Randy Rainbow Drops ‘Any Dem Will Do’ for Super Tuesday

Rainbow makes the case to the tune of a song from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat that Democrat is better than Donald Trump. 

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Homophobic lawmaker shuts down homophobic constituent for being too homophobic

Here’s something you don’t see everyday.

At a public testimony hearing in Florida last week, a man was so homophobic that another homophobe had to tell him to leave the room.

Greg Pound was speaking before the Florida House Appropriations Committee about a school voucher program that offers scholarships to students who want to attend Christian schools that promote antigay values.

“Just a real quick question on the alphabet there,” Pound said. “The L is for lesbians, the G is for gay, B is for bisexual, T is for transgender, Q is queer, and then P would be pedophile. Now, let me ask you this … where do these people get their children?”

That’s when the committee chair, Republican Rep. Travis Cummings, responded, “Your testimony is ended.”

When Pound asked why, Cummings replied, “On what grounds? What’s come right out of your mouth. It’s offensive.” Then he ordered the sergeant at arms to remove Pound.

Ironically, Cummings himself is a major Trump supporter and embraces the Republican party’s anti-LGTBQ platform. Also, in 2015 he voted against a bill that would have made it legal for same-sex couples to adopt children.

Meanwhile, Pound has a reputation for saying inflammatory things at state legislative proceedings, often denigrating LGBTQ people and pedaling outrageous conspiracy theories.

Many have praised Cummings for shutting down Pound’s homophobic tirade.

Now if only we could get him to stop advocating for policies that harm LGBTQ people.

Related: Like with HIV and homosexuality, Mike Pence believes the solution to coronavirus is to pray it away

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‘Any Dem Will Do’ for Randy Rainbow and His Amazing Technicolor Primary Day Parody — WATCH

Randy Rainbow knows how urgent it is to get the Desperate Cheeto out of office so he’s got some advice for voters on Super Tuesday who are worried about Biden’s gaffes, Bernie’s budgets, Warren’s DNA tests, or Bloomberg’s NDAs.

Channeling Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Rainbow tells voters that “Any Dem Will Do!”

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WATCH: Drag brunch nearly ends in disaster

Patrons at a Washington DC restaurant shrieked in horror at a heart-stopping moment during last Sunday’s regular Drag Brunch. The incident was caught on video and then reshared by Twitter user @ReggieRiich. It has since gone viral and been viewed over 600,000 times.

Today @ RedRocks Brunch still got me shook. pic.twitter.com/aotJS4QYch

— REGGIE. (@ReggieRiich) March 2, 2020

It all took place the RedRocks H Street bistro in DC. In the clip, brunch host Geneva Confection can be seen climbing and lying down on a balcony banister between the second and first floors. She then slips and can be seen falling away from the balcony – prompting gasps and shrieks from those watching.

Related: Clip of drag queen shoving woman off stage goes viral

Thankfully, as a second clip reveals, she managed to grab the banister and saved herself from plummeting to the floor below. The same Twitter user posted the follow-up video showing Ms. Confection climbing back over the balcony banister.

Thank God she’s OK everyone! Spoke to her & she’s getting ready for an encore next week! @GenevaConfecti1 pic.twitter.com/7XN5bSHibW

— REGGIE. (@ReggieRiich) March 2, 2020

The clips have prompted hundreds of comments on social media.

Oh she a stunt queen. pic.twitter.com/2XOxduZJ3C

— Meesh (@meeshwashere) March 2, 2020

Where is her drag mother?! pic.twitter.com/NmDBm6qLXr

— Tyler Perry Wig Bandit (@KapreeW) March 2, 2020

Queerty reached out to Geneva Confection, who has been hosting the drag brunch at the venue for the past year, to check she was OK.

“I’d be lying if I said I haven’t jumped on the banister before,” she said. “It’s a trick that generally freaks people out and I’ve been able to control before but yesterday things didn’t go as planned.”

Related: Shangela, Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O’Hara get their own TV show

She said she would think twice about doing it in the future: “I absolutely will reconsider getting up on a banister again. Honestly, after this last time, it’s really not worth it. Mostly I hope that nobody else takes that risk, I realized it was incredibly stupid but then who doesn’t do something stupid every once in a while?”

“everybody freeze! Who wants to be famous? Who wants to DIE for art?” I need to look at my life, look at my options, stop. Lol t.co/doi4qXSpvO

— Geneva_Confection (@GenevaConfecti1) March 2, 2020

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Woman Who Catfished Gay Couple on Grindr, Collected Intimate Photos, Then Sabotaged Their Lives, Gets 13 Months in Prison

A woman has been sent to prison for 13 months after catfishing a British gay man and his boyfriend on Grindr, collecting intimate and sexual photos, stalking them, and sabotaging their lives with threats and rumors.

Yannick Glaudin attempted to evade the police by fleeing to her native France. She was finally apprehended after police put out CCTV images and extradited on a European arrest warrant.

The Guardian reports: “John McNamara, prosecuting, told the court that in May 2017, Glaudin, using the pseudonym Steven St Pier, met her first male victim via Grindr. The pair exchanged phone numbers, email addresses and even the victim’s CV as he was job hunting. ‘During the period of contact, the victim sent to the defendant a number of intimate and personal pictures and videos,’ McNamara said. But the victim had doubts over Glaudin’s true identity and ended their online-only contact in December 2017. This triggered months of harassment, beginning with the defendant sending the sexual images to his stepfather, friends and friends of friends.”

When Glaudin’s target began dating another man, she went after him as well, contacting the boyfriend’s friends using pseudonyms and spreading lies using Instagram and Facebook, The Guardian adds: “In March 2018, a false report was made to Crimestoppers claiming the boyfriend had been abusing a young boy and was linked to a known prostitute, McNamara said. On another date, a fake report was made to police pretending to be from a victim’s boss, ‘stating that he had seen videos of underage sex on a laptop’, the prosecutor said. Other messages suggested there was ‘a price’ of €1,000 on the boyfriend’s head in Barcelona and London. Photos of the first victim using the London underground were also emailed to him.”

Said the now former boyfriend to the court: “I suffered the extreme shock of constant, insidious daily harassment at home, work and on every online channel I was registered on, by someone completely anonymous, using multiple aliases. The perpetrator has accused me personally of being a paedophile, impersonated me and my partner online via dating applications, sent multiple strangers to my home demanding anonymous sex, followed me … home, and taken photographs of our front door and taunted us about it.”

Said the judge to Glaudin, who was also given a lifetime restraining order: “It’s difficult to understand why you did what you did, other than that during the period of your offending you were consumed by jealousy and a desire for revenge.”

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 3, 2020

HHS REMOVED HIV/AIDS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT FEATURED CONDOMS FROM ITS WEBSITE: “PrEP alone isn’t enough. We have to use all of the tools in our prevention toolbox to prevent the epidemic of both HIV and STIs,” said J. Maurice McCants-Pearsall, HRC Director of HIV and Health Equity (@McCantsPearsall) on HHS’ decision to erase the need for condoms in the fight against HIV and STIs. “According to the NIH, condoms have a 98% effective rate, if used consistently and correctly. More importantly, we must talk about these tools with our partners.” More from Kaiser Health News.

WAPO’S EUGENE SCOTT (@EUGENE_SCOTT) ON PETE BUTTIGIEG’S HISTORIC CANDIDACY, WHAT’S NEXT FOR LGBTQ VOTERS: “There are 11 million self-identified LGBTQ voters and 57 million ‘pro-equality’ voters who are focusing on LGBTQ issues and vote consistently with pro-equality positions,” said HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) to The Fix. “We need to make sure that the candidates—and I believe they do—continue to highlight these issues and ensure that they will be fair and equitable and that they advance the principles of equality.” More from The Washington Post.

SCOTUS TO TAKE UP ACA CASE, COULD LEAVE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WITHOUT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: “This case—encouraged and supported by the Trump administration—could gut the ACA and leave millions of Americans without access to affordable health care,” said HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy (@david_stacy). “Health care is a basic human right, and in 2020 we must elect a president who will prioritize access to affordable health care rather than reduce it.” More from HRC and The New York Times.

The Affordable Care Act has been crucial to providing health care coverage for LGBTQ Americans.

This case⁠, which the Trump administration encouraged & supported, could gut the ACA & leave millions of Americans without access to affordable health care. t.co/zFrCbNUaWY

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 2, 2020

TUESDAY TWEET—BISEXUAL ACTIVIST ROBYN OCHS MARKS #BIHEALTHMONTH, SHARES RESOURCES:

March is #BiHealthMonth, y’all. Please use this month to check out this hashtag to learn about bisexual health. What specific challenges to bi+ folks face? What does the research show? What resources are available to support us? t.co/pDnyjuKCfk

— Robyn Ochs (@robynochs) March 2, 2020

HRC YOUTH AMBASSADOR NHANDI CRAIG NAMED AS KNX HERO OF THE WEEK: Craig recently spoke at the seventh annual Time to THRIVE Conference, where she addressed and raised awareness around the most pressing issues facing LGBTQ young people. More from KNX. 

Lots of negativity in the news today – so here’s some positivity! ☀️☀️☀️

My #KNXHero of the Week is a ROCKSTAR 17 y/o who is courageously inspiring LGBTQ youth to live confidently, & soar!

Get motivated with Nhandi’s story by clicking –> t.co/HbWeuFzCRn@KNX1070 pic.twitter.com/Hvp5UwpwVR

— Heather Jordan⁷ №¹ (Heather J. Martinez) (@HeatherOnAir) February 28, 2020

NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT A MAJORITY OF CISGENDER SERVICE MEMBERS SUPPORT FULL INCLUSION OF TRANS TROOPS: More from LGBTQ Nation. 

HRC STARTS ELECTION SEASON WITH FAITH TOUR FOCUSED ON FINDING COMMON GROUND: “LGBTQ people are in every faith tradition, and LGBTQ people and people of faith have more similarities than they do differences,” said HRC President Alphonso David. The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia was the first stop on the tour. More from Adelle M. Banks (@AMBankstw) at Religion News Service. 

HRC PRESIDENT ON THE ALLYSHIP AND LEADERSHIP OF AMY KLOBUCHAR: More from HRC.

.@amyklobuchar has been a steadfast and outspoken ally for the LGBTQ community throughout her campaign and her career. We are grateful for her leadership and advocacy in Minnesota and across the country in the fight to move equality forward. t.co/cj4BixB0nF

— Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) March 2, 2020

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LGBTQ AND FASHION ICON BILLY PORTER (@THEEBILLYPORTER) SENDS MESSAGE OF KINDNESS AND INCLUSIVITY ON SESAME STREET SET: More from LGBTQ Nation.

 

 

 

 

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One of the highlights of my life has been the opportunity to sing on the set of @sesamestreet with my new pal, Penelope the penguin. Together, we sang about the possibilities of new friendships with those who may not be exactly like us. I know people are all up in arms about me wearing the gorgeous custom @csiriano tuxedo dress that I wore at @theacademy awards in 2019 for the upcoming season. If you follow me, however, you know the impact it had. The emails, DMs, and messages of good will I received that day (and continue to receive) from parents and their children who have been bullied all over the world and desperately need to see someone like me, being their authentic selves on mainstream media, is far more important than anything #onemillionmoms could ever say. Friendship, kindness and inclusivity shall triumph. And often, it simply starts by saying hi. #sesamestreet #season51 �� ����@pbs . . Wearing custom @csiriano Styling by @sammyratelle

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HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL STAR FRANKIE A. RODRIGUEZ SPEAKS OUT ON LGBTQ REPRESENTATION ON AND OFF THE SCREEN: “I think it is very important that kids can see themselves represented on screen,” said Rodriguez (@MrFrankieAR). “It makes a difference.” More from Scott D. Pierce (@ScottDPierce) from The Salt Lake Tribune.

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

PUTIN SUBMITS AMENDMENT TO RUSSIA’S CONSTITUTION TO ENSHRINE MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN A MAN AND WOMAN: More from The Guardian. 

READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break! 

Insider shares 25 wedding photos of the first LGBTQ couples to marry in their countries; Gay Times reports that Animal Crossing’s latest version to offer genderless character options

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