Anthony Fauci Shuts Down Rand Paul, Warns of ‘Cavalier’ Assertions About Children and COVID-19: WATCH

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Rand Paul had a sharp exchange at today’s hearing before a Senate panel on opening schools amid the coronavirus crisis.

Said Paul: “Shouldn’t we be at least be discussing what the mortality of children is? … It’s not going to be zero but it almost approaches zero. Between [the ages of] 18 and 45, the mortality was 10 out of 100,000. … I hope that people who are predicting doom and gloom [about opening up various economies around the nation] will admit that they were wrong if there isn’t a surge because I think that’s what’s going to happen.”

Paul said we need to be reopening schools “school district by school district” and told Fauci “as much as I respect you, I don’t think you’re the ‘end all,’ I don’t think you’re the one person that gets to make a decision. We can listen to your advice but there are people on the other side saying ‘there’s not going to be a surge.’”

Replied Fauci: “First of all, I have never made myself out to be the ‘end all’ and the only voice of this. I am a scientist, a physician, and a public health official. I give advice according to the best scientific evidence. … You use the word ‘we should be humble about what we don’t know.’ We don’t know everything about this virus, and we really better be very careful, particularly when it comes to children. Because the more and more we learn, we’re seeing things about what this virus can do that we didn’t see from the studies in China or in Europe. For example, right now, children presenting with COVID-19 who actually have a very strange inflammatory syndrome, very similar to Kawasaki syndrome. I think we better be careful, that we are not cavalier in thinking that children are completely immune to the deleterious effects.”

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One week after network fires gay meteorologist, its other gay meteorologist abruptly calls it quits

Some major stuff is going down at Kare 11 TV in Minnesota.

About two weeks ago, the network abruptly fired beloved gay meteorologist Sven Sundgaard after he stood up to anti-lockdown protestors on Facebook. Sundgaard, who is one of highest profile LGBTQ people in the Twin Cities, had been with the network for 14 years.

Related: This hunky gay weatherman was just fired from his job for standing up to anti-lockdown protestors

Then last Friday, the network’s other gay meteorologist, Jason Disharoon, who joined the weather team just last year from New Orleans, announced he was leaving as well, though he didn’t offer any explanation why.

“I wanted to say thank you Minnesota and western Wisconsin for the wonderful year I’ve had in this absolutely amazing region,” Disharoon said. “From exploring the area when I first arrived to ice skating, ice fishing, Vikings game, and all the amazing friends I made, it’s a year I’ll never forget.”

He then thanked several of his co-workers, including Sundgaard.

“Belinda [Jensen], Sven [Sundgaard] and Laura [Betker] were a delight to work with and helped me to become a better meteorologist. These are skills I’m going to use for the rest of my career,” Disharoon said.

Disharoon frequently used his platform to speak about his personal struggles with depression in an effort to end the stigma around mental illness. He closed out his farewell statement with one last message about suicide prevention.

“If you’re feeling depressed, down, worthless, just know this: you’re not alone. Please reach out to a loved one, or a friend, or to one of the numbers on the screen beside me,” he said, referencing the Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Crisis Text Line.

Related: This hunky gay meteorologist is showing off his home workout routine and so much more

It’s unclear whether Disharoon’s departure has anything to do with Sundgaard’s firing. Neither he nor Kare 11 have issued any further comment on his abrupt exit.

Scroll down for some pics from Disharoon’s Instagram page…

Related: Kansas City weatherman comes out as a hot, gay muscle daddy

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Kim Petras Drops Star-Studded ‘At-Home’ Video for Her New Bop ‘Malibu’ Featuring Jonathan Van Ness, Todrick, Demi Lovato and More — WATCH

Coronavirus lockdown isn’t stopping recording artist Kim Petras from making a video for her recently-released single “Malibu”.

Paris Hilton, Demi Lovato, Jonathan Van Ness, Jessie J, Charli XCX, Madelaine Petsch, Todrick Hall, Pablo Vittar, Loren Gray, Aly & AJ, Aquaria, Nikita Dragun, Dorian Electra, Brittany Bronski, Bowen Yang, Slayyyter, Daniel Preda, Teddy Quinlivan, Chester Lockhart, Benny Drama, and Amanda Lepore took part in the dance-from-home bop.

Said Petras: “Thank u so so much to everyone who sent in videos for this ilysm ”

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Kim Petras Drops Star-Studded ‘At-Home’ Video for Her New Bop ‘Malibu’ Featuring Jonathan Van Ness, Todrick, Demi Lovato and More — WATCH

#AM_Equality: May 12, 2020

TOMORROW — HRC PRESIDENT ALPHONSO DAVID (@AlphonsoDavid) TO JOIN 2020 PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING POET JERICHO BROWN (@jerichobrown) IN CONVERSATION: “The arts have played and continue to play a critically important role in bringing people together, providing comfort and inspiration during difficult times, such as the COVID-19 crisis, and raising the visibility of the stories that are too often pushed to the margins,” said HRC President Alphonso David. “That is why I’m so honored to speak with poet Jericho Brown. In his powerful and illuminating writing, he moves us closer to the truth and shines a light on the pain, power, resilience and beauty of the Black LGBTQ community. I am grateful for the opportunity to sit down with him, and look forward to what promises to be a deeply impactful conversation.” Read more from HRC. 

• The event will be livestreamed at 6:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 13. More information can be found here. 

Looking forward to speaking with @jerichobrown, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who is Black and openly gay, about the complexities of the human experience. I hope you will join us this Wednesday. t.co/F2udiZBkwM

— Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) May 11, 2020

HRC PRESIDENT ALPHONSO DAVID WRITES FOR THE ADVOCATE ON WHY WE MUST ELECT JOE BIDEN: “In the years since the Obama-Biden administration left office, we have witnessed cruel attacks on the rights and dignity of LGBTQ people, especially our transgender siblings, by the current occupant of the White House,” writes David. “The LGBTQ community, and millions more across our country, cannot afford four more years of Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Our safety, economic security, health and lives are quite literally on the line. Now more than ever, we need a pro-equality president — and in Joe Biden we have that leader.” Read the full op-ed here. 

HRC MOURNS HELLE JAE O’REGAN, TRANS WOMAN KILLED IN SAN ANTONIO LAST WEEK: “For the past several weeks, we have learned of the violent deaths of transgender Americans at a rate that should be a shock and horror to every single person. We must all ask ourselves: ‘What am I doing to ensure a world where a person’s gender identity is not a potential death sentence?’” said HRC Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative Tori Cooper (@MsToriCooper1). “The Human Rights Campaign stands with Helle’s family and friends in mourning. Her death further underscores the dire and urgent need to end violence and discrimination against transgender people — and especially against transgender women — now.” Read more from HRC. 

• Sadly, 2020 has already seen at least 11 transgender or gender non-conforming people fatally shot or killed by other violent means. More from HRC. 

TUESDAY TWEET — SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO QUESTIONS FOR JERICHO BROWN!: On Wednesday at 6 p.m. EDT, HRC President Alphonso David is sitting down with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown, and we want to hear from you! More from HRC. 

This Wednesday, we’re hosting a conversation between Pulitzer Prize-winning poet @jerichobrown and @HRC President @AlphonsoDavid.

And we’re taking video questions from you! Check us out on Instagram at HumanRightsCampaign, or submit your video to [email protected].

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 11, 2020

LGBTQ PEOPLE ARE BEING DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS: LGBTQ people are more vulnerable to the health risks of the virus and are more likely to work jobs in highly affected industries. Read more from USA Today, and read HRC’s research brief on the impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ community here. 

• See a full list of HRC’s efforts and resources around the COVID-19 pandemic here. 

LGBTQ-AFFIRMING CHURCH OPENS IN CHINATOWN IN NYC: Read more from NBC Out. 

• Read more about HRC’s efforts to build connections and find common ground with communities of faith here. 

IN THE STATES

SOUTH CAROLINA LESBIAN COUPLE’S LAWSUIT AGAINST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MOVES FORWARD: The couple is challenging a federal waiver of a requirement that foster and adoption agencies accepting government funds may not discriminate on the basis of religion. The South Carolina agency argues they should not have to work with people who do not share their religious beliefs, even when they’re providing taxpayer-funded services, including people who are not evangelical Christians, who are single parents or who are same-sex couples. More from Metro Weekly. 

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JAMIE LEE CURTIS (@jamieleecurtis) TO STAR IN LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIE BASED ON A STORY OF A CHRISTIAN MOTHER SUPPORTING HER GAY SON: More from Deadline. 

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