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So anyway, before I got distracted by the sex talk, I wanted to draw attention to some particularly offensive comments made by Republican State Senator Tom Woods of Oklahoma in the aftermath of Nex Benedict’s death. In a public forum.

“We are a Republican state – supermajority – in the House and Senate. I represent a constituency that doesn’t want that filth in Oklahoma.”

“We are a religious state and we are going to fight it to keep that filth out of the state of Oklahoma because we are a Christian state – we are a moral state. We want to lower taxes and let people be able to live and work and go to the faith they choose. We are a Republican state and I’m going to vote my district, and I’m going to vote my values, and we don’t want that in the state of Oklahoma.”

Ignorance -> Fear -> Intolerance -> Hate

https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/senator-calls-lgbtq-oklahomans-filth-says-constituents-dont-want-them/article_c8979398-d260-11ee-9823-973bf20c3730.html

That’s him on the left. Does he look the part or what?

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  • Mrs Whiggins
    Mrs Whiggins

    Two years ago in June, the commencement speech at Northwestern University contained this gem: "The best way to spot an idiot, look for the person who is cruel. Let me explain. When we see someone

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55 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

aint nobody got time for that GIF
 

Tell me you don’t have kids without telling me you don’t have kids.

 

Also

 

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Uhhhh username relevant? Lol

1 hour ago, safe sex said:

Gay sex is the best kind of sex

Well, being that white supremacist/fascist types have said that

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“If we’re really being honest, never having a girlfriend, never having sex with a woman really makes you more heterosexual because honestly, dating women is gay. (Men) having sex with women is gay. "

...then mark me down as GAY AS HELL.

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Well, being that white supremacist/fascist types have said that

...then mark me down as GAY AS HELL.

“Spiritual Lesbian”

37 minutes ago, troph said:

Nah man I just need one.

scratch that, I can only handle one.

I mean but wouldn't that.... be... two chicks at the same time?

Media Matters: The Moms for Liberty 60 Minutes interview was such a disaster that their allies are scrambling to do damage control

https://www.mediamatters.org/moms-liberty/moms-liberty-60-minutes-interview-was-such-disaster-their-allies-are-scrambling-do

Gives a recap of the interview, more thorough than mine. Then this:

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Pelley wasn’t asking hardball questions, but Justice and Descovich were clearly unprepared for even the slightest bit of pushback. Unsurprisingly, right-wing media are already scrambling to vilify 60 Minutes and conduct damage control for Moms for Liberty.

Justice appeared on Steve Bannon’s War Room the day after the interview aired and accused Pelley of dishonestly editing the segment. Justice then spoke with Fox News Digital, claiming that the interview was “heavily edited” and they were “censored” by CBS News. Newsmax host Rob Schmitt said 60 Minutes was “advocating for the LGBTQ agenda in schools” and described the segment as “biased.” BlazeTV’s The Steve Deace Show jumped to defend Moms for Liberty’s use of “groomer.” Megyn Kelly — who previously hosted a Moms for Liberty fundraiser  blastedPelley for the interview, saying he “failed America’s children'” and calling him “disgusting.”

Despite these protests from right-wing media, 60 Minutes showed that it took minimal prodding for Pelley to unmask Moms for Liberty’s façade and expose the group's strategy for what it is — loudly repeating empty talking points about right-wing boogeymen like “critical race theory” or accusations of “groomers” in schools, all intentionally crafted to mobilize its extremist base. However, the illusion is shattered when its leaders are pressed for details because their boogeymen aren’t real.

 

9 hours ago, troph said:

Nah man I just need one.

scratch that, I can only handle one.

I Guess If You Say So GIF

Putting this here, but the point could also be made in the education thread... or the mass shooting thread.

Male teacher at Hebron wears dress... gets suspended, but is found to have not violated any policy. Resigns following death threats.

Thus juxtaposed to the Uvalde police having zero accountability for their inaction explains exactly where we are when it comes to treatment of LGBTQ, teachers, and police.

https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/hebron-teacher-on-leave-for-wearing-pink-dress-resigns-18803426

On 3/5/2024 at 11:43 AM, Brisketexan said:

Well, being that white supremacist/fascist types have said that

...then mark me down as GAY AS HELL.

Nick Fuentes has some absolute bangers. Really makes me feel better about myself.

JK Rowling has been a rancid TERF for years, but boy was it still shocking to check Twitter today and see her doing some holocaust denial:

 

Fuck JK Rowling and any person over the age of 13 who makes being a fan of Harry Potter one of the main facets of their personality

So, the medical examiner's report says Nex Benedict died by suicide.  Very sad.

As someone who has struggled with depression, I know how all-encompassing it can be, but I'm a straight, white male, so I can't even imagine what it must be like for LBGTQ+.

6 hours ago, wildcat09 said:

JK Rowling has been a rancid TERF for years, but boy was it still shocking to check Twitter today and see her doing some holocaust denial:

 

I don’t understand what this means

5 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

I don’t understand what this means

JK Rowling has earned a reputation over the last few years as being a transphobe. The acronym TERF stands for Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminism.

Here, she is expressing doubt that transfolk were also victims of the holocaust, and she's getting called out on it.

10 hours ago, safe sex said:

Fuck JK Rowling and any person over the age of 13 who makes being a fan of Harry Potter one of the main facets of their personality

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9 minutes ago, troph said:

Suicidal thoughts are suicidal thoughts. Queer or not.

How much more difficult is it to find adequate mental health care as a trans person? I've been told it's much harder (granted it was nearly 10 years ago at this point), but I can't imagine things have changed for the better that much since.

  • 2 weeks later...

https://www.kxan.com/lgbtq/attorney-general-ken-paxton-blocked-from-investigating-lgbtq-advocacy-group/
 

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A Travis County judge made a decision Monday to keep blocking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from investigating an LGBTQ+ nonprofit that provides support to families with transgender children. 

Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction saying PFLAG Inc. would suffer “immediate and irreparable injury” if the organization had to hand over information with potentially sensitive information that identified its members to Paxton’s office. She also set a trial date for the case on June 10, signaling Monday that PFLAG “would likely prevail” at that time. 

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PFLAG received two civil investigative demands on Feb. 9 from the Attorney General’s Office to turn over documents, communications and information related to its work helping families in Texas with transgender children. Attorneys from the state said in court Monday these requests are related to an insurance fraud investigation they’re conducting into medical providers offering transition-related health care to minors despite Senate Bill 14, which banned it last year as an option in the state. 

Another judge previously issued a temporary restraining order related to this matter. 

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The lawyers representing PFLAG argued in court they believed these investigative demands are “retaliation” for the organization being involved in two other lawsuits against the state, which are both currently on hold. Those are over Gov. Greg Abbott’s order for the state to investigate families with transgender kids for child abuse and the law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.

Attorneys from Paxton’s office said these civil demands are “not end-runs” to get information for these two other lawsuits. They even said they’re modifying their requests to specify their office does not want any membership lists or membership information from PFLAG. However, Judge Meachum still granted the temporary injunction.

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The PFLAG lawyers said in court Monday these requests, though, had a “chilling effect” on how it operates in Texas. Aaron Ridings, an executive vice president for PFLAG, testified that the nonprofit already suffered a loss in volunteers and experienced a decrease in in-person meetings for its support groups throughout the state. 

“They are concerned about being on the attorney general’s radar,” Ridings told Paxton’s lawyers during cross-examination. 

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After the hearing Monday, Lynley Egyes, the legal director for the Transgender Law Center, added, “This fear is having a real impact on people’s lives. People are scared to show up to meetings. People are scared to sign in and have their name in front of the Attorney General’s office, but luckily today we don’t have to worry about that, thankfully, with the temporary injunction that was granted.”

 

i mean bottom line it's just none of his fucking business! gotdammit. 😡

4 hours ago, mchookem said:

i mean bottom line it's just none of his fucking business! gotdammit. 😡

You, amiga, are a true patriot.

Lmao, Mildred is pretty tame as far as chosen names for trans people go.

I've lost track of the number of trans Leafs, Rivers, Siriuses, Jupiters, Lucifers, Mosses, Herculeses, Ramseses, Rains, etc etc that I've met while both working in queer healthcare and being a big gaymo myself

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47 minutes ago, safe sex said:

Lmao, Mildred is pretty tame as far as chosen names for trans people go.

You should be at least in your 60s if you want the name Mildred,

47 minutes ago, safe sex said:

Siriuses, Jupiters, Lucifers, Mosses, Ramseses,

Damn, those are some bitchin’ names,   Can I redo my kids names?

3 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

You should be at least in your 60s if you want the name Mildred,

Damn, those are some bitchin’ names,   Can I redo my kids names?

Agreed on the former; go for it on the latter 

Don’t even get me started on trans names I’m like….
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I looked at the top 10 names for my birth year and picked one. I was like damn I get to be a woman? Then I said to myself “bitch don’t fuck this up you only get one shot at this.” 

Wait…Griselda was a top 10 name?

It's so fucking sickeningly sweet but it really suits her, and the joy that is written over her face when she hears her name spoken outloud really just ties the whole thing together

5 hours ago, safe sex said:

Lmao, Mildred is pretty tame as far as chosen names for trans people go.

I've lost track of the number of trans Leafs, Rivers, Siriuses, Jupiters, Lucifers, Mosses, Herculeses, Ramseses, Rains, etc etc that I've met while both working in queer healthcare and being a big gaymo myself

Trans Lucifer is pretty rad. Also lol at “gaymo”

Three flower related names I’ve seen/heard:

Pistil

Stamen

Petal

6 hours ago, hookemATL said:

Three flower related names I’ve seen/heard:

Pistil

Stamen

Petal

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My extended family could be extras in Gone With the Wind.

Annis
Clynese
Gladys
Li’l Mae
Marypat
Mildred
Minnie Mae
Ola
Tillis

3 hours ago, TexPx said:

My extended family could be extras in Gone With the Wind.

Annis
Clynese
Gladys
Li’l Mae
Marypat
Mildred
Minnie Mae
Ola
Tillis

My paternal grandmother (Pauline Olenda)  had five sisters - Neva, Opal Lorene, Elba Iona, Verna, and Myrtie Mae.  And my mother's name was Mildred.  None of which I think were gay or trans. 

God knows the source of some of these old names.

The strangest trans name I've ever experienced was also my first.  She was my professor in the ACTLab at UT back in the early 90's so she was definitely a trailblazer.  Anyway, her name was Allucquére, which kinda sounded like "All Look Queer" to me, so I used to wonder if that's why she chose it.  Of course, most people just knew her as Sandy.

Sandy Stone (artist) - Wikipedia

I am not a Mildred nor do I happen to know any personally but I see nothing wrong with it.

It means gentle strength and that seems rather charming if you ask me (not that anyone did but this is Surly). I did know a Walter in school, the only one I've ever known until a SIL gave one of her sons the name as his 'middle' name.

I find names kinda cool in general. They can be common or unique but each of us takes our name (or chooses it later) and makes it a part of us. We can be teased for it or admired or shortened or nicknamed (from our original name) but no matter what, it is us in all our messy complicated history of our time on this pale blue dot.

 

 

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Daughter just texted and said UT is shuttering their DEI program effective immediately.

Here is the communication from Hartzell:

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