Candace Owens can't even tell a good lie. Far right personality busted using fake photo of 'drag queen'

 Conservative personality Candace Owens making a fascist fool of herself is as customary as a weekday. I am beginning to find it more and more difficult to be shocked by how low she stoops to grift the money. 

Still, girlfriend manages to pull a shock out of her cauldron every now and then. Like so:

Candace Owens says parents who take their children to drag queen story hour "are underqualified to have children. They should have their children taken away from them" pic.twitter.com/P5Bk3QIWqo

— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) June 16, 2022

Really Candace? I mean really? Let's go over this again. Drag Queen Story Hour is a perfectly innocent event enjoyed by kids and parents alike. Owens is simply trying to attach herself to the current right-wing moral panic about drag queens. It's simply another way people on her side of spectrum spook the gullible with lies about LGBTQ people supposedly wanting to harm children.

And what's more, Owens doesn't even try to tell a good lie as shown by this image:

The picture on the screen behind her is not from a Drag Queen Story Hour or any drag show. It is from a 2019 heterosexual burlesque show. Owens is simply the latest far right personality (aside from Babylon Bee editor Seth Dillon and FL Gov Ron Desantis's spokesperson Christina Pushaw) to use the photo to lie about Drag Queen Story Hour and drag queens in general.

Owens even verbally misrepresent the photo behind her as coming from a drag show starting at 1:40.

If folks used logic in this matter, they would ask if Drag Queen Story Hour and the like are so dangerous to kids, then why do right-wing personalities such as Dillon, Pushaw, and especially Owens have to lie to make that argument.

In their defense, logic has no place in the world of grifting, spooking, and clout chasing.

'Right-wing media furious over Biden administration effort to protect LGBTQ students' & other Thur midday news briefs

President Biden

Right-wing media furious over Biden administration effort to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination​ - Acting in scary coordination, they repeat the same lies over and over again. 

Drag shows are the latest battleground in the right wing anti-gay disinformation campaign about 'grooming' - One wonders who they will target next.

Fox Sports doesn't show 'Jeopardy' champ Amy Schneider throwing out first pitch - Typical. 

Chris Evans doesn’t mince words when asked about homophobes hating on ‘Lightyear’ - THANK YOU! 

Mass. commission recommends LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum, anti-bullying protections and training - Wonderful!

Video - Turning Point USA’s Drew Hernandez is obsessed with smearing LGBTQ people as 'groomers.' REALLY obsessed.

 

Editor's note - This is a special post because when I first saw the video, I had to post something about it. After read it, feel free to read  Did Libs of TikTok help set stage for white supremacist attempt to disrupt Pride event?, which was supposed to be tonight's only post before this guy showed up. 

 

From Media Matters:

The host of Turning Point USA’s daily show Frontlines, Drew Hernandez, has spent the first half of June targeting the LGBTQ community and Pride Month, referring to it as “groomer month” and calling LGBTQ people “mentally ill.” Publishing videos to TPUSA’s half a million-plus YouTube subscribers, Hernandez has called for parents who bring their children to Pride events to be arrested.

This video is like watching the camp classic Mommie Dearest.  You try not to laugh but its so ridiculous that you simply cannot help yourself. Hernandez's desire to scapegoat LGBTQ people as 'groomers' borders on obsession.  It's downright spooky.

Did Libs of TikTok help set stage for white supremacist attempt to disrupt Pride event?

Libs of TikTok (top picture), white supremacists who were arrested for trying to disrupt an Idaho pride event last weekend (second picture)

From Michael Edison Hayden of the Southern Poverty Law Center:

Right-wing influencers, including the pseudonymous, viral Twitter account “Libs of TikTok,” repeatedly drew negative attention to the Pride event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, in its runup, setting the stage for white supremacists to target it. 

 Police arrested 31 members of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front before they had a chance to descend on the crowd on Saturday, June 11, and charged them with conspiracy to riot, which is a misdemeanor. Had police not apprehended the Patriot Front members, the situation could have proven volatile. Before their arrival, people photographed other likely extremists who appeared to walk among the otherwise pro-LGBTQ crowd. 

 The conflict created by Patriot Front and other anti-LGBTQ agitators highlights the correlation between social media performers flagging targets to their right-wing audiences and the subsequent mobilization of extremists to act in response. An example of this trend is when Twitter influencers, including some high-profile hate figures, hyped election-related disinformation in the runup to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, setting the stage for what became an insurrection attempt. What happened in Coeur d’Alene, a city in northwest Idaho of roughly 50,000 people, functioned in a similar way, even if the players and setting are different. 

Out-of-state members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front and other extreme far-right figures could have chosen many different targets during Pride month. They homed in on an obscure event highlighted by Libs of TikTok.

The rest of this article should send alarms to us all as we celebrate Pride Month 2022. Libs of TikTok is a viciously homophobic site which encourages acts of prejudice under the lie that its protecting children from pedophiles.  What happened last week may just be a prelude. Libs of TikTok has gotten folks harassed and fired because of its lies  (such as the one about 'furries.') but  the white nationalist attack on a Pride event takes things to a new level.

Someone may get hurt.

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Experts: Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric could galvanize extremists 

Why far-right groups are increasingly targeting the LGBTQ community

'Fox News spent more time attacking trans people and drag queens than it did covering second Jan 6 hearing' & other Wed midday news briefs

Fox spent more time attacking trans people and drag queens than it did covering the second January 6 hearing​ - That network is the main problem with this country right now. And it's not easily going away. 

Fox News ran a positive segment with a trans teenager. Other members of the right-wing media lost their minds. - I still don't trust Fox News. Not by a longshot. And as you can see, even when it tries to be fair (laugh), the network's 'buddies' bring the hate. 

How Pride organizers are responding to increased threats to LGBTQ events - Good for them because they are noting the threat and taking action. 

Everything You Need to Know About Brittney Griner's Russia Detainment - Major prayers that she is able to come home.

Conservative hypocrisy over gay kiss in Disney's 'Buzz Lightyear' explained in a few pictures

 So if I am to follow conservative logic, Disney movies which feature the following are okay:

Getting killed in a sword fight (Sleeping Beauty)

Falling to your death from a high cliff (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

Accidentally hanging yourself  (Tarzan)

Falling off of a tower into a lake of fire (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) Editor's note - this scene was cool as sh!t!

Getting ripped apart by hyenas (The Lion King)

Getting staked by a ship while also being electrocuted.

But a lesbian couple below from the upcoming Disney movie Buzz Lightyear is supposedly DANGEROUS for kids to see:

If  seeing gay couples isn't appropriate for kids, then what about all of those death scenes? 

Let's take it even further. I hear that conservatives are 'alarmed' because the lesbian couple in the movie kissed. 

Big deal. So did these Disney characters.

In reality, this isn't about the kissing. Shapiro and company are throwing tantrums because people will not abide by their archaic beliefs of LGBTQ people. Our lives are normal. They aren't weird and they shouldn't be treated like an x-rated feature. We have families and kids. And no one has any right to put us in a box. 

Any uncomfortability some people have with our lives is their problem. It's not our job to make them feel comfortable.

Editor's note - it also should be mentioned that Shapiro's conservative news website, The Daily Wire, is making a move into feature films and television. It's not farfetched to guess that Shapiro's pearl-clutching is also more about making money than protecting morals. Mining outrage is very lucrative.

'Targeting of Pride events follow months of escalating anti-LGBTQ lies from right-wing media' & other Tue midday news briefs

Targeting of Pride events follow months of escalating anti-LGBTQ rhetoric from right-wing media​ - Homophobes are going to get people hurt. It's a serious problem. 

Seattle Pacific Grads Use Pride Flags to Protest Anti-LGBTQ+ Policy - This was wonderful! I loved this! 

Today’s GOP isn’t the one that Marco Rubio bet his political career on - Nope. 

Commonwealth Games Pride House aims to provide safe space for LGBTQ athletes and activism - Good for them.

Hate group angry that latest Disney movie features (gasp!) a lesbian kiss

 We are in the Twilight Zone of anti-LGBTQ hysteria. From conservatives making up stories about drag queens, to white nationalists putting children in danger to attack drag queens, to all this general Anita Bryantish throwback accusing us of sexually grooming kids, it's as if we are in a bad loop.

And the hate group known as the American Family Association wants to get its shots in.

And why should they? Well according to AFA:

Earlier this year and to the delight of parents everywhere, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the state legislature passed the "Parental Rights in Education Bill," which prohibits public schools from indoctrinating children grades K-3 with pro-gay, pro-transgender propaganda. Disney CEO Bob Chapek initially said his company would not take sides in the controversy. Then came the loud, expected rhetoric from the rabid LGBTQ left, with their nasty accusations that Disney was anti-gay and hateful for not vocally opposing the law. 

The Florida law is simply designed to protect the youngest grade-school children from being taught lies, such as their birth gender might possibly be a freak of nature and that they can change it. As a result, Disney quickly abandoned its neutral position for one of total surrender. Chapek apologized to his employees in a letter, telling them, "You needed me to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights and I let you down. I am sorry." 

 As a result, and to the delight of homosexual activists everywhere, Disney has announced it will restore a previously cut lesbian kissing scene in its June Pixar release of the kid’s movie "Lightyear." Disney doesn't think you will care, nor does it think Christian parents and grandparents will take a stand for their children and grandchildren. I think you will.

Apparently this kiss has gotten Disney in trouble in several Middle Eastern countries which have chosen to ban the movie.

It goes without saying that of course AFA is trying to get in on the 'gays are groomers' hysteria. Even without all of that, the AFA would have probably been sounding the alarm about the lesbian kiss. It's the group's brand to act hysterical when LGBTQ people get even the smallest dose of attention.

I see nothing wrong with a lesbian or gay kiss in a Disney movie. Heterosexual kisses have been a staple of the films for as long as I can remember.  What AFA is angry about is LGBTQ people being portrayed as normal. It ruins the stereotype of everything LGBTQ-related being sexual and not-for-children. But like it or not, gays and lesbians kissing is normal and I'm sure children see it every day. Let's not forget also that thousands of children in this country are being raised by LGBTQ parents. Seeing their parents isn't a big deal.

Children seeing LGBTQ kissing in general should not be seen as a big deal. People kiss.  It's not an agenda. It's simply a human act.  That's all there is to it.

Speaking of something being not-for-children, it's ironic how the AFA goes on and on about a simple lesbian kiss while saying, as far as I know, nothing about the violence in Disney movies. We're talking about scenes in which:

A woman falls off a huge cliff and then vultures circling down to eat her corpse,

A man falling headfirst into a lake of fire,

A man accidentally hanging himself by forest vines,

A lion being torn apart by a pack of hyenas,

A lion throwing another lion off of a cliff into a stampede of wildebeest who trample him to death.

There are so many other incidents in Disney films which AFA could have raised attention about.  But nothing sells like good old fashioned homophobia and bigotry.

'37 LGBTQ+ TV stars who made history' & other Mon midday news briefs

37 LGBTQ+ TV stars who have made history​ - This is very important because our fight for fairness still continues. 

After years of alleged anti-LGBTQ bullying, New York teen 'just wants to be accepted' - THIS article will have you in tears. It resembles so many of our lives growing up. 

LGBTQ+ Candidates Advance in Primary Races - Folks are scared of the upcoming midterms but regardless, we still have to come in blazing. 

LGBTQ outrage over DeSantis visit to NYC during Pride Month - As well they should be. That evil jackass was probably looking for ways to decimate us in the future. 

Homosexuality Voted to Be Struck from Pennsylvania's Criminal Code - Lovely. What took y'all so long?

The fruits of the groomer lie - Proud Boys storm a Drag Queen Story Hour event, putting kids in danger

Gavin McInnes, founder of the racist group The Proud Boys once shoved a dildo up his butt to prove that he isn't homophobic. His group just got into trouble for storming a Drag Queen Story Hour event no doubt buoyed by false claims that drag queens are 'grooming' children into sex. The irony is of this is as shiny as one of the sequins on the gown of the drag queens they falsely accuse.

From The Independent:

A group of Proud Boys who stormed a Drag Queen Story Hour event at a California public library and aggressively shouted homophobic slurs are being investigated for possible hate crimes. Alameda County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Ray Kelly said deputies were called to the San Lorenzo Library at 1.30pm on Saturday to reports of a disturbance. 

 Mr Kelly said a group of five men began to shout homophobic and transphobic slurs at the event organiser, who had been reading to children and parents. “The men were described as extremely aggressive with a threatening violent demeanor causing people to fear for their safety,” Mr Kelly said. The deputies de-escalated the situation before anyone was hurt, he said. “An active hate crime investigation is underway as is an investigation into the annoying and harassing of children.” 

 According to Newsweek: 

 The incident began around 1:30 p.m. at the San Lorenzo Library in Alameda County, California. Members of the notorious right-wing white nationalist organization stormed the event being hosted by the group, Drag Queen Story Hour, which organizes family-friendly readings hosted by drag queens all over the country. The members, some wearing shirts with AK-47s on them, yelled out numerous homophobic and transphobic slurs, and accused the event's hosts of being "pedophiles." Alameda County Sheriff's Lieutenant Ray Kelly confirmed the incident to a local reporter, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, explaining that the individuals were escorted out of the library by deputies.

The Proud Boys are a notorious racist group which became very popular with its support of Donald Trump. According to People for the American Way:

The Proud Boys . . .  has a long history of violence, hateful rhetoric, and coziness with GOP stars and operatives, most notably Trump confidant, Republican fixer, and convicted felon Roger Stone. The group, founded by Canadian media personality Gavin McInnes and currently led by Enrique Tarrio, held a ​Sept. 26 rally in Portland, Oregon, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency. Although the rally attracted far fewer attendees than anticipated, the event was spun by Tarrio with expressions of pride in having not incited violence—an effort to make their group more palatable. The group is, of course, better known for its members’ attendance at the 2017 Unite the Right white supremacist gathering ​in​ Charlottesville, Virginia, in which counterprotester Heather Heyer was murdered by a white supremacist.

Their attack on the Drag Queen Story Hour takes place a day after police arrested 31 white supremacists before they were able to disrupt a Pride event in Idaho.

All of this madness is the result of the lies spread accusing LGBTQ people of attempting to groom children into sex acts. We are lucky that no one got hurt. This time. I sincerely hope that people like Christina Pushaw, Seth Dillon,  Libs of TikTok, and the rest pushing outrageous lies about drag queens and the rest of us harming children take a step back and simply stop what they are doing: 

Before someone actually does get hurt.

Related post -  'Proud Boys' leader used dildo on himself to 'own liberals' and prove he wasn't homophobic

South Carolina congressional candidate Mark Burns wanting to execute people for promoting so-called 'LGBTQ indoctrination'

MAGA Candidate Mark Burns Says Those Promoting 'LGBTQ Indoctrination' Should Be Executed for Treason from Right Wing Watch on Vimeo.

I have seen many things in my 15+ years of tracking anti-LGBTQ lies and propaganda, but I don't think I have ever seen such out-in-the-open homophobia and basic hate as I am seeing now.

Around the country, government officials and aspiring government officials have declared war on LGBTQ adults, children, and our families. They have tried to take away our rights to earn a living, be safe in our homes, and even basic healthcare. They have tried to stifle our voices and erase our existence. The only thing missing is open calls for us to be jailed and executed.

That is until now. Mark Burns, a Trump supporting pastor who is running for Congress in South Carolina, recently went on a rambling monologue in which he said the government should start imprisoning parents  who affirm their trans kids, teachers who support LGBTQ kids, and also begin executing them for treason, along with GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell for supposedly supporting any gun control laws. 

From PFAW Right Wing Watch: 

 During an appearance on “The Stew Peters Show” Wednesday, Burns was asked by guest host Lauren Witzke what he would do to fight “LGBTQ indoctrination” if elected to Congress. Burns replied that the LGBTQ agenda represents “a national security threat” and therefore anyone promoting it is guilty of treason and should be executed. 

 “I vote to make sure that those parents be held for child abuse,” Burns said. “There is no such thing as trans kids, there are only abusive parents who are pushing that evil, evil sexual orientation onto their child’s mind.” “I want to make sure that those parents have been held accountable,” he continued. “We should start putting some of those parents in jail for abusing their child’s minds. Especially in the school system, any teacher that is teaching that LGBT, transgenderism, furries, the groomers, any sexual orientation communication in the school system should be immediately terminated but [teachers should also] be held for abusing young children.” 

 Burns then declared that the current situation in the United States is “Nazi Germany all over again,” claiming that students today are being “indoctrinated” just as they were by the Nazis to become “future stormtroopers” and members of “the hit squads, the murder squads.” “They were indoctrinating those young minds then; they are doing the very same thing here in America,” 

Burns said. “The LGBT, transgender grooming our children’s minds is a national security threat because it is ultimately designed to destabilize the republic we call the United States of America. That’s why when I’m elected, I don’t want to just vote, I want to start holding people accountable for treason to the Constitution.” “I am going to push to reenact HUAC, the House Un-American Activities Committee,” Burns vowed. 

“It is a committee that we should reenact that starts holding these people accountable for treason. Lindsey Graham should be held accountable for treason for supporting Joe Biden’s gun-grabbing Second Amendment law that he’s trying to push forward. … Mitch McConnell just [urged] other Republican senators to support Lindsey Graham to come after our guns, to confiscate our guns. That should be held for treason.” “We need to hold people for treason, start having some public hearings, and start executing people who are found guilty for their treasonous acts against the Constitution of the United States of America, just like they did back in 1776,” Burns proclaimed.

Burns, who by the way got called out on live television in 2016 for lying about his education and military service, is piggybacking on all of this nonsense from conservatives accusing LGBTQ people of sexually grooming children.

Burns's tangent by itself is insane, but in this climate it can be downright deadly for LGBTQ people, our families and supporters. On Tuesday, a 17-year-old was arrested for threatening a mass shooting  at a Florida Pride event. Last week, a bunch of clowns made complete fools of themselves by protesting a drag function for kids, falsely claiming that it was sexual. Other conservatives have compounded the lies and outrage by threatening to sponsor laws putting parents in jail for taking children to drag shows and spreading false stories of kids supposedly tipping 'half naked drag queens.'

And don't even get me started on the multitude of  bills and laws pushed and passed by legislative bodies in Texas, Florida, Alabama and other places around the country attempting to keep trans kids from getting basic healthcare, censoring books about LGBTQ lives, and basically trying to shut us and our families out of the American conversation in general. 

Maybe Burns's  tangent was merely an inarticulate Freudian slip of possible future plans some would like to have for us.

'Is DeSantis trying to join the 'ban the drag shows for kids' train' & other Thur midday news briefs

DeSantis

Gov. DeSantis exploring crackdown on drag shows for kids​ - Look who is trying to get in on the act.

Babylon Bee editor Seth Dillon caught spreading false story about a child tipping a half naked drag queen - Because of lies like this no doubt. 

Far-right “Christian fascist” influencer led attack on Dallas drag event - Fully blown attack because of nonsense. They are attacking a church next and will probably end up hurting their own cause. 

More families of trans teens sue to stop Texas child abuse investigations - Thank goodness these folks are fighting back. 

Dwyane Wade proves he’s the best dad ever as he fears for his transgender daughter’s safety - Good for him! This is a father!

Babylon Bee editor Seth Dillon caught spreading false story about a child tipping a half naked drag queen

Babylon Bee's Seth Dillon got caught spreading a false story about a child tipping a half naked drag queen.

Just in case you aren't aware, drag queens are now the new scapegoats of conservatives and the right when it comes to accusations of  'grooming' children. We are probably going to be inundated with lies, horror stories and pitifully untrue misconceptions about drag shows, drag queens, and kids.  And I am not simply making that up. These folks will conjure up some of the nastiest, ugliest, most fearful images in an attempt to smear drag culture and the LGBTQ community in general. 

Case in point is the following tweet by Seth Dillon. Dillon is the head of the Babylon Bee, a supposed conservative satire news site. The Babylon Bee was recently kicked off of Twitter for 'satirically attacking (misgendering)  Dr. Rachel Levine, the United States assistant secretary for health. Levine is the first trans woman to hold that position. Dillon has been playing the victim on social media and the conservative news bubble because of it. 

But I think he has overplayed his hand. Dillon's idea of satire when it comes to smearing drag queens as groomers of children is as droll and basically false as the attack on Levine:

A lot of folks, as you can see by the retweets, was fooled by this claim. That's only because they wanted to be fooled. They hide bigotry and hate behind  a supposed concern for kids. Luckily, not everyone believed Dillon. Someone pointed the truth of the picture:

The photo is from 2019 and it involved a cis female burlesque dancer. Here is the link to the article.  Personally, it strikes me as gross, but overall I am angrier at how Dillon is trying to pass this off as LGBTQ people harming children.  LGBTQ people have been physically attacked, injured and killed because of what junk like this encourages people to do. Someone having a general hate of LGBTQ people can easily be spurred to committing violence because of ugly insinuations like this.

And what makes it even more infuriating is how Dillon tries to pick some sense out of his self-created nonsense:

Here is thing though, Seth. YOU. ARE. A. LIAR. You lied about the photo, you lied about the person in the photo. You lied about drag queens. Why in the world should anyone believe anything you say when it comes to anything negative about drag queens and the LGBTQ community in general when you have demonstrated a desire to make up false stories about us.

And then not even admit that you were wrong. Even if you didn't mean to lie, your stridency and eagerness to smear drag queens and LGBTQ people in general still doesn't do your credibility any favors.

You are the perverted one here. And a perfect epitome of those on your side of the spectrum. You have crafty ways of disguising your lies and making them sound plausible. But sooner or later the stink from them will always give you away. 

None of the things any of you are doing is about protecting children or anyone else. It's about exploiting hate, bigotry, and fear for clout and possibly for your own sadistic pleasures. If you or anyone on your side had any morals, I wouldn't have to tell you this.

'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.