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Supreme Court Sides with Homophobic Parents

“Public schools in Maryland must allow parents with religious objections to withdraw their children from classes in which storybooks with L.G.B.T.Q. themes are discussed, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday.”

New York Times

The books that the religious prudes objected to includes “Love Violet” about a girl who develops a sweet crush on her female classmate and “P is for Pride Puppy” a rhyming alphabet book that tells the tale of a family who loses their puppy at a Pride parade. After meeting many wonderful queer people the family is reunited with their precious pup and everyone lives happily ever after.

“P is for prick’ applies to anyone who objects to a children’s book about a doggie and his family having fun at a Pride parade. Who does not love puppies and parades? Only religious fundamentalists who cannot tolerate a book that brings much joy to children; these killjoys want everyone to be as miserable as them.

When the Supreme Court heard arguments on this case, Justice Neil Gorsuch asked “isn’t “P is for Pride Puppy” the one where students are supposed to look for the leather and things, and bondage?”

Conservatives who hate all forms of sexuality, especially gay love, are the ones who are obsessed with sex and see sex everywhere. These wankers need to realize that sometimes a cigar is just a cigar and a book about a puppy at a Pride parade is just about puppies, parades, ,pride and having a good time.

Despite Rep. Mary Miller Declaring June ‘Family Month’ June Will Always Be Recognized as ‘Pride Month’

We must be wary of any Republican politician who gains the fulsome endorsement of Donald Trump. The racist-in-chief endorsed Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) a “champion of our America First Agenda” in her most recent re-election bid.

Although Miller has not gained the notoriety of such MAGA stalwarts as Laurent Boebert or Marjorie Taylor Green, she’s just as loathsome and despicable. Miller who has a penchant for quoting Hitler favorably, recently protested that “a Muslim was allowed to lead prayer in the House of Representatives.” Actually, the person who led prayer was a Sikh and not a Muslim, but she she’s not interested in showing any respect or even acknowledging any cleric who isn’t an evangelical Christian.

On Tuesday she introduced a resolution declaring June “Family Month” in a rebuke of Pride. “By recognizing June as Family Month, we reject the lie of ‘Pride’ and instead honor God’s timeless and perfect design,” she told the Daily Wire.

Despite the protests from homophobes like Miller, June is recognized as Pride Month worldwide, with many countries celebrating LGBTQ culture and achievement throughout the month.

Many biblical heroes had multiple wives, for example King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines. The Bible does not explicitly forbid polygamy; would Miller consider King Solomon as her poster boy for “Family Month”?

June will always and forever be recognized as Pride Month, but gays and lesbians are not averse to celebrating families. The true meaning of family extends beyond blood and legal ties, encompassing individuals who love and support each other unconditionally. Family has many iterations: nuclear families, single-parent families, extended families, and blended families. We should celebrate families whether its two moms and children, two dads and children, or two individuals and no children.

Happy Pride Month to the diverse families that make America such a wonderful country.

Why Do Evangelicals Hate ‘Pride Month’ So Much?

“Christian hate-peddler Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, who admitted last month that Christian warriors were ‘trying to take over the world,’ is now offering life tips to Christians on how to survive Pride Month.

In addition to his tips, though, he complained about why they were needed at all:

‘How did we get to the point where celebrating sex and transgenderism became a 30-day event that rivals Christmas. We have a president who’s flying the rainbow flag above the U.S. flag at our embassies, a Democratic Congress that thinks the military should salute pride on base, and a White House that brags that almost 1 percent of its 1,500 appointees are LGBT. You can’t blame people for wondering: When did we become identified by our sexual proclivities? The world is upside down when American pride is something we should apologize, for but sexual perversion is the stuff of parades.’”

Friendly Atheist

What an ethnically, politically and religiously diverse America needs are life tips on how to survive the assault of white evangelicals on religious, ethnic, and sexual minorities. Broadcast TV, Cable TV, and the internet are littered with religious programming that demeans and demonizes the LGBTQ community.

Homophobe Tony Perkins laments the fact that an entire month is set aside to celebrate the LGBTQ community and their contributions to making America the greatest democracy in the world. Bitch please, after centuries of oppression, persecution and pogroms against gay people, the least we can do is set aside a month to revel in their awesomeness.

Evangelicals like Perkins never grow weary of peddling the trope that homosexuality is synonymous with sexual perversion. Taking pride in loving a person of the same gender isn’t a perversion, it’s an expression of freedom and acceptance.

The world is upside down when hatemongers are given a platform to preach their evil Gospel of misogyny, homophobia and racism. Perkins and his ilk are on the wrong side of history, but little by little we are turning things around and making America a more inclusive, democratic and loving country.

Would You Buy a MAGA Pride T-Shirt From the Trump/Pence Campaign Web Site?

List of items I would expect to be available at the Trump/Pence campaign web site:

Bibles signed by their false Messiah, Donald Trump Extra-large Depend adult diapers, “For the senior citizen in your life who wants to dress just like Trump.”

MAGA hats, “For informal occasions when a KKK hood isn’t required.”

American flag thong bikini, “For the patriot who wishes to protest godless liberals who desecrate and burn the flag.”

One thing I would not expect to find for sale is a Make America Great Again Pride T-Shirt in rainbow letters. It’s advertised under the caption: Show your support for the LGBT community and the 45th President with this exclusive Make America Great Again Pride T-Shirt.

A recent Out/YouGov poll found that 93% of LGBTQ people disapprove of the virulently anti-gay Trump administration. I suspect they’re not going to sell out of this special edition Make America Great Again T-Shirt.

A Pride T-Shirt at the Trump/Pence campaign web site is as incongruous as a rainbow-colored swastika at a Nazi web site.

The day I buy a Pride shirt at the Trump/Pence web site is the same day I will vote to reelect Trump, in other words when hell freezes over.