Trying to See a World Beyond an Evil President and a Deadly Pandemic

John Casey tried to write about Trump again but couldn’t. His attention turned to artists like Jelani Alladin, who bring us joy instead of terror.

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Man arrested for murder at Orlando’s historic gay hotel, Parliament House

Orlando police have arrested a man in connection with a homicide at the Parliament House Resort, a historic gay hotel and nightclub.

Courtney Lamar Williams, 28, faces a first-degree murder charge for shooting and killing 37-year-old Ricardo Filmore on April 1. That night, local residents and Parliament House guests reported hearing what sounded like gunshots. Police later discovered Filmore shot and bleeding in a hotel room. Medical examiners pronounced him dead at the scene.

Related: Winning design for Orlando’s Pulse Memorial and Museum announced

Filmore worked as an employee at the Parliament House, Orlando’s historic gay venue which features several gay bars, a dance club, theatre and hotel rooms for guests. The resort has operated since 1975, and seen a variety of performers over the years including Wilson Phillips, Salt and Peppa, and RuPaul. In recent years, the resort has faced financial issues despite its popularity.

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Amid Pandemic, One Million Moms Calls for Boycott of Disney Over Gay Dads in ‘DuckTales’: VIDEO

Earlier this month, DuckTales revealed in its third season premiere that one of the show’s major characters, Violet, has two gay dads.

Now, anti-LGBT hate group One Million Moms is calling for a boycott of Disney.

“WARNING! DuckTales is not the same cartoon parents grew up watching,” One Million Moms director Monica Cole wrote in an email to supporters on Friday. “The dads share the same last name and both wear T-shirts with the phrase ‘I’M WITH DAD’ on the front and arrows pointing at each other. There is no denying their romantic relationship. It is extremely apparent that they are a couple.”

Cole went on to note that Frank Angones, co-executive producer and story editor of DuckTales, wrote in a blog post that he regretted not being able to being able to give Violet’s dads a more prominent role — and pledged to work to increase LGBTQ representation in the future.

“It is apparent that this particular producer is not finished with indoctrinating children by exposing them to homosexual relationships through a facade of normalcy,” Cole wrote. “If anyone still has any doubt on where Disney stands on this controversial issue, hopefully this makes it clear that there is an LGBTQ agenda they are forcing on young audiences.”

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Amid Pandemic, One Million Moms Calls for Boycott of Disney Over Gay Dads in ‘DuckTales’: VIDEO

Brazilian Judge Caught Shirtless on Zoom

However, it’s President Jair Bolsonaro who has no clothes over his response to the pandemic.

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