It’s the third weekend of Pride Month.
It appears that the rains have come to an end, and now I have to brace myself for scorching weather.
Here I present this week’s Friday Five: the top five (IMHO) stories of the week of interest to queer people, top five general interest stories, and top five videos (plus a recap of my blog posts).
Queer stories of the Week:
Teacher Resigns Because He Can’t Handle School’s Transgender Name Policy.
Translation: he rage quite because they won’t let him bully trans students.
Why Some Gay Men Hate Pride Parades — And Ourselves.
Internalized homophobia can take a lifetime to unlearn.
The queer history of Wonder Woman and the Amazons.
Provo Bans LGBT Groups From July 4th Parade.
Other stories of the Week:
The Fight for the Right to Be Cremated by Water.
Hop Sing Laundromat Owner: No Fan of Bad Tippers, Cheesesteaks or (Ugh) “Mixologists”.
Between the Coats: A Sensitivity Read Changed my Life – an Essay by Sarah Gailey.
‘Shocking’ die-off of Africa’s oldest baobabs: study.
Trees that can easily live to by 3000 years old are not faring will under a changing climate.
Things I wrote:
To Conquer the Kingdoms of Sin — more confessions of a queer ex-evangelical.
A flag proclaims we are a people, a family, a tribe….
Videos!
Republican Senator Hatch Marks Pride Month with Call for Inclusion, Understanding:
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WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? – Official Trailer [HD] – In Select Theaters June 8:
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Stephen Colbert on Inspector General’s report:
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GOP’s Trump “Cult”; Trump Foundation Lawsuit; Comey Report: A Closer Look:
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David Bowie – Heroes (Official video):
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