It's Monday

 

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While the SCOTUS revisits their ruling of Obergefell v Hodges (same-sex marriage), the FL state-sanctioned and (partially) funded Pulse Nightclub Memorial was defaced...by the state. They painted over the Rainbow Crosswalk in the middle of the night.

According to TV 35 in Orlando, despite it being a city street: "United States Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called for the removal of certain crosswalk designs the administration deems politically charged and distracting. A statement from the Florida officials: "As the state highway department, it is the duty of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to ensure the safety and consistency of public roadways and transportation systems. That means ensuring our roadways are not utilized for social, political, or ideological interests." "

Protesters came in and redid the rainbow with chalk.

and then paint.

The permanent memorial is expected to be completed by 2027.

Monday Giggles

Savoring

 

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Savoring the morning wood.

Have a terrific weekend.

Always Knew

 

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Fellow blogger Steve over at All Natural and More posted this.

What was always suspected but accepted as fact by many.

PubMed: Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal?

The authors investigated the role of homosexual arousal in exclusively heterosexual men who admitted negative affect toward homosexual individuals. Participants consisted of a group of homophobic men (n = 35) and a group of nonhomophobic men (n = 29); they were assigned to groups on the basis of their scores on the Index of Homophobia (W. W. Hudson & W. A. Ricketts, 1980). The men were exposed to sexually explicit erotic stimuli consisting of heterosexual, male homosexual, and lesbian videotapes, and changes in penile circumference were monitored. They also completed an Aggression Questionnaire (A. H. Buss & M. Perry, 1992). Both groups exhibited increases in penile circumference to the heterosexual and female homosexual videos.

Only the homophobic men showed an increase in penile erection to male homosexual stimuli.

The groups did not differ in aggression. Homophobia is apparently associated with homosexual arousal that the homophobic individual is either unaware of or denies.

And here we are fighting for LGBTQ+ rights all over again because the Republicans and people like the oft-divorced-babies-out-of-wedlock Kim Davis are so afraid equality will "ruin the sanctity of marriage."

Happy Hump Day

 

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Midweek Mirth

Happy Hump Day!