NBC straight-washed the opening ceremony, and it’s a problem. Gus Kenworthy was with Adam Rippon and Shawn White almost the entire time, and never once was the fact that Gus or Adam are gay came up, although both were some of the highest profile athletes of the games.
Also, on a stupid note, Republicans in South Carolina want non-straight marriages to be called ‘parody marriage.’ Because apparently not only are they evil, bigoted, heartless bastards, they’re also children.
But, it’s not all doom and gloom, I promise. As always, children will save us:
Speaking of Pittsburgh, there is going to be a Mr. Rogers biopic! I am so, so excited about this!
My favorite Super Bowl ads were from Tide:
Philadelphia Eagles flocked to a bar called ‘The Eagle’ due to its name. Here’s a hint, if there’s a bar named ‘The Eagle,’ chances are it’s a gay leather bar.
The Olympics may be over, but this video will be with us forever:
I’m calling bullshit on the ‘gay Porgs’ in Star Wars. The fact that this is a multibillion dollar franchise so embedded into our culture and we get gay background animals if we squint and know some obscure fact, instead of actual representation is humiliating. LucasFilm and Disney can do better.
Trulia now shows you the rights you’ll have as a queer person when looking at homes on the market. Our rights are a patchwork and it can be really confusing remembering what rights I have where, so this is a really nice feature, but so sad that it’s needed.
A California court has sided with an anti-gay baker. I will remind you that this is not really about cake. It’s about basic human dignity. And the fact that I have to worry about what hospital and doctors I see, because they can turn me away. It’s about the fact that funeral homes can turn loved ones away all by citing religious freedom. It’s about bigotry.
