these awful bills. In actuality, parents have been scared and vocal about how these bills are affecting their families and particularly their children. And the 'concerned citizens' FRC spoke of are members of anti-LGBTQ groups - the same groups who crafted these bills and are handing them off to lawmakers.   

FRC claims that undermining transgender healthcare and rights in general will lead people to stop being trans. That's not true and FRC knows it. What the group is hoping is that its undermining of trans rights and healthcare will put more trans people in unhealthy situations in which they are more depressed, more suicidal and more susceptible to other negative behaviors. Then it and other right-wing groups will swoop in and declare being trans as an 'unhealthy ideology' which leads to unhappiness and death, when in actuality it's their actions which are leading to the misery.

If you recognize the modus operandi, it's because it has been the same playbook FRC and other conservatives have used against the queer community in general - undermine our rights and visibility to position us in mentally, physically, and emotionally negative states and then try to make us believe that our supposed lifestyles are the problems instead of their hatred.

It's the same game plan, right down to the over emphasis on detransitioning. In my day it was called 'ex-gay' therapy.

'Russia's new reality show takes homophobia to a weird new level' & other Mon midday news briefs

Russia has lost it's d@mn mind.

WATCH: Russia’s new reality show takes homophobia to a weird new level - Y'all ain't gonna believe THIS mess . . . 

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Megyn Kelly claims “crazy trans activists” are trying to convert gay men into women - Megyn Kelly is a racist who is always full of sh!t. End of story.

Justice Department challenges Alabama law criminalizing transgender health care for minors - Meanwhile, more proof that elections matter. The Trump Administration would have never challenged this awful law.

Conservatives would rather see LGBTQ kids dead instead of affirmed

There are bunch of conservative individuals and organizations lurking about claiming to have the best interests of parents and children at heart. They claim to be working for the all-around safety and well-being of children, but their actions are having an opposite effect. All they are accomplishing is making LGBTQ kids less safe, more depressed, more in danger of violence and rejection, and basically less healthy.

In the past months, these groups and individuals (we all know who they are):

Republican lawmakers are banning affirming healthcare for trans kids in several states in spite of the research showing that it's a positive. They inundate the conversation with horror stories and semantical lies about children being 'groomed by pedophiles' and mutilated while their allies in places like Fox News and podcasts (hello, Joe Rogan) and far-right publications such as The Federalist hold one-sided debates designed to amplify the lies while stifling the voices of trans people and credible medical professionals. They work to deliberately miseducate people about the truth and complexities involving trans children and the care they need.

In Texas, the governor has gone after the parents of trans kids, branding affirming healthcare as child abuse and directing social service agencies to investigate the families, causing several of them to flee the state for fear of receiving the proverbial  'dreaded knock at the door.'

Again in several states, but this time under the guise of parental rights, lawmakers are cutting off resources such as books, and support from safe zones and teachers to LGBTQ kids in general. In fact, they are attempting to make school officials out these kids to their parents in spite of the possibility of violence and rejection. Under the guise of not talking to children about sexual behavior, they have undermined needed conversations and discussions about the existence of LGBTQ people and families in classrooms, as if these entities are anomalies instead of actualities of the daily American experience.

And now to top it all off,  several conservatives are now going after suicide hotlines, such as the Trevor Project, which are devoted to giving LGBTQ kids someone they can confide in.

They claim to be doing this for the safety of the child, but the outcomes have nothing to do with safety. It's more about boxing LGBTQ kids in a corner, cutting off any possible avenue of support while sending them the message that they are worthless and deserve to be hated. It's about attempting to create a self-fulling prophecy that being queer - particularly trans - is a "dangerous lifestyle" which should be condemned because no happiness comes from it. 

In a proper society, there would be outrage at the targeting of children, but unfortunately we don't seem to live in a proper society. We live in a society where it's almost as if the witches and goblins of yore have left the gingerbread houses and the river's edges where they once lurked to lure children to their deaths. Their new stations is being authors of bigoted books, proprietors of podcasts spewing one-sided garbage, pundits on propaganda news services and far right publications, masters of fiery Twitter addresses maligning and slandering innocent parties, and basic - very basic - spokespeople for astroturfed groups with who pepper their names with terms like 'traditional,' 'morality,' or 'family.' All  working in coordination to fulfill the same goals of exploiting fear, amplifying terror, and justifying prejudice. All working to feed their misinformation into the minds of the gullible and programming them to go to school board meetings and public forums and cause general chaos, which serves to justify their attacks on LGBTQ kids.

That's the difference between yesterday's mythical ghouls and present day very real ghouls. Our ghouls are smarter. They don't go after all children. Just the 'right type' which no one seems to give a damn about.

Conservatives label LGBTQ suicide hotline as pedophilia, get brutally dragged all over Twitter for the lie

 The entities accusing LGBTQ people of grooming children have focused on a new target. And they are finding out there is such thing as doing too much.

According to LGBTQNation:

Conservatives have spent the last couple months calling everyone who disagrees with them a pedophile, and now they’re setting their sights on the Trevor Project, an organization that runs a hotline and other resources to fight LGBTQ youth suicide.

 As per their standard operating procedure, many of them have taken one factoid and amplified it to their supporters on Twitter.

This is a part of a nationwide trend by conservatives and the religious right to brand everything pro-LGBTQ as an attempt to sexually groom children. This attack on the widely acclaimed Trevor Project takes this attack to a new level because conservatives are now saying that  protecting LGBTQ youth from suicide or abuse is actually sexual grooming. 

Here is the delicious denouement of it, though. These accusations are getting a loud and brutal pushback. These folks accusing the Trevor Project of 'grooming' children have been dragged on Twitter all day and night with deservedly brutal responses. Here are just a few:

'LGBTQ in Alabama: Students, parents affected by new laws respond in emotional video' & other Thur midday news briefs

 

LGBTQ in Alabama: Students, parents affected by new laws respond in emotional video​ - Telling our stories is how we win. 

Literary-themed drag shows in St. Petersburg strike chord over recent LGBTQ issues - Also, do not back down an inch. The folks in this article got that message. 

Russian court dissolves country’s main LGBTQ rights organization - Russia is doing what the religious right and their supporters want to do in America. But at a quicker pace. 

Anti-LGBTQ+ Russian Propagandist Launches I'm Not Gay Reality Show - Laaaawd! This funny. Not even a little bit.

Anti-LGBTQ author easily manipulates his followers into buying his trashy book

Matt Walsh is a walking joke.

Matt Walsh is an incredibly annoying far-right podcaster and provocateur who engages in immature stunts (such as attempting to trick trans people into taking part in an anti-trans documentary) as well as spewing some of the most awful racist, bigoted, and anti-LGBTQ junk to supposedly 'own' liberals.  Not surprisingly, that makes him popular amongst the male and female incel sect.

One of his stunts is authoring a nasty children's book which compares being trans to being a walrus. I will spare you its name, but you can read all about it here. 

The point is that today, Walsh announced something interesting regarding his book.

That's right. Walsh pulled the old conservative canard of playing the victim of censorship. Who knows the actual truth, which I'm pretty sure is a bit far from what Walsh claims. The pertinent thing is the responses of his followers on the thread. They practically fell over themselves to brag about how they bought his book in an effort to 'own' Amazon.

Now granted, some of these folks are probably bots and trolls simply amplifying Walsh. But others did buy his book, even providing proof of their purchases:

This is not to minimize what Walsh is doing to harm the trans community with his ridiculous book. It's simply to make the point how sad it is that some folks are more than eager to exploit ignorance about important issues to make money.  Walsh is a clown with a huge following. He is an addled minded, one note fraud with enough intelligence to tap into the false sense of superiority or genuine feelings inferiority of his followers. He's a human leech who attaches himself to them and sucks out what he needs for clout monetary sustenance.

In the long run, Walsh is a walking joke.   He's a reminder of how the conservative movement has fallen from intelligent adults to children on an elementary school playground who satisfy themselves with transient games of tag and keep-away. When it is all said and done, his book won't have any effect on the argument of trans people. At least not as much as he and his supporters wish. The LGBTQ community has had to deal with entities more powerful than him and we have overcome them. We will overcome Walsh in the same manner.

But it's amazing to me that his followers allowed themselves to be manipulated. Walsh's pathetic qualities are only rivaled by their equally sad mindset. It's both amusing and tragic that these folks think they are a part of a movement when the only thing they're moving is more money to Amazon's pocket. 

If giving people more money is how you punish them, then sign me up to be punished.

'Conservatives still in hissy fit mode after last week's revelation of person behind homophobic Libs of TikTok' & other Wed midday news briefs

YouTuber Puts Up Massive Billboard Attacking Taylor Lorenz For Report on Libs of TikTok​ - I am enjoy their anger over this too much. 

 Reminder about Libs of TikTok - she is NOT the victim here - The real victims in the “Libs of TikTok” discourse are the teachers and LGBTQ people harassed because of the account. 

Transgender pronoun bill advances in Tennessee's legislature - Another unnecessary bill simply to attack trans people.

Student reveals rainbow flag under graduation gown in protest of BYU's LGBTQ policies - Epic!

Disney tells investors state can’t dissolve special district without paying debt - Uh oh. Looks like DeSantis made a boo-boo.

Trump supporter believes that Jim Carrey is pretending to be President Biden

Jim Carrey, not President Biden

This may not be LGBTQ-oriented per se, but then again maybe it is.

This video of a Trump supporter insisting that Jim Carrey is masquerading as President Joe Biden would be hilarious except for two things - this is the type of element Republicans across the country are speaking to as they push these awful anti-transgender and 'Don't Say Gay' bills state by state. And she votes. 

Elections matter. Every time. 

Just something to keep in mind.

Talked to people at the Trump rally who believe Joe Biden is currently being played by multiple actors. pic.twitter.com/pLxlnj1jen

— The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) April 26, 2022

'Gay Republicans supported anti-LGBTQ legislation. Now they're upset at how bad it is' & other Tue midday news briefs

Gay Republicans supported anti-LGBTQ legislation. Now they’re surprised some of it is bad.​ - Surprise! Teasing rabid dogs will in fact cause them to bite you, oh rabid dog teasing party. 

Kansas City area district bans teachers from having ‘safe space’ signs for LGBTQ kids - Awful but there is a wonderful silver lining. The decision is getting a LOT of pushback from angry parents, teachers and students.

College football star poised to become 1st NFL player with same-sex parents - Just don't tell any kids about them in Florida.

Doctor Strange 2 Banned in Saudi Arabia For Having a Lesbian Character - Talk about your spoilers.

Thank you Franklin Graham for exposing DeSantis's 'Don't Say Gay' bill

 Wow, I never thought I would ever find myself saying this but thank you Franklin Graham:

Graham's entire Facebook statement is as follows:

LGBTQ activists are using corporations to force their agenda on the public, and companies may want to take another look at what they are allowing to happen. Disney has gone too far. The people of Florida have revolted, and it’s going to cost Disney big time. Disney had a special tax status in the state which they benefitted from in a huge way—but because they came out against the parents of Florida, the governor and legislators have revoked that status.

 What has happened at Disney is moral failure. Walt Disney had a vision for wholesome family entertainment. He was committed to the family. The morals of the corporate leadership of Disney today are in the gutter, and they want to redefine family counter to God’s original design and flaunt sin. Thank God for Governor Ron DeSantis who is willing to take a bold stand. We need more leaders like him. God bless him and the Florida legislature. 

 I’m in Orlando right now with our Samaritan’s Purse Operation Heal Our Patriots military veteran couples and it is absolutely beautiful! I can tell you there’s a TON of fun things for families to do here other than supporting Disney.

What I want to know is what happened to all of the stuff folks were saying about how DeSantis and Florida was trying to protect kids from 'groomers' and pedophiles? Graham didn't mention any of that and this is probably because the 'Don't Say Gay' bill was never about protecting children. It was about  mandating, by the full weight of secular law, the idea that LGBTQ families are something to be ashamed of or erased because they supposedly don't fit 'God's design,' as determined by Graham and company. 

It's about legal sanction of homophobia, transphobia. and simple prejudice. It's especially about imposing far-right Christian fascism. And that last part especially pisses me off.

Obviously Graham must think the entire nation is stupid. He spent four years kissing Donald Trump's ass, defending Donald Trump's lies and himself lying for Donald Trump and then thinks he can place himself on some mantle in which he gets to judge people and mandate families to be sinful inferiors?

Who in the hell does Graham think he is? What gives him the right to point out people as sinners when he has yet to acknowledge his very public sins? 

Graham must have prayed that God give America amnesia to wipe away the Trump years from our minds.  Well, I've got news for him.

It didn't work.

Editor's note - Graham or his people weren't happy with me talking about 'far-right Christian fascism' on his Facebook page, so I am blocked. Oh well. I don't take any of it back.

'Some Republicans fear party overreach with attack on LGBTQ people' & other Mon midday news briefs

Some Republicans fear party overreach on LGBT measures​ - They already have and they don't care. More opportunity for us, if we are smart. 

Oklahoma bill that could require school counselors to out students advances - Exposing the kids to danger from hateful parents. Oh yeah, this is going to far. 

GMHC Has Been Helping People Living with HIV for 40 Years - This organization has been a lifesaver for so many people.

Parents challenge Alabama law banning treatment of trans kids - And I hope the parents win.

Opinion: The anti-LGBTQ backlash could have deadly consequences - I'm both scared and pissed. But more pissed than scared.

Franklin Graham, Family Research Council embarrass themselves with weekend of anti-LGBTQ hypocrisy and lies

 

Franklin Graham's hypocritical support of DeSantis's attack on Disney only demonstrates his hatred for LGBTQ people.

For the first time a long time on this blog, we have a two for one when it comes to religious right hypocrisy, lies, and basic hatred for LGBTQ people.

First, leave it to Franklin Graham back up Florida and Governor Ron DeSantis in their war against Disney over the 'Don't Say Gay' law:

Whether or not Disney will suffer is a serious question. The popular opinion seems to be that neither DeSantis nor the Florida legislature thought their actions through when passing the bill to revoke Disney's status. And it looks like the company won't even suffer while Florida residents will see an increase in their taxes.

But this is about Graham's hypocrisy when it comes to governors and private companies. I can remember when he wasn't so congenial to elected officials, particularly in 2016:

The Rev. Franklin Graham has strongly condemned Mayor Bill de Blasio's call for a boycott of popular fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, which is opening a new location in the New York City borough of Queens, just because its Christian owners believe in the biblical definition of marriage. 

"Can you imagine a city where a popular, successful business is singled out and attacked by the mayor who calls for a boycott — all because the business owners let it be known that they operate by Christian principles and believe in God's definition of marriage?" Graham, the president of Samaritan's Purse and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, wrote on his Facebook page.

 "That's exactly what just happened to one of America's most successful businesses. Chick-fil-A has almost 2000 restaurants and sales of more than $6 billion annually. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone that doesn't like their chicken sandwiches — and their high quality service," Graham adds. 

 De Blasio is backing openly gay Councilman Danny Dromm who has jurisdiction over the area where the restaurant will be situated and is calling for an all-out boycott of the fast food joint, NY1 News reported.

The only thing sadder than Graham's blatant hypocrisy is the reason behind it. He supports DeSantis because the governor is acting against the LGBTQ community and he got angry at de Blasio because that mayor's actions was against Chick-fil-A's anti-LGBTQ record.

So the only consistency with Graham here is just how much he hates LGBTQ people. 

And not to be outdone by Graham's homophobia and hypocrisy, the Family Research Council decided to corner the market on blatant lying with the following tweet:

That lie is so easy to refute with the following links:

Trans Youth With Access to Early Medical Care Have Better Mental Health Outcomes

Gender-affirming care can improve mental health outcomes in transgender youth 

What does the scholarly research say about the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being?

Better mental health found among transgender people who started hormones as teens

These two situations with Franklin Graham and the Family Research Council merely underscore the simple fact that for all of their talk about being religious and pro-family, we are talking about people and entities who are power hungry and willing to stoop to any level and tell any lie to gain more advantage and clout. 

Christianity and morality is simply a props for them and as long as they can hide behind these identifiers, they will continue to play these games and harm LGBTQ people. Our job must be to expose them every time we have the opportunity. 

'Irony alert - Florida Lt Gov accuses Disney of grooming to journalist fired for sexual harassment' & other Fri midday news briefs

Florida Lt. Gov. accuses Disney of 'sexualizing children' in latest embrace of QAnon-style rhetoric​ - And the irony of the statement is who she said it to. Eric Bolling, the Newsmax 'journalist' who got fired from Fox News for sending pictures of his penis to women at the network.

Florida Legislature Exacts Revenge On Disney Over Anti-Gay Law - Meanwhile Florida in general has lost it's mind. They did not think this one through.

Two Becker school board members resign following anti-LGBTQ presentation - Bye. 

Oklahoma library ditches sex assault support group & romance bookclub after board bans LGBTQ display - Whoops. See what happens when you let ignorant people influence policy.

EXPLAINER: What medical treatments do transgender youth get? - This explainer should have been published a long time ago.

Family Research Council counting on people's Biblical ignorance in effort to dehumanize LGBTQ Americans

Taking advantage of this recent trend of smearing LGBTQ people as 'groomers of children,' hate group the Family Research Council has the following on its webpage:

A few things about this stands out to me. FRC yet again dehumanizes LGBTQ people. Apparently we aren't human beings. We are an 'ideology.' Worse than that, we are like those aliens in Invasion of the Body Snatchers in that FRC implies that we are trying to infect children to supposedly 'refreshen our ranks.'

It's a rude assertion and totally incorrect. If LGBTQ people could actually recruit, why bother with children when there are so many wealthy people in the world. Who needs kids. I want money.

Also, that part about 'advancing a worldview of marriage and sexuality grounded in Scripture.' What exactly does that mean anyway? We know what FRC wants people to think it means - some Leave It To Beaver fever dream of a family which probably includes the 2.5 kids and the pet dog.

Forget the reality of single parent homes, and definitely not LGBTQ homes.

Also, FRC's idea of a Scriptural foundation is highly confusing.

If we are to talk about a 'Scriptural' view of marriage, we could talk about Jesus, who was never married. Or we could talk about polygamy with such as examples as King David and his son Solomon (two Biblical heroes) who had more wives than they could count. Then there was Jacob who had two wives (they were sisters). And then there is the idea that marriage after divorce was considered to be adultery. And then there the certain passages in Bible which reputedly approved of child brides (Numbers 31:17-18).

And let's talk about sexuality. There was Onan who was reportedly punished by God for not impregnating the widow of his brother (historically the story had been used inaccurately to call masturbation a sin ),  Then there was Lot and his daughters (the less said about that, the better), and while so many people have interpreted the story of Sodom and Gomorrah as being a prohibition of homosexuality, no one talks about the story in Judges 19 - 21 in which the exact scenario of gang rape (but involving a woman instead of angels) enhances the theory that Sodom and Gomorrah was not a prohibition against homosexuality, but against mistreating guests in your country or city.

The Family Research Council's commitment to 'advancing a worldview of  marriage and sexuality grounded in Scripture' is not as admirable as one would think. It's a testament to FRC's exploitation of the fact that so many people have images of what's supposed to be Scriptural, but have absolutely no idea what's in the Bible.

And then there is the simple fact that not everyone is a Christian and not every Christian interprets Scripture in the same manner.

Seems to me that it would be easier and safer to stop undermining the lives and rights of LGBTQ people.

'Hypocrisy alert - Republican attacking high school drag show once took part in high school drag show' & other Thur midday news briefs

Tim James hates drag shows unless he's in one.

Republican vilifying high school over drag show was part of a high school drag show - Oh this is delicious!

Florida issues Texas-like guidance seeking to bar transition care for minors - Non-binding order so you KNOW what they can kiss. 

‘Political propaganda’: Top LGBTQ org blasts DeSantis’ latest ‘demonizing’ attack on transgender children​ - If DeSantis gets into the White House, we are in for it.

This Woman Turned a Antigay Street Preacher's Pulpit Into a Safe Space - Wonderful!

Video - 1961 film 'Boys Beware' pushed the 'gays are grooming children' lie years before Anita Bryant

The situation with Libs of TikTok accusing LGBTQ people and teachers of being pedophiles takes me back. There was an article which pointed out how Anita Bryant in the 1970s was probably the first person to harness the lie into political power.

But she certainly wasn't the first to exploit the lie. In 1961, there was an educational film shown to students called Boys Beware:

Shot in 1961 BOYS BEWARE was shot in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California and produced with the cooperation of the city's police department and the Inglewood Unified School District, is narrated by a police detective who is on his way to a school meeting to discuss the issue of sexual predators that attempt to lure young adolescent males. It not only shows basic misunderstandings about homosexuality but also attempts to prejudice the community against homosexuals who are portrayed as predatory at best, and basically as anti-social and evil.

It's a rather ridiculous film and can be seen as comedically ludicrous now. That is until you realize how the ideas it presents have been constantly recasted and believed by so many.