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Mace arrived in Congress after flipping a Charleston-area district in 2020 and built a reputation as a moderate who appealed to swing voters. She voted to codify same-sex marriage rights, called herself "pro transgender rights" and urged her party to "meet in the middle" with Democrats on abortion. By last year, Mace had begun repeatedly mocking transgender people as "trannies" and disparaged gay relationships on social media. In recent days, Mace suggested a Republican opponent in the governor’s race came from "a slum in India."

Natalie Allison on Rep. Nancy Mace's dismal finish yesterday in South Carolina's GOP gubernatorial primary

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The Cat's Meow

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At the Tony Awards on Sunday, Qween Jean captured the award for Best Costume Design of a Musical, and that made her the first ever openly transgender Tony winner.

Reading about her triumph, I realized Jean is every single thing the Trump administration hates. The show she worked on, "Cats: The Jellicle Ball," draws from ballroom culture. Jean is also an activist, having founded an outreach organization called Black Trans Liberation. And, she was born in Haiti.

A Black, transgender, activist, immigrant theater artist. I guess a celebratory Big Mac at the White House is out of the question.

He's Generous That Way

 

Attuned to June

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Republican governors are trying their hand at rebranding a certain month.

In Tennessee and Indiana, June is Nuclear Family Month. In Utah and Arkansas, it's Fidelity Month. In Alabama, it's Strong Families Month.

In the case of the latter, the governor seized on Father's Day, proclaiming fathers are "the head of the household." Alabama's governor is a woman.

This obvious attempt to replace LGBQT Pride has me pondering what the Strong Nuclear Faithful Family parades will look like.

I suppose the floats will be sponsored by Pampers and Huggies. Marching teenagers will hand out purity pledge cards. Adults will toss biblical tracts on traditional marriage, traditional gender roles, and traditional tradition to the crowd. At points along the parade route, men will testify how Jesus saved them from pornography.

An hour of that and sheer boredom will drive people across town to the queer parade.

Yes, Even Tugger and Sprinkles

 

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This Week's Quote

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I realize that if I wait until I am no longer afraid to act, write, speak, be, I'll be sending messages on a Ouija board, cryptic complaints from the other side.

Audre Lorde

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