Tag: Donald J. Trump
Trump dissed Megan Rapinoe & now her pro-basketball girlfriend is clapping back
Sue Bird, a lesbian professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm, recently wrote an article addressing Trump’s criticism of her girlfriend, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s co-captain Megan Rapinoe. The article was entitled “So the President F*cking Hates My Girlfriend.”
Quick recap: Last week, Rapinoe emphatically stated that she won’t be visiting the White House if her team wins the Women’s World Cup. “I’m not going to the f–king White House,” she said “We’re not gonna be invited. I doubt...
The 5 dumbest ideas from “The Atlantic” essay “The Struggle for Gay Rights Is...
The Atlantic just published an article entitled “The Struggle for Gay Rights Is Over” in which James Kirchick, a gay journalist and visiting fellow at the Brookings Institute, provides a historical overview of the gay rights movement while making lazy, over-broad and untrue generalizations about what the gay community’s socio-politcal aims should be.
Before we delve into the dumbest of his ideas, here’s his disclaimer about the title of his article, lest you think him completely bonkers:
“The end of gay...
A third of Americans wouldn’t be surprised if LGBTQ people began rioting again
Buried in a a recent Hill-YouGov poll is this interesting nugget: 33 percent of respondents said they wouldn’t be surprised if something like the Stonewall riots happened in America today.
Perhaps that’s an indication of how bad things have gotten under Trump?
TheHill.com reports that only one-third to one-fifth of Americans from every generation reported knowing anything about the Stonewall uprising, the June 28, 1969 rebellion against police harassment that helped kick off the modern-day LGBTQ rights movement.
But here’s the kicker:...
More people see old age as a reason not to vote for a candidate...
According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, sexual orientation has taken a backseat to age when it comes to choosing a presidential candidate. This is good news for the Buttigieg campaign, but not so much for President Trump and Democratic hopefuls Saunders, Warren, and Biden.
The poll, conducted in association with the Williams Institute, included 2,237 adults.
The poll was held in advance of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, widely recognized as the ignition of the modern LGBTQ rights movement, and...
Trump is already being sued over his plan to allow healthcare workers to discriminate
A recent rule change by the Department of Health and Human Services will be challenged in federal court by a number of organizations. The rule in question would allow healthcare providers to refuse service by citing religious or moral objections.
The rule was initially drafted in January of last year, and was finalized by the HHS early this May. It will take effect on July 22. President Trump announced the rule from the Rose Garden of the White House during...
