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Viral Video: 9th Grade Homophobe Goes Off On “Faggots” And “Queers”

If you want to check in on exactly what LGBT youth have to cope with in today’s high schools, here’s just one example.

Boy Culture points up this video from a high school student

“More people are coming into the ninth grade that are gay. I’m also going to call them fa**ots, and if that offends you, unfriend me on Facebook because I really don’t care. And it’s not so much that they’re gay, it’s that they are flashing their gayness to everybody, and that’s the part that’s pissing me off.”

“To be honest with you, I don’t think most people want to see that, because it’s not that accepted — it’s really not.”

“I don’t want to see two little queers walking down the hallway grabbing each other’s butts. I just can’t take that — that’s disgusting to me.”

“And if you don’t stop complaining about seeing guys grabbing their girls butts, or girls grabbing their guys butts, or whatever, being, you know… normal. Then I’m gonna have a problem with it. You can call me homophobic if you want to, cause I’m against that stuff.”

Ok, you’re a homophobe, pal. And you need to grow up. You just spent five minutes of your life putting this screed on video and then bothered to upload it to the internet.

I’ve never heard gay kids complain about straight kids acting straight. In my entire life.

I’m thinking you’re the one who wants attention. And maaaaaaaaybe that’s because you might be in denial since it’s been proven a lot of homophobia is borne out of a need to deny one’s own issues with sexuality.

Here’s hoping you get some help. #YouveGotToBeTaughtToHate

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The Sharks Are Coming (Again)! “Sharknado 5” Gets Greenlight

Variety shares the news that Syfy Network’s “Sharknado” franchise will have a fifth installment this summer. And yes, action hero Ian Ziering will be back as the intrepid shark-slayer, “Finn Shepard.”

The original 2013 “Sharknado” introduced the concept of a shark-laden twister via one bearing down on Los Angeles.

In “Sharknado 2: The Second One,” New York City was the target of the disaster, and in “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!” a mega-sharknado made its way down the East Coast from Washington, D.C. to Florida.

In the most recent installment, the very-close-to-copyright-infringement-titled “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens,” the shark-infested storms went national. The film ended with the Eiffel Tower ripping away from Paris and crashing down on Niagara Falls, setting the stage for the fifth edition of America’s answer to the sprawling sagas of the ancient world.

In “Sharknado 5,” with much of North America lying in ruins, the rest of the world braces for a global sharknado. Fin Shepard (Ziering) and his family must put a stop to this disaster before Earth is obliterated.

“Sharknado 5” is a working title, to be clear; Syfy and Asylum have some time to come up with a truly clever main or subtitle, like “Sharknado 5: Finternational Waters” or “Sharknado: Dinner for 5.”

As silly as they are, I really enjoy these guilty-pleasure TV movies. So over the top.

And Ziering’s dead-on approach as “Finn Shepard” makes it abundantly clear that he’s completely in on the joke. With each entry in the series, the jokes get more and more outrageous. And I love it.

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Uber CEO Quits Trump Advisory Council Over Immigration Ban

I’m guessing enough accounts were deleted to get the attention of Uber’s CEO, Travis Kalanick.

Via The Daily Beast:

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick left President Trump’s business advisory council on Thursday over the administration’s ban on refugees and visitors from Muslim countries, according to a memo obtained by Recode.

Uber faced an enormous backlash from users after Kalanick initially said that he would continue to engage with Trump after the president’s recent executive order.

In a memo to his employees, obtained by The New York Times, Kalanick wrote: “Earlier today I spoke briefly with the president about the immigration executive order and its issues for our community. I also let him know that I would not be able to participate on his economic council. Joining the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the president or his agenda but unfortunately it has been misinterpreted to be exactly that.”

See, folks? Taking action can result in change.

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Hallmark Cards’ Valentine’s Ad Includes Gay Proposal

For the third year in a row, Hallmark Cards has included a gay couple in an ad for their “Signature” series Valentine’s Day cards.

It’s a lovely spot from Hallmark which has made clear efforts to be inclusive of LGBTs in regard to the company’s romantic card selection.

Expect the haters to begin screaming in 3, 2, 1…

(h/t JoeMyGod)

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Podcast: Mixed Signals From Trump White House On LGBT Rights

In my latest podcast for The Randy Report, I recap the developing news story regarding the Trump administration’s announcement that President Obama’s executive order on LGBT workplace protections will remain in place – for now.

President Trump maintains that he is a friend of the LGBTQ community, but advocates are not quite sure of what’s to come.

The LGBT community has been on the lookout for some kind of announcement from the White House since Donald Trump won the presidential race last November. This week it looks like we finally got an answer.

Late Monday evening, the Trump White House announced Obama’s 2014 pro-LGBT executive order will continue to be enforced.

But a draft of an executive order that began circulating in Washington over the weekend called for allowing discrimination against LGBTs in the federal workforce and by federal contractors based on “religious freedoms.”

Listen in as I explore the concerns of those in the LGBTQ community and the positions of those who oppose these vital protections.

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White House On ‘Religious Freedoms’ Executive Order Draft: “A Lot Of Ideas Being Floated”

Keen News Service reports on a question that came up during today’s White House press briefing about the circulating draft executive order that could legalize discrimination against LGBTs in the name of “religious freedom.”

Asked whether the draft in circulation is one being considered by President Trump, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said at a White House briefing Thursday, “Right now, there are no executive orders we are able to read out.” He added, however, that there are a “lot of ideas being floated out,” and “input and ideas” being provided “on a variety of subjects.” But he said that “until the president makes up his mind, there’s nothing going out.”

The answer provided little relief to LGBT legal activists, particularly given that President Trump on Wednesday, met with almost a dozen representatives of right-wing groups, including those with specifically anti-LGBT agendas. And at the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning, President Trump reiterated his support for eliminating the “Johnson Amendment,” which prohibits tax exemptions for organizations participating in political activity.

You’ll note that Spicer repeatedly refers to the idea of LGBT rights in the vein of “political correctness.” And the word “pendulum” gets repeated over and over, as if the concept of equal rights for LGBTs has had it’s time.

Just one comment off-topic: Umm, that tie? Really? See what happens when you don’t have gay friends?

Watch below. The question comes up at the 9:32 mark.

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Facebook Questionnaire Goes Viral

You know all those “fun” questionnaires your friends love to rope you into on Facebook?

Check out these answers going viral today:

Why not take a break from all the negativity and learn about each other? 😃😃😃

1. Who are you named after? There is a literal, fascist administration in office in the United States.

2. Last time you cried? Resist it, unerringly, with all your strength.

3. Soda or water? A woman, scheduled to be deported, attempted suicide in the airport.

4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Donate to the ACLU.

5. Longest relationship? Law enforcement is illegally enforcing the ban, even though a stay has been issued by the court system.

6. Do you still have your tonsils? Soon, we won’t have the courts to depend on, either.

7. Would you bungee jump? Get your news from Twitter, not Facebook. FB manipulates what you see. Getting an account is easy. Ask me who to follow.

8. How many years at current job? Stand up for minorities and women’s health and freedom of the press.

9. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Make sure to take care of your mental health in this tumultuous and stressful time.

10. Roller coasters? Punching unapologetic actual Nazis is illegal and you definitely should do it every chance you get.

11. Favorite ice cream? Many of the Democrats are folding. Keep the heat on them, keep writing and calling them.

12. Favorite thing to do? This is not normal. Don’t act like it is. You can’t ignore this.

13. Football or baseball? Steve Bannon has said himself he is a Leninist who wants to destroy and remake society, and he is manipulating the POTUS to sow chaos as a pretext for crushing civil liberties and seizing permanent power.

14. Leggings or Jeans? Install the Signal app to make sure your messages are end-to-end encrypted and stop using FB messenger, Google Voice/Hangouts, and texting, which are easy to spy on.

15. What are you listening to? Keep up with everything going on, do not let up.

16. Favorite Color? Prepare for the increased repression of American citizens. It is coming.

17. Tattoos? Keep in mind that he is constantly lying to us. Do not believe anything he says. If he says the sky is blue, look up and check it, yourself, or save time and assume that he’s lying.

18. Married? They still haven’t fixed the pipes in Flint, Michigan.

19. Hair color? Stop being complicit.

20. Eye color? Stop being obedient.

21. Favorite to eat? Stop fooling yourself that you won’t have to fight somehow.

22. Scary movies or happy endings? Stop being scared. Stand up for what you believe in.

23. Android or iPhone? America is a country of immigrants. We are better because of our diversity.

24. Chevy, Ford or Buick? We will not re-center the white working class at the expense of minorities, women, and LGBTQ+ in the hopes of poaching voters. Elevate people less privileged than you who are being actively repressed.

25. Favorite holiday? It will get worse. You are stronger than you think, and you can take it.

26. Beer or wine? You have to. We don’t have any other options.

27. Night owl or morning? Your children and grandchildren will remember you by what you did during these years.

28. Favorite day of the week? Dissent is American. *All* enemies, foreign *and domestic.*

Come on….someone do this with me. 😄 Let’s have some fun, take a break from negativity and learn about each other.

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Poll: Majority Of Americans Disapprove Of Trump Executive Orders

From Gallup:

Between 36% and 42% of Americans approve of suspending the Syrian refugee program, temporarily halting entry into the U.S. for most people from seven Muslim-majority countries, and ordering the construction of a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. These approval scores are slightly below Trump’s overall job approval rating of 43%.

Although there are some differences in approval of Trump’s orders, Americans’ reactions to them — and their overall evaluation of Trump as president at this point — are broadly similar. The executive orders receive majority disapproval, ranging from 55% who oppose the immigration restriction to 60% who oppose building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.

Fifty-two percent disapprove of Trump’s overall job performance.

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White House: No Plans To Issue ‘Religious Freedom’ Executive Order “At This Time”

Dominic Holden, award-winning journalist for Buzzfeed, reports today that the White House has issued a statement regarding the newly leaked draft of a “religious freedom”/anti-LGBT executive order.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House Deputy Press Secretary, had this reply when asked about the EO:

“We still have no plans to take any action on this topic at this time.”

 Please note the last three words – “at this time.”