Silence Isn't Golden

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If you're a gay man who hasn't been moved to fury by all the bigoted, illegal, and asinine actions Donald Trump has taken, perhaps this will do the trick.

Thanks to Trump's anti-DEI crusade, last month the Department of Defense removed a webpage honoring Bea Arthur's service in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve during World War II.

Yes, the DOD stomped on a Golden Girl. Is it clear to you now that nothing is sacred?

The DOD eventually restored the page, but I trust this affront to an LGBTQ icon has shaken you to the core. Now get out there and do what Dorothy would do.

TDOV 2025!

 

Saw This Near Seattle Today

 

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Utah has become the first state in the nation to ban Pride flags from all public schools and all government property.

Idaho has a new flag law, too, but it applies only to schools. If a red state gets outpaced in its bigotry, does it become green with envy?

May the Farce Be With You

 

There Go the Clydesdales

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Anheuser-Busch, headquartered in St. Louis, has been a major supporter of that city's Pride celebrations for 30 years.

Apparently that was long enough. Pride St. Louis announced this week that the brewer has declined to renew its sponsorship.

Funny. Decades ago alcohol companies were among the first to support Prides around the nation. They wanted queer people to drink more—as if such a thing was possible.

Now, in this political climate, Anheuser-Busch is cutting and running. It seems to me, Pride St. Louis, that after a 30-year relationship, you're due alimony.

This Week's Quote

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The Atlantic on Wednesday released the entire Signal chat among senior national security officials, showing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided the exact timings of warplane launches and when bombs would drop — before the men and women flying those attacks against Yemen’s Houthis this month on behalf of the United States were airborne.

Tara Copp

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