Vandals Deface Seattle Mural Of Drag Icon Divine

I don’t know if the bigots that did this to a person’s home were driven by religious bigotry against the almost nude showing of the one woman’s boobs or the fact that a fully clothed Divine was also there, she was in a famous movie Hairspray and is a man in drag.  I have no idea of their pronouns, and I apologize if I wrongly gendered them.   

Regardless, this is a property crime.  This is domestic terrorism causing harm to others for a political gain or point.  No one had the right to do what these four individuals did, but due to their right wing or religious views, they felt they were entitled to do so.  Their god’s happiness comes before the happiness or security of any human or people.   The right demands total obedience to their views, or they feel free to hurt and harm those that won’t do as they say.   This is how far the right has fallen into total fascism and dictatorship.  Do as we demand, live as we tell you, or we destroy your home, and even threaten your health and life.  It is very anti-democracy and the things the US use to be, but it is very much the way things went in the 1930s Germany.   That was when Hitler supporting Brownshirts did just what the gang thugs enforcement arm of the Republicans are doing today, attacking those that resisted the restrictions and ascendancy of their preferred fascist leaders.   It is a very scary time in the US as most people today don’t know or understand that history.    Hugs

They were seen on surveillance taking their time to douse the mural for nearly five minutes. The paint rained down on the roof the art, the porch, and the windows. Nothing was spared.

The owners of the house say whoever did this seems intent on destroying iconic feminist images.

Every other time, the owners have been intent on restoring the murals. This time, the entire house will have to be repainted. Anyone with information is asked to call Seattle police.

Seattle’s CBS affiliate reports:

Vandals targeted an iconic mural in Seattle early Sunday morning, according to the homeowner and video from the scene. The home – located off Interstate 5 near the Northeast 65th Street exit – has a mural on an outside wall that faces the freeway featuring 1950s pinup model Bettie Page and historic drag queen Divine.

Just after midnight Sunday, suspects approached the home with what appeared to be pressurized containers with red paint, which they used to cover the mural and much of the house. They were seen on surveillance taking their time to douse the mural for nearly five minutes. The paint rained down on the roof, the art, the porch, and the windows. Nothing was spared.

Read the full article. Watch the video. The owner of the home and his wife say repairs might cost $20,000, but the mural will stay.

 

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So here’s the 2 of them again, later that same evening…

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*He. Divine was a man in drag.

 

Harris Glen Milstead was a man in drag.

It is perfectly acceptable to refer to Divine as “she.”

meanwhile, in the US House:

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) paid homage to RuPaul Charles, the superstar drag queen and host of the reality series “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” on the House floor Wednesday, praising the barrier-breaking performer and Emmy Award winner for his commitment to uplifting the LGBTQ community.

https://thehill.com/homenew…

Robert Garcia is aggressively supportive of the community and a cage rattler (not always agree with him though) given the aggression coming from the GOP we need that level of energy.

 

Yesterday, I watched the 2000 documentary The Eyes of Tammy Faye, which RuPaul narrated. While it’s too bad that Tammy Faye isn’t alive anymore, it’s nice to know that she was totally the opposite of the Jerry Falwell types in terms of her social views.

and this:

“An Air Force official said that troops who have LGBTQ+ members in their families are being forced to move to new bases due to anti-LGBTQ bullying happening at schools.

Speaking at the Center for a New American Security’s annual National Security Conference, Assistant Air Force Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Alex Wagner said he’s worried about being forced to move families from bases due to their LGBTQ children experiencing bullying and harassment in schools.”

https://thehill.com/policy/…

Schools on military bases would be subject to DoD policies, which include strong support for LGBTQ service members and their families. The best part is DoD can and does enforce these policies, regardless of the local laws. A friend who is a military chaplain gripes occasionally about getting saddled running a lot of the family support programs because he belongs to an open and affirming denomination — chaplains representing less inclusive faiths are no longer allowed to participate in order to prevent discrimination against LGBTQ families.

Many military bases contract out to local school systems, this is where the majority of conflicts arise.

Maybe closing all those schools on military bases wasn’t such a good idea after all…

I wondered about that. DOD used to have a widespread school system. AF and Army bases stateside tend to be in rural areas and off-base schools would be a potential problem.

These bigots just hate showing their faces.

At night and yet they’re masked…
They’re familiar with their guilt, aren’t they?

 

Yet they’d probably vehemently reject the idea of wearing masks to protect themselves and others from COVID…

it is getting to the point where we need to install cameras or security guards at all of those iconic locations

An old white homophobic judge would just let them off.

I think it’s a real question of whether we will get through this month without something horrible happening. I hope I’m wrong.

I’m not too optimistic. The right have definitely grown emboldened.

Gofundme to help cover the cost of restoring it. Leftover funds go to Lambert House. The gofundme cover image shows the Laura Palmer/Britney Spears mashup image, which isn’t featured in the news article, but it’s the same house.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/…

If you read the original post on the gofundme:

“We also added a mural on our shed (a mashup of Britney Spears and Laura Palmer), also painted by Two Thangs and Mexcal. At the time, Britney had yet to be released from her oppressive conservator ship. Both Britney and the Twin Peaks character Laura Palmer are victims of abuse at the hands of their patriarchs. “

“Thanks to Two Thangs’ foresight [in adding graffiti-proof sealant], we will be able to clean Divine and Bettie. The Britney/Laura mashup is ruined. “

Don’t be lulled into complacency because you may live in a more liberal area. These terrorists are everywhere.

I live in the heart of Oakland County, surprisingly blue compared with where it was even ten years ago, and I won’t put out candidate or proposal lawn signs, or a rainbow flag, for fear of making my house a target for the crazies.

The rise of MAGA in New York
https://epicenter-nyc.com/t…

Who’s agitating this? Has there been an increase in right-wing chatter, more than usual for this time of year? Prosecute the immediate perpetrators, of course, but let’s try to connect some dots.

I wonder what line connects them…?

Washington state probes Christian university’s anti-LGBTQ employment policy
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc…

Anti-LGBTQ church sign in Auburn has people talking
https://www.wane.com/news/l…

Vancouver pastor condemned for anti-LGBTQ sermon
https://www.columbian.com/n…

There’s also this, in the Columbian, regarding HRC’s June 6 national-emergency declaration.

https://www.columbian.com/n…

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