So happy Mother Jones did this: Two days after North Carolina enacted one of the country’s most sweeping anti-LGBT laws, The New Yorker‘s Andy Borowitz imagined the scene at the state capitol in Raleigh: In a “historic ceremony,” he wrote, “North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory swore in a thousand officers charged with enforcing the state’s new public-bathroom regulations.” The new … Read More
For THIS, I Finally Appear In Playbill
Sigh: In a new statement provided to Playbill.com by Schwartz’s team, the composer-lyricist takes a hard line against North Carolina Governor McCrory and encourages citizens of the stage to turn their anger into activism. It can be read in full below: First of all, I think it’s important to remember that this is not just me, this is a collective … Read More
Paypal Pulls The Plug
HB2, the very discriminatory “anti-discrimination bill in North Carolina” (Why do Republicans always name laws the opposite of what they actually do — like the Clean Water Act? Do they think we are idiots?) wasn’t supposed to result in any job loss to North Carolina. The opposition to the bill was all “political theater” Governor McCrory said. Nnooope. The Charlotte … Read More
What Crap Came From Donald Trump Today?
.@realDonaldTrump: Women who have abortions should face “some form of punishment.” https://t.co/GFP6v2rw0o pic.twitter.com/qd8xyVyOo7 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 30, 2016 Oh fucking hell. This guy has a 70% unfavorable with women already. Is he doing this on purpose? Ah, but here comes Uday to the rescue: Be fair, was asked if it was ILLEGAL should there be punishment. Shouldn’t … Read More
Governor McCrory Keeps Digging Deeper
The Governor takes to Youtube: Notes as I watch this: He’s talking out of the corner of his mouth and has that fakey politician smile The lip service offered to “respecting each other’s beliefs and values” is unnerving, given what he is defending here. He responds to politicians who have “demonized” North Carolina. Yeah, they’re the problem — these outside agitators. McCrory: “Frankly … Read More
Governor McCrory Attempts To Clarify HB2 . . . But Obfuscates Even More
Responding to worldwide disgust at the passage and signing of HB2, which discriminates against transgender people (and does lots of bad stuff in general), NC Governor McCrory put some shit on his website, entitled “Myths vs Facts: What New York Times, Huffington Post and other media outlets aren’t saying about common-sense privacy law” Catchy title. Can we dispense with the … Read More
The Lawsuit Begins
Two transgender people and a lesbian law school professor, along with the ACLU of North Carolina and Equality NC, filed a federal lawsuit today to challenge the new North Carolina law that blocks local governments from passing anti-discrimination rules and requiring transgender students to use bathrooms assigned to their biological sex. While I would have preferred that the lawsuit take on the … Read More
The Cuban Mistress Crisis
The National Enquirer is reporting that Ted Cruz is hiding five different mistresses. Before you scoff, remember that the National Enquirer was right about Gary Hart’s affair, and John Edwards. Others in (somewhat) more respectable media outlets seem to think it is accurate. COMING CLEAN: From what I know, at least 2 of the women named as Cruz mistresses by … Read More
When You Don’t Think
The backlash and fallout against North Carolina’s HB2 law continues, and what is getting a lot of attention are pictures and tweets from transgender people like Michael Hughes, a 45-year-old trans man in Rochester, Minn. Take a look at this picture: That’s Michael Hughes and two of his female friends in a womens’ bathroom. Under the new law passed by the … Read More
How Can Any Woman Vote For Trump After This?
I get the schtick. Trump tries to get media attention and he usually gets it, provided he is outrageous enough. But the things he does. Oy. This got started when one of those super-PACs, in this case not even one that supports Cruz but just one that opposes Trump, put out a picture of Melania Trump in a semi-naked form. Trump … Read More
Repercussions
I know the Republican lawmakers don’t give a damn about non-straight people, but they’re supposed to give a damn about business. Apparently, they didn’t think about the effect on the economy: American Airlines and other major businesses across the state and nation are taking a stand against a bill signed into law Wednesday by N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory that invalidates Charlotte’s … Read More
Gov McCrory Signs HB2 Into Law
Here’s why he did it: Ordinance defied common sense, allowing men to use women’s bathroom/locker room for instance. That’s why I signed bipartisan bill to stop it — Pat McCrory (@PatMcCroryNC) March 24, 2016 … which kind of reminds me of when Edith Bunker of “All in The Family” couldn’t understand how a man could be in love with another … Read More
North Carolina General Assembly’s Horrible LGBT Discrimination Bill
A draft version of the bill that the legislature is set to consider during the special session confirmed the worst fears of the LGBT community and anyone remotely interested in civil liberties, or even municipal governance, in North Carolina: Speaker Tim Moore and the Republicans are going to destroy the ability of local governments to govern themselves. First reported by … Read More
Not For Nothing, But We All Know The Wall Is Stupid, Right?
Just in case you had doubts…