It’s Monday (again). A lot happened over the weekend. Here’s just some of what you might have missed…
DESANTISLAND: Florida teacher is under investigation for violating the draconian “Don’t Say Gay” law simply for showing her 5th grade class a PG-rated Disney animated film that features a queer character. [The Guardian]
EUROPE IDOL: Bisexual Swedish singer Loreen wins campy international singing competition Eurovision for the second time, but the first since coming out in 2017. [NPR]
HOT HUSBAND HOLIDAY: Three weeks after eloping in Las Vegas, Lukas Gage and Chris Appleton heat things up during their sizzling Mexican honeymoon.
MAGA HUSTLE: Days after being found liable of sexual abuse, the one term, twice impeached, indicted ex-president danced to ’70s gay anthem “Macho Man” at a bizarre Mar-a-Lago party featuring muscular men in Village People drag. [Mediaite]
MY TWO DADS: Andy Cohen says his adorable four-year-old son wants him to find love because he wants “another daddy” in their family. [People]
ALLY QUEEN: During her GLAAD Awards acceptance speech, fierce advocate Maren Morris said she felt like a “badass” for fighting with fired Fox News lunatic Tucker Carlson over LGBTQ+ rights.
SHORT CIRCUIT: After imploding about Bud Light and M&Ms, homophobes are now blowing a gasket over an animated Transformers TV show that features a nonbinary cartoon robot. [Newsweek]
EROTICA: 40 autographed prints from Madonna‘s iconic 1992 SEX book are going up for auction starting at $50K a piece, with some proceeds going towards charity. [CNN]
BAD BEACH BOYS: Amid a Fire Island fever dream, former Fischerspooner frontman Casey Spooner reflects on desire and longing for “Unavailable” men in his steamy new music video.
abfab
Zip-Lines are very last century. They are loud and screechy and they disturcb the tranquility of the jungles and forests. They are boring. Like this couple.
Love, Debbie Downer xox
ShaverC
Has anyone seen the vids that Florida teacher posts on Tik Tok? She is clearly not well.
dbmcvey
Can you be more specific?
I’m not on TikTok because I’m an adult.
ShaverC
I just followed the link provided in the Guardian story. Did you read it? You can see for yourself.
Rambeaux
I watched two and one half minutes of the 6.
She does seem a few apples short of a bushel.
She also knew exactly what she was doing showing that movie.
Guess she found the trouble that she was looking for.
barryaksarben
Did you read about the obese tiny ticked ex president found guilty of sexual molestation and his silly name calling is costing him 5 million dollars and that all his so called religious followers are still supporting this douchebag? And the stories of him lying constantly like most people breathe. It is unbelievable how gullible some rubes are. Thinking they fooled anyone going on sites to troll, dumbass
DeaconMac
I read the Guardian story. I saw nothing negative or controversial about anything the teacher was reported to have done or said, on TikTok or elsewhere. What are you referring to?
She showed an animated film. It’s about an explorer and his son who explore the world around them. Sort of an Indiana Jones without the danger. As one site describes: “Throughout the film, the message of accepting others is strongly pushed. For example, Jaeger Clade cannot accept that Searcher Clade does not want to be an explorer. This disagreement is what leads to them falling apart. 25 years later, Searcher Clade does the same with his son, Ethan, who wants to be an explorer. In the finale, the Clades are able to put their differences aside during their expedition and finally accept each other.”
There are people of various races depicted positively and there is one, extraordinarily brief scene in which the son, Ethan, who is multiracial, says he has a crush on another guy, to which his grandfather makes a quick comment about how to impress him. And that’s it. That’s the gay content, the only gay content. It’s a sweet little moment of acceptance which, of course, is enough to get the Million Moms (all 3 of them) and their knee-jerk pearl-clutching nut job friends to have fainting spells and rush to their Facebook pages demanding the teacher be drawn and quartered in the town square.
ShaverC
barryaksarben, He was found guilty in a civil trial, where the burden of proof is much much lower. He’ll appeal and we’ll see if it holds up. If she was to traumatized by this event, then why did she tweet on April 22, 2012 “I’m a MASSIVE Apprentice fan.” ??
abfab
Talk about somebody who is not clearly well. You’re such a loser.
ShaverC
DeaconMac, She is making a fool of herself on those videos. She doesn’t seem like a rational person with her dressing up and acting like a child.
As far as what she did, she is strictly forbidden from doing that in the Florida education curriculum. She says she got all the parents signatures on letters allowing her to show the students PG films, but in Florida she has to also notify the parents if there is gay/trans/sexual content in the film, which she failed to do. She knew what she was doing was wrong, but did it anyway.
abfab
Why would anyone look for a link or video that Sahver would recommend? You really are pathetic. BTW, Desantis needs a new poolboy—you’d be perfect. I’m sure his wife will cater to all of your desires.
dbmcvey
No, I think she’s fine. I thought there must be someone else who isn’t well, besides ShaverC that is.
Y’all know Shavers hyping anti-gay fascist politician DeSantis, right?
abfab
Someone please tell her that Olive Garden is hiring. Imagine……..all the Tirimisu and rubbery ch parm you can eat.
ShaverC
abfab, You think people who work at Olive Garden are lesser than you? Good to know.
abfab
You’re lesser than me.
DBMC
She’s fine. I certainly don’t think we need homophobes like you telling us what is mentally healthy.
Fahd
Isn’t Chris Appleton a hairstylist?
ShaverC
Obviously not a good one, judging from the poor kid’s lid.
barryaksarben
well, he is so much more successful than shaver and got a very cute talented husband there instead of the lonely sad existence of shavers
abfab
Shaver gets plucked…he doesn’t know how to shave.
dbmcvey
Shaver has no hair at all, hence his name.
abfab
Someone here once called her duller than a bag of hair. I think that fits.
dbmcvey
SEX probably seems mild these days.
Rambeaux
The big tour is coming up soon.
Have they finished deflating her head yet?
abfab
Yes, they have. Happy now?
dbmcvey
She’s Madonna, her head doesn’t care what you think.
abfab
I’ll never forget the release. Ted Kopple had her on NIGHTLINE and the show lasted 3 hours. FAB!
abfab
And the same GOP TROLLS said the sky was falling because Madonna showed some skin.
nm4047
Any chance we can be a little more specific on ‘some’ proceeds going to charity?
inbama
She should call Martha Stewart to see who does her work.
JromeGervais09
Quick response to drumpf. Just kill the MFkr.