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Dear GOP representatives, school boards, and members of Moms for Liberty—Moms for Bigotry, shall we say, since liberty is the last thing on your agenda: I have a question about gay and, even more so, the tiny number of trans kids—young people with...
by EG for example
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on Wed Mar 20, 2024 at 05:49 AM PDT
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Congressional Republicans are scrambling to block a proposed federal government rule intended to protect LGBTQ+ youth in foster care from being shamed and abused. Why? Because that's who Republicans are and who they have always been. In a cynical...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Fri Jan 05, 2024 at 10:00 AM PST
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New House Speaker Mike Johnson, who will almost certainly turn into Jim Jordan if you get him wet or feed him after midnight, has a real problem with gay people. In fact, he thinks homosexuality is so seismically sinful, it has the unique power to end...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
324 comments
on Sat Nov 04, 2023 at 10:42 AM PDT
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The 24-hour show of comity among House Republicans following the election of Democratic dreamboat Speaker Mike Johnson is officially over. That's bad news for the country, but even worse news for ...
by Kerry Eleveld
114 comments
on Fri Oct 27, 2023 at 01:50 PM PDT
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Yesterday was National Coming Out Day, an event that originated in 1987. BillInPortlandMaine did reliably cover the event in yesterday morning’s edition of CHEERS and JEERS but I didn’t see any standalone stories. It’s understandable that many of us...
by sfbob
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on Thu Oct 12, 2023 at 03:45 PM PDT
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After a rollicking ride, Pope Francis finally kicks open the doors of the church to same-sex couples Former boss of the Jesuit Catholic order in Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has been taking Roman Catholics worldwide on an extraordinary journey. Now Pope Francis, the head of the world’s largest Christian denomination has been striving to balance...
by Alan Austin
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on Tue Oct 10, 2023 at 04:28 AM PDT
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From Global News (Canada): Amid a wave of legislation in some U.S. states targeting the LGBTQ2 community, Canada has updated its travel advisory for the country specifically advising people to check state and local laws before visiting. The Canadian...
by DoctorH
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on Wed Aug 30, 2023 at 08:52 AM PDT
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The movie 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is currently making the rounds of film festivals where it has won a slew of awards. In 1946 the word ’homosexual’ first appeared in the Revised Standard Version (RSV) of the American Bible, the...
by NHBred
27 comments
on Fri Aug 25, 2023 at 10:54 AM PDT
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Grab a seat, you’re going to need to sit down for this: Kellogg’s has gone woke. How woke ? The breakfast food maker is so woke that white supremacist and former adviser to Donald Trump, Stephen ...
by Walter Einenkel
287 comments
on Fri Aug 11, 2023 at 03:20 PM PDT
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Furry Planet, my second book about the furry community (after 2017’s Furry Nation) is due to be released August 22. The publisher’s media person asked me to write an op-ed style piece they would offer to newspapers and/or websites to help promote the...
by Miscweant
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on Sat Jul 15, 2023 at 07:03 AM PDT
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Conservatives seem awfully worked up about the “sexualization” of children these days. After all, American kids have traditionally learned about sex on the playground, or from their dad’s ...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
141 comments
on Sat Jul 08, 2023 at 12:20 PM PDT
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In the latest chapter of right-wing bigotry and fear mongering entering the realm of libraries, we have a tale from St. Joseph, Missouri. What better way to honor Pride Month, than to block a gay man—and well-respected pastor, no less—from serving his...
by berglandjournalist
15 comments
on Wed Jun 28, 2023 at 05:30 PM PDT
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As a teenager, despite dire warnings from my parents and church, I was a musician who loved secular rock and roll music. I also loved Christian rock. I was a minor when I lucked into a job as a venue roadie for major concert tours. Imagine my joy mixed...
by SteveDavis
27 comments
on Sun Jun 11, 2023 at 05:52 AM PDT
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My online friend Red Wolf regularly gives me heads-up about anthropomorphic animal doings and similar news items he comes across, familiar as he is with my interest in the subject (not to mention my books Furry Nation and Furry Planet). A few weeks ago...
by Miscweant
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on Sat Jun 10, 2023 at 07:32 PM PDT
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This story is being reported today by the news outlets in the Los Angeles area: Los Angeles Times: Fight erupts at anti-Pride Day protest outside L.A. school where trans teacher’s flag was burned A fight erupted outside a North Hollywood elementary...
by mikemonett
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on Fri Jun 02, 2023 at 06:04 PM PDT
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Many of our allies have joined us in a boycott that many of us gay folks follow, of chick fillet. Sadly though the one company is not alone. Attached is a list of 243 other companies that preach ...
by CameronProf
135 comments
on Sun May 28, 2023 at 04:20 AM PDT
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Black Music Month, known today as African American Music Appreciation Month , started on June 1. Former President Jimmy Carter, who is a major jazz fan , kicked off the process in 1979, which didn’...
by Denise Oliver Velez
125 comments
on Sun Jun 04, 2023 at 05:59 AM PDT
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This will prove interesting. Disney has a huge family friendly non-controversial message about love, kindness, death (coco), and the importance of family, and finding yourself despite bigotry and ignorance (Luca (a favorite)). Disney has also added to...
by iarnstein
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on Wed Apr 26, 2023 at 12:43 PM PDT
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I’ve solved the Ron DeSantis puzzle. His entire super anti-gay persona is most likely because he’s in the closet and doesn’t want the Republican base to know his secret. But “some people are saying” that this off-script video of him in Japan that’s...
by Democracy Rising
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on Tue Apr 25, 2023 at 05:05 PM PDT
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The Florida Board of Education voted Wednesday to extend a ban on classroom teachings about sexual orientation and gender identity all the way through 12th grade, an action requested by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The rule expanded on the governor's infamous...
by Kerry Eleveld
106 comments
on Thu Apr 20, 2023 at 01:50 PM PDT
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