I couldn’t believe I was on a train in New York City, one of the most liberal places in the world, and someone was saying the word fruity, right to my face. I had to assume he still didn’t realize he was talking to a gay person.
https://buff.ly/vh4HH3N

In Episode 56, Bill & Jumelle watch a round of gay-bashing at the SC State House followed up by a fear of homosexual gummy bears.

Subscribe, download and listen today! https://linktr.ee/bwabits

#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCPolitics #SCHouse #budget #debate #LGBTQ #Homophobia #gummybears

https://youtube.com/shorts/AvXSWkZJBEc

Today is Day of Silence at many schools across the US, at least at those with the courage to ignore Trump's threats against DEI and against the lgbtq community. On this day, many students and teachers take a vow of silence in solidarity with lgbtq people throughout the world who are silenced by homophobic and transphobic laws, threats and violence, and to help educate their peers about homophobia and transphobia.

I am proud to say that scores of my students (both gay and straight) participated today by wearing stickers and, in many cases, remaining silent for the entire morning.

Covid is no worse than the flu?

I know, I have now led dozens of posts over the past few years with this sarcastic question. But now, with the pandemic officially declared over by the politicians and the majority of the public behaving as though Covid19 is no longer a threat, it seems particularly apropos in light of the reasons for declaring the pandemic over: to get people back to work and back to consuming. Yet, as the data from this study show, Long Covid has had an enormous negative impact on the income and quality of life for millions of Americans, particularly the poor and working class, and particularly for African Americans and women.

*Nearly 1 in 7 working-age adults in the U.S. had experienced Long Covid by the end of 2023
*Socially disadvantaged adults were 152% more likely to suffer from Long Covid
*Groups with higher risk for Long Covid include being Black, LGBTQ, Hispanic, Female, or low income
*In 2022, people with Long Covid lost $211 billion in wages
*In 2023, people with Long Covid lost $218 billion in wages

One reason for the disproportionate effect of Long Covid on marginalized communities, particularly BIPOC and poor people, is that these groups suffer disproportionately from chronically elevated levels of the stress hormone, Cortisol, due to the stress caused by racism, sexism, homophobia, and poverty. Elevated Cortisol levels are also associated with increased risk of heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes, as well as impaired immune function.

For a really good documentary on the Social Determinants of Health and the relationship between racism and poverty on stress/cortisol levels and negative health outcomes, please see the Unnatural Causes video series

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/studies-1-7-us-working-age-adults-report-long-covid-heaviest-burden-poor

Troll alert

@renebeitler

This person posts racist, sexist, homophobic & violent comments.

I've reported them.

#uspol #auspol #ukpol #cdnpoli #europol #trollalert #racism #sexism #homophobia .

My fav transphobic/homophobic remark is "how can I explain it to my KIDS" because it would necessarily mean that EVERY time this couple sees a straight couple they lean down to their little kid and explain:

"YOU KNOW JUNIOR THAT'S A MAN HE PUTS HIS BOIL-COVERED COCK RIGHT UP HER YEAST HOLE EVERY NIGHT KNOWWHATIMEAN"

NOBODY fucking "explains" random strangers sex lives, genders, or parts, to their kids.

I want to live in a world in which BIGOTS are the only despised minority. #bigotry #endbigotry #sexism #racism #homophobia #equality #equalrights #civilrights #humanity #humanist #humanists #transrights #transgender #transgenderrights

Influencer pursues an anti-LGBT career on YouTube

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #France #Caribbean #YouTube #homophobia

https://76crimes.com/2025/04/03/eric-damaseau-pursues-an-anti-lgbt-career-on-youtube/

Children are never racist, sexist, or homophobic. Until they're taught to be. Bigots are our society's real groomers. #endbigotry #endracism #endsexism #endhomophobia #bigotry #racism #sexism #homophobia #equalrights #civilrights #equality #protest #bicentennial #publicschool

Kristin Du Mez, Gene Weingarten, and John Ismay report on the 381 books that Trump-Hegseth have removed from the Naval Academy Library in a purge of books by and focusing on Black authors, women, LGBTQ people, etc.

For those of us looking for good books to read, a valuable list….

#Trump #Hegseth #DEI #racism #misogyny #homophobia #education #libraries

https://kristindumez.substack.com/p/problem-protest-insult-dog

https://geneweingarten.substack.com/p/the-whitewash

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/politics/naval-academy-dei-books-removed.html

Here is satire that's not really satire:

I am sick and tired of homophobes and transphobes trying to turn our gay and bi kids straight, and our trans kids cis. They need to stop this deliberate grooming and detransing of children. Let children be children!

“A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and #transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science.”

Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on #LGBTQIA+ health questions — CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/health/lgbtq-grants-canceled/index.html

"We want you to know that this doesn’t take away the incredible times we’ve had together. Remember that year we featured a single attractive white gay couple chastely holding hands in one of our ads? It was you and us against the world."

From McSweeney's satirical response to the real news that San Francisco #Pride lost $300k in sponsorships: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/we-regret-to-inform-you-we-will-no-longer-sponsor-your-pride-parade

"WARNING: The WRCSB is voting Monday on a motion that would ban pride flags, slogans, and symbols from being hung or shown (even on a sticker!) on school property. Even teacher's personal flags would not be allowed.

Please show up on Monday to show support!"

I will add that their motion also erases Indigenous Peoples by saying the Canadian flag represents all. Kitchener is on the Haldimand Tract, the stolen, occupied territory of Six Nations.

https://bsky.app/profile/mdruker.app/post/3lkwkdtihyk2y

@waterlooregion #homophobia #CatholicSchool #pride #LGBTQIA2S #fascism #ontario #KitchenerWaterloo #ProtectTheTract #HaldimandTract

Trump says that the phrase "All Men Are Equal" is correct but incomplete.

It should be read in full as, "All White Men Are Equal, Above All Others".

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5317567/federal-websites-lgbtq-diversity-erased

Hungary seeks to ban Pride and amend constitution to recognize only male and female genders https://www.byteseu.com/839165/ #budapest #DavidPressman #DonaldTrump #Gender #GergelyGulyas #Homophobia #Hungary #JoeBiden #politicians #Politics #pride #RobertPalladino #transphobia #ViktorOrban #World

Singapore ‘politician’ (who has never won anything): I will stop using homophobia as my party platform if you don’t field an openly lesbian candidate

Fuck off, GMS and your ‘party’

I feel like I can laugh about him coz he’s such a loser and has no chance in hell, but all of this is making me concerned about what happens when we have a homophobic populist politician

https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/03/17/goh-meng-seng-ppp-will-withdraw-from-nee-soon-grc-if-no-lgbtq-candidate-is-fielded/