homophobia
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Politics
Quickies: Trump Presidential Library at a Trailer Park, GOP Admits Voter Suppression, and the LGBT Mafia Strikes Again
$1 Billion for Briny Breezes? Real Estate Broker Thinks Trump Would Buy . . . and Residents Are Listening, Palm Beach Post: This is too on the nose not to share. Apparently, Trump family friend Vanilla Ice is pushing for a Palm Beach County trailer park as the site for Trump’s presidential library. Every word in that sentence is true.…
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Activism
Quickies: Homophobic Hallmark and Boomers’ Heightened Narcissism
Shot: Things We Saw Today: Hallmark Caves to Homophobes, the Mary Sue: “The campaign was spearheaded by One Million Karens who would like to speak to the manager Moms, which started a petition demanding that Hallmark not only remove the ads but cave to their demand not to create any sort of LGBT content. Their reasoning? ‘Such content goes against…
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Meta Stuff
It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Trump vs. Music, Useful vs. Artful, and Replacing Biblical Homophobia
Sunday Funny: Market for Bread (via SMBC) Mad Art Lab Mad Art Cast: Trump vs. Music The Gang talk about the perennial conflict between politicians and musicians, complete with a Spotify playlist of music Donald Trump has been told not to play! Women in Science: The Card Game. Gameplay Review! Dale reviews a card game about women scientists. Useful or…
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Activism
Crosspost: So What If I Wasn’t Born This Way
The “born this way” story of queer identity is one most people in modern developed countries know well. It is applied to people of all sexual orientations and to trans people, especially binary trans people, and tells us that the right way to be queer follows a common structure. We have to know we were “different” from early childhood, we…
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Skepchick Sundaylies! Hairsticks as Weapons, the Origins of Ash Wednesday, Homophobia in the Middle East, and Parenting Trans* Kids
Sunday Funny: Vapor Ware (via Tree Lobsters) Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 130: It’s Just a Phase Mindy has fun with phase diagrams. Mad Art Lab Blacksmithing, Hair Sticks and Seeing the Matrix Ryan shares what it’s like to get a glimpse into the not-so-secret lives of women. Sailor’s Valentine Kim discovers some non-tacky seashell art. Escéptica Ash Wednesday…
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Skepchick Sundaylies! Tofu Turkey, FDA Blood Ban, Atheist Hanukkah, and a Tribute to Stella Young
Sunday Funny: The limits of blind trials. (via xkcd) Teen Skepchick The Physics Philes, lesson 123: Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Oh My! Mindy explores the ways in which energy is transferred as heat. Suspension of Disbelief: The Imitation Game Elizabeth reviews the Alan Turing bio-pic. DBT Skills: Use Some Logic Holidays can be stressful. Olivia provides some tools for getting through…
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Activism
Crosspost: The Problem of LGBTQ Youth Homelessness does not Start or End with Daniel Pierce
By now, most of you will have already seen the viral video “How not to react when your child tells you that he’s gay.” The young man is 20 year old Daniel Pierce of Kennesaw, GA. In the video, Daniel’s family claim that his homosexuality is a choice, a choice that dishonors his family. They disown him, and when he tries…
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Afternoon Inquisition
AI: Fred Phelps, Lover of the Gayz
It’s possible you’ve heard by now the news of Fred Phelps alleged late-in-life conversion to LGBT equality. Actually, that might be overstating things. Zacharias Phelps-Roper, grandson of Phelps and former member of the Westboro Baptist Church, published a statement via the Equality House Facebook page that stated that his grandfather had a change of heart just prior to his excommunication…
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