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Dem AGs Sue Trump Admin Over Gender-Affirming Care Ban + More News

Transgender flag

Some news items you might have missed: • AP News: Three Democratic states (Washington, Oregon, Minnestoa) sued the Trump administration on Friday over its order to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender people under 19. Continue reading “Dem AGs Sue Trump Admin Over Gender-Affirming Care Ban + More News”

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Lauren Boebert: A Tragedy In Way Too Many Acts

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
At first, I wasn’t all that surprised by the news that far-right, anti-LGBTQ Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) behaved poorly at a performance of Beetlejuice: The Musical (intended for ages 10 and up) in Denver last week. According to The Denver Post,  Boebert was reportedly “vaping, singing, recording and ‘causing a disturbance’ during the performance.” Because…of course. Continue reading “Lauren Boebert: A Tragedy In Way Too Many Acts”

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Kit Connor On Coming Out + Megan Rapinoe Retires + More LGBTQ News

Kit Connor (screen capture)
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Heartstopper star Kit Connor has opened up about coming out as bisexual last fall under pressure from fans. “I would say that I would have preferred to do it another way.” Continue reading “Kit Connor On Coming Out + Megan Rapinoe Retires + More LGBTQ News”

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Assholery Of The Week: Anti-Masker In First Class

Self-proclaimed "truth-teller" and "critical thinker" Steve Kirsch shared with the Twitterverse his harassment of a woman wearing a face mask on a recent flight.
Note the expression of the woman on left side of the photo
Self-proclaimed “truth-teller” and “critical thinker” Steve Kirsch shared with the Twitterverse his harassment of a woman wearing a face mask on a recent flight. Continue reading “Assholery Of The Week: Anti-Masker In First Class”

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Andrew Tate Trolls Greta Thunberg Tipping Off Police, Gets Arrested

Andrew Tate was so busy trying to troll teen environmentalist Greta Thunberg he revealed his location to the police and was arrested on human trafficking charges.
Andrew Tate (screen capture)
Andrew Tate, former professional kickboxer and media personality, got so caught up in trying to “own” teenage environmentalist Greta Thunberg on Twitter, he got himself arrested. Continue reading “Andrew Tate Trolls Greta Thunberg Tipping Off Police, Gets Arrested”

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PetSmart Manager Shuts Down Anti-LGBTQ Troll

Professional asshole Ethan Schmidt-Crockett
Professional asshole Ethan Schmidt-Crockett
Ultra right-wing asshole Ethan Schmidt-Crockett loves spending his time traveling to different retail stores with Pride flags on display so he can harass the employees. But during his latest visit to a PetSmart store in Arizona, he met his match. Continue reading “PetSmart Manager Shuts Down Anti-LGBTQ Troll”

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Pete Buttigieg Shuts Down GOP Lawmaker’s ‘Ridiculous’ Question

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (screen capture)
During a Congressional hearing of the House Transportation committee, Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) tried to turn the  discussion to President Biden’s mental capacity by pointing out that Biden recently fell off his bike. Continue reading “Pete Buttigieg Shuts Down GOP Lawmaker’s ‘Ridiculous’ Question”