LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news stories to start your week:
• Queerty: A video of two gay dads legally adopting their baby girl (above) brought big joy to the internet.
• Gay City News: The new “Outcast Nation” documentary chronicles the staggering scale of LGBTQ homelessness in NYC. Airs on PBS December 6. Continue reading “Internet Joy As Gay Dads Adopt Daughter + More News”
Some news stories you might have missed: • Variety: Prosecutors are expected to drop manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” in October 2021. He could have faced up to 18 months in prison if convicted. Continue reading “News: Manslaughter Charge Against Alec Baldwin Dropped + More News”
Donald Trump took to Twitter today to rant about the issue of homelessness in America. Well, not exactly. The Trumpster tweeted specifically about the homelessness problem in two very blue states: California and New York. Trump wrote, “California and New York must do something about their TREMENDOUS Homeless problems. They are setting records! If their Governors can’t handle the situation, which they should be able to do very easily, they must call and ‘politely’ ask for help. Would be so easy with competence!” 
It’s worth noting, however, that a Rockefeller Institute of Government study this year found that New York’s residents and businesses consistently send more revenue to the Federal government than any other state, and the state continues to contribute more in taxes than the state receives back in federal spending. And residents of California pay one of the highest rates of federal taxes per capita in the country. As president, states shouldn’t have to beg or “politely” ask for help. That’s what the federal government is there for, and what they pay taxes for. And in the case of these two states, a LOT of taxes. Trump forgets that he’s not a king whose ring should be kissed. He’s an employee of the people of the United States. The Donald’s real issue here isn’t worrying about the homeless (which he’d rather just not see), but the fact that California and New York have governors who won’t bow down to him. Later in the day, Trump took another swipe at New York tweeting, “So sad to see that New York City and State are falling apart. All they want to do is investigate to make me hate them even more than I should. Governor Cuomo has lost control, and lost his mind. Very bad for the homeless and all!” 
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Supporters of the ordinance, which passed 5-2 on Wednesday, say it’s an attempt to push the more than 6,500 homeless people and families in southern Nevada into homeless shelters while also protecting the health and safety of the community.
The city council said Las Vegas has committed $16 million to the Courtyard Homeless Resource Center, which provides housing and a range of other services to address chronic homelessness.
“The city believes the ordinance will be a benefit to the homeless population, while at the same time protecting the health and safety of the entire community,” Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman said on Twitter. “The city has always demonstrated compassion for the needs of the growing homeless population, understanding the public safety of everyone is a top priority.”
But opponents said the law just makes it more difficult for homeless people to get back on their feet. Protesters at the city council hearing chanted “housing not handcuffs,” CNN affiliate KSNV reported.
“All this does is add one more law that can be used by police and prosecutors to criminalize people who are stuck on the street,” Gary Peck, the former head of the ACLU of Nevada, told KSNV.
The ordinance goes into effect this coming Sunday A 2016 survey of over 400 homeless people in Las Vegas found: • 84% slept most often outside of a shelter, including 52% who slept on the street, sidewalk or doorway • 55% had not used any shelter services in the past year • 31% said it was because of bed bugs; 18% said it was because of dirty conditions • 29% said they became homeless because they lost a job • 20% because they were unable to afford the monthly rent
During a sit-down with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump told the viewing audience that the issue of “filth” in major U.S. cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York City “started two years ago.”
The topic came up with Carlson mentioned traveling abroad to cities like Tokyo and Osaka, where graffiti and homeless people going to the bathroom in the streets aren’t issues abundantly seen. Carlson asked why American cities seem to have this problem.
According to Trump, “it’s a phenomenon that started two years ago” and he described it as “disgraceful.”
But Trump’s issue with the “filth” and the homeless weren’t borne out of concern for those living on the streets.
His first thought was that police officers are “getting sick just walking the beat.”
Trump did reference the homeless, however, when he hypothesized that “perhaps they like living that way.”
Seriously???
The Trumpster also expressed dismay that people working in office building have to “walk through a scene that nobody would have believed possible.”
Somehow, this is all the fault of ‘the Liberal establishment.’
Trump explained that when he first arrived in Washington D.C. two years ago, he saw a similar problem and shares, “I ended it very quickly.”
At no time does the president ever express any humanitarian concern for those living in the streets.
Watch below.