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It occurred in 1518 in Strasbourg, France. Hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for two months.
After hearing that the DOJ has opened an investigation into E. Jean Carroll, making plain that Donald Trump's desire and ability to punish his enemies are both boundless, I felt a sudden urge to do the frug.
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It's the end of the week and you're on your final brain cell, so here's an easy question to answer. Which of these queer news items from the last several days am I making up?
1. Astute, trailblazing, imperfect former Congressman Barney Frank died at 86.
2. Tennis legend Billie Jean King graduated with the college degree she began in 1961.
3. The Colorado Supreme Court ordered Children's Hospital Colorado to resume gender-affirming medical care for minors.
4. Liberace's ghost testified before Congress on the need for every American to have their own ballroom.
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I turned 62 today, but thanks to Donald Trump I feel 162.
I should follow his litigious example and sue him for gross emotional distress.
He's gross, and it makes me emotional.
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The Advocate reports that a far-right federal judge in Texas has determined that LGBTQ people are no longer protected from workplace discrimination.
The ruling of Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk flies in the face of the Supreme Court's 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. In that landmark case, the justices ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
If you felt a weird twinge at a staff meeting recently, that was Judge Kacsmaryk telling you your job is on the line. And you thought it was just the lousy office coffee.
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The only human being who lies more than Donald Trump was sentenced today to over seven years in prison. George Santos, who pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, will begin his stretch in July.
Gucci, Ferragamo, and Burberry may be sorry to see him go, but the rest of us are not.
The openly gay New York Republican served less than a year in Congress, becoming just the sixth member of the House in history to be booted by his colleagues. He got to Washington thanks to a resume that was more fictitious than the Hitler Diaries.
I'll always remember the images of Santos chumming in the House chamber with Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Four Hosers of the Apocalypse.
His defense lawyer had asked for a sentence of two years, saying Santos had been bullied his whole life. Believing "that the world would not accept him for who he was," Santos created an alternate persona. His lawyer also claimed, "Deep down, he is warm, kind, caring, and thoughtful."
So deep down. So, so, so deep.
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"Plaintiffs face a violation of their constitutional rights, which constitutes irreparable harm. Indeed, the cruel irony is that thousands of transgender servicemembers have sacrificed — some risking their lives — to ensure for others the very equal protection rights the Military Ban seeks to deny them," Reyes wrote, adding that "avoiding constitutional violations is always in the public interest."
Reporter Casey Parks on Judge Ana C. Reyes' decision blocking the Trump administration from banning transgender troops
Source: The Washington Post
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The rumors about Trump farting are flying around thick and fast. I know he fell asleep in court again today, but because it’s Earth Day, I pray he was at least able to reduce his emissions.
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The law is from 1864. Expect the Court to issue a strong statement of support for the Confederacy any day now.
