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Angry judge blocks Montana’s latest attempt to stop trans people correcting their birth certificates

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/09/angry-judge-blocks-montanas-latest-attempt-stop-trans-people-correcting-birth-certificates/

“I’m a bit offended the department thinks they can do anything they want,” the judge said.
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A Montana judge has decided that the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) cannot prevent trans people from updating their birth certificates.

District Court Judge Michael Moses struck down a new rule instituted by DPHHS that said a person’s sex listed on a birth certificate can now only be changed if it was incorrectly entered by a “data entry error” or if “the sex of the individual was misidentified on the original certificate and the department receives a correction affidavit and supporting documents, … including a copy of the results of chromosomal, molecular, karyotypic, DNA, or genetic testing that identify the sex of the individual.”

According to Moses, this restrictive rule was in direct violation of his April order that blocked a state law requiring state residents to undergo a non-specified “surgical procedure” before they could change the gender listed on their birth certificates.

Montana’s Republican-led legislature passed this law, S.B. 280, in April 2021. Prior to the law, DPHHS said in 2017 that transgender residents could change the gender marker on their birth certificates if they were intersex, had undergone “a gender transition,” or had a certified court order indicating that their gender had been changed.

In April, Moses said the law’s requirement of an unspecified surgical procedure made it impossible for anyone to follow. The judge then issued a temporary injunction against S.B. 280, blocking it from going into effect.

And now, with Moses blocking the health department’s latest attempt at anti-trans policies, the 2017 rule making it easier to update one’s birth certificate is now in effect, reports the Associated Press.

Moses was not happy that DPHHS officials tried to get around his original ruling blocking S.B. 280, saying he had been “clear as a bell.”

 
 

Montana Defies Court Order On Trans Birth Certificates

Montana Defies Court Order On Trans Birth Certificates

The Associated Press reports:

Just hours after a Montana judge blocked health officials from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificate, the Republican-run state on Thursday said it would defy the order. District Court Judge Michael Moses chided attorneys for the state during a hearing in Billings for circumventing his April order that temporarily blocked a 2021 Montana law that made it harder to change birth certificates.

The Montana law said people had to have a “surgical procedure” before they could change the sex listed on their birth certificate, something Moses found to be unconstitutional because it did not specify what type of procedure was required. Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration then created a new rule that blocked changes to birth certificates entirely, unless there was a clerical error.

Read the full article.

 

Cultist Charged With Spree Of Anti-LGBT Death Threats – JMG

Cultist Charged With Spree Of Anti-LGBT Death Threats

What the republican anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric causes.     Hugs

From the Justice Department:

A California man was arrested on Tuesday, April 20, 2022 and charged in federal court in Springfield, Mass. in connection with making threats against Merriam-Webster.

Jeremy David Hanson, 34, of Rossmoor, Calif., was charged by criminal complaint with one count of interstate communication of threats to commit violence. Hanson was released on conditions following an initial appearance in federal court in the Central District of California.

Hanson will appear before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson in federal court in Springfield on April 29, 2022.

According to the criminal complaint, between Oct. 2 and Oct. 8, 2021, Springfield-based Merriam-Webster, Inc. received various threatening messages and comments demonstrating bias against specific gender identities submitted through its website’s “Contact Us” page and in the comments section on its webpages that corresponded to the word entries for “Girl” and “Woman.”

Authorities later identified the user as Hanson. As a result of the threats, Merriam-Webster closed its offices in Springfield and New York City for approximately five business days.

Specifically, it is alleged that on Oct. 2, 2021, Hanson used the handle “@anonYmous” to post the following comment on the dictionary’s website definition of “female”: “It is absolutely sickening that Merriam-Webster now tells blatant lies and promotes anti-science propaganda. There is no such thing as ‘gender identity.’ The imbecile who wrote this entry should be hunted down and shot.”

Hanson also allegedly sent the following threatening message via the website’s “Contact Us” page: “You [sic] headquarters should be shot up and bombed. It is sickening that you have caved to the cultural Marxist, anti-science tranny [sic] agenda and altered the definition of ‘female’ as part of the Left’s efforts to corrupt and degrade the English language and deny reality. You evil Marxists should all be killed. It would be poetic justice to have someone storm your offices and shoot up the place, leaving none of you commies alive.”

The investigation identified numerous related threats, including to the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, Land O’ Lakes, Hasbro, Inc., IGN Entertainment, the President of the University of North Texas, two professors at Loyola Marymount University and a New York City rabbi.

The charge of interstate transmission of communications to injure the person of another provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.

The Daily Beast reports:

Hanson, a Trump supporter who lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Los Alamitos, has been carrying out his threat spree for several years, prosecutors say. That April, an unnamed Land O’ Lakes employee reported a threat Hanson allegedly posted on Instagram using the handle @quinserath1: “Land O Lakes headquarters deserve to be shot up and bombed for turning into a cultural Marxist company that panders to political correctness.”

Prosecutors say Hanson followed up with an email to “several” DC Comics employees, under the subject line: “I am going to shoot up and bomb your offices for ruining Superman.” “First, you turn him into a faggot,” the body of the email read. “Now, you make him anti-American. You fucking Marxist pieces of shit. I will make you pay,” the message read, threatening to kill the publisher of DC and “rape and murder his wife.”

Anti-LGBTQ Trump Cultist Pleads Guilty To Email Death Threats Against Dictionary Company Over Its Definitions

Anti-LGBTQ Trump Cultist Pleads Guilty To Email Death Threats Against Dictionary Company Over Its Definitions

Law & Crime reports:

A California man has pleaded guilty to threatening a dictionary company and a university president. Though Jeremy David Hanson, 34, only pleaded to charges regarding Merriam-Webster and the University of North Texas, his plea agreement details an extensive history of making politically infused — and usually transphobic or homophobic — threats against people and companies.

I am going to fucking kill you,” he wrote one DC Comics writer after the company announced that Superman — Clark’s son Jonathan Kent — was bisexual. “I am going to rape your wife and decapitate her then blow up DC Comics headquarters.” “We are going to have a civil war and EXTERMINATE you cultural Marxists destroying America,” he wrote the author. “TRUMP 2024.” Court documents indicate that his threats against Merriam-Webster fit the same pattern.

From the Justice Department:

Hanson also sent the following threatening message via the website’s “Contact Us” page: “You [sic] headquarters should be shot up and bombed. It is sickening that you have caved to the cultural Marxist, anti-science tranny [sic] agenda and altered the definition of ‘female’ as part of the Left’s efforts to corrupt and degrade the English language and deny reality. You evil Marxists should all be killed. It would be poetic justice to have someone storm your offices and shoot up the place, leaving none of you commies alive.”

On Oct. 8, 2021, Hanson posted another threatening comment on the dictionary’s website and a threatening message via the “Contact Us” page that read: “I am going to shoot up and bomb your offices for lying and creating fake definitions in order to pander to the tranny mafia. Boys aren’t girls, and girls aren’t boys. The only good Marxist is a dead Marxist. I will assassinate your top editor. You sickening, vile tranny freaks.”

As a result of the threats, Merriam-Webster closed its offices in Springfield, Mass. and New York City for approximately five business days. The charge of interstate transmission of threatening communications provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

My first report on Hanson’s arrest is here. Federal investigators had reportedly interviewed Hanson about similar threats multiples times since 2015. Sentencing is scheduled for January 5th.

 

Judge removed from the bench after allegedly spewing hateful remarks

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/09/judge-removed-bench-allegedly-spewing-hateful-remarks/

Again a person in authority using their religious beliefs instead of the legal system / laws of the nation when doing their job.   I am really getting worried about the sneak attack religion made has made on the secular nature of the country.   They seriously think their religious dictates have more authority than the constitution and even the understandings we have today that the bible writers clearly did not.   Does this judge realize that the religion she follows was used to keep her people in control as slaves?   Hugs

“I hate these gay white men,” the Brooklyn judge allegedly said, before using slurs.
 
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A Brooklyn Surrogate Court judge was removed from the bench for spewing racist, sexist, and anti-LGBTQ remarks, according to court papers.

Judge Harriet Thompson was abruptly removed from her position in December and was barred from nonpublic parts of the Johnson St. courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn amid “serious allegations of bias and discrimination,” an Office of Court Administration spokesperson said at the time.

But the specifics of the allegations were not made public until recently, when an affidavit from state Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks revealed Thompson’s vile remarks allegedly made “in the courthouse in the presence of United Court System personnel.”

“I hate these gay white men,” Thompson, who is Black, is quoted as saying. She allegedly also said that “gay racist fa***ts” were “trying to ruin me and get me… Being gay is an abomination to mankind. The Holy Ghost [is] going to get them.”

She also allegedly expressed bias toward litigants with Hispanic-sounding names. “They have a deceitful trait that goes way back to Biblical times,” she is quoted as saying. “The men are always stealing, and the women are no better. They lie, steal, and use their vaginas for anything they want.”

The affidavit also alleges that Thompson targeted natives of the West Indies, overweight co-workers, fellow female judges, white women, and Black women.

The New York Daily News noted, when reporting on her removal in December, that Thompson made repeated unprompted remarks to a reporter about Judaism. “I don’t want to be rude because I know Shabbat will be coming soon tonight,” she told the paper.

Thompson, who has not been removed from office and remains on the judicial payroll, filed a petition in April arguing for her return to the bench.

“I’m entitled to my day in court, to my right of confrontation, and to my right of cross-examination,” she said. “I categorically deny the allegations… You know what? It’s about integrity and character. That’s all I have. People lie, and people believe the lies.”

In court paper, attorneys for the state said that, “Although Petitioner claims that the administrative reassignment of her cases and the appointment of an acting Surrogate violate the law and constitute an abuse of discretion, an examination of those claims show them to be entirely without merit.”

Thompson was previously accused of homophobia by Richard Buckheit, a former public administrator appointed by judges to handle the estates of Brooklyn residents who die without wills. Buckheit, who is gay, faced several EEOC complaints about racism in 2016 as well as allegations of creating a hostile work environment.

In 2020, Thompson accused Buckheit of only hiring “young white males,” a claim Buckheit said was homophobic.

Alum calls out “dystopian” proposed rule to notify parents if their kids check out library books

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/09/alum-calls-dystopian-proposed-rule-notify-parents-kids-check-library-books/

How far is the right wing going to take trying to wipe the LGBTQ+ kids from existence?   How are to hurt kids are they willing to go?   How much will society let them push intolerance and stomp out curiosity and learning new / different things?  These right wing red states are desperate to institute a 

The school board wanted to require permission slips for all books used in class too.
 
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Zach Coltrain spent a lot of time at the Virginia Beach school board before he graduated high school in 2020, accepting awards and recognition for his academic and extra-curricular achievements. Now, “as a gay student and alumni of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools system,” Coltrain was “sickened” at the prospect of his former school district adopting a “worst-case” parental rights resolution.

He stood up and spoke out.

“This resolution does nothing to better education standards for students, it creates logistical nightmare-level obstacles, and it risks the safety of some of VBCPS’ most vulnerable students. I strongly urge you all to vote down this mess.”

The resolution authored by board member Laura Hughes mandated the school district “shall develop a system where parents receive an email when their students check out a book from the library,” and provided “all schools require a signature before any book is distributed in class,” giving parents the option to veto required class reading they find objectionable.

Coltrain broke it down point by point.

First, he took issue with the resolution’s assertion in the preamble, “Whereas the single most important indicator of student success is parental involvement.”

“Passing legislation that cements the importance and priority of parental involvement disregards any and all students whose parents can’t make that commitment to education,” said Coltrain. “Singling out students whose parents can’t prioritize their children’s education standards at all times is a sad but true result of some of the economic disparity issues within our community.”

Second, Coltrain took aim at the parental signature requirement for books distributed in class.

“Looking at how many issues arise from permissions slips for field trips, federal cards, beginning of the year paperwork stacks, and all else, teachers do not need the extra work, students don’t need the extra responsibility, and parents certainly do not need to be the reason a student loses educational value from their teacher and classroom because a piece of paper gets stuck in a student’s backpack. This is not practical.”

Last, Coltrain went after, “Point 3, oh boy. ‘Virginia Beach City Public Schools shall develop a system where parents receive an email when their students check out a book from the library.’ Without rehashing the fact that no one needs or wants this,” Coltrain said, he wanted to “highlight the absolute necessity of protecting students wanting to learn about personal, academic or any other topic of importance. Students who read a book about being queer or wanting to ski makes no difference.”

“I came out at the age of 12, because my school made me feel comfortable enough to discover and display that about myself,” Coltrain said. But plenty of people “don’t, and won’t have that luxury. Forcing students into that situation can compromise quality of life dramatically. This resolution creates that scenario guaranteed.”

Coltrain was applauded for his concise, and heartfelt, advocacy.

After a contentious meeting, Hughes’ original parental rights resolution was voted down, and a compromise version, without the parental notifications, was adopted. It did, however, keep language from the preamble that Coltrain objected to, leaving the former student a fight for another day.

He could have a chance soon enough. Coltrain is running to become the youngest representative ever elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.

 
 

Republican Tries Using Transphobia To Attract Hispanic And Latino Voters

Blake Masters joins Fox News’s Tucker Carlson to talk about why Arizona Hispanic voters will show up for Masters in great numbers this midterm election because they believe Hispanic families do not want their kids learning “woke garbage” such as terms like latinx and pronouns. The Majority Report crew talks about how Tucker’s segment is not intended for Latino voters but for old white people. The MR crew also talks about how awkward it would be if Masters, the assistant to Peter Thiel, lost his election for Senate after being one of his largest donors.

Tucker And Chris Rufo MAD That Society Thinks They Suck

Tucker Carlson is joined by Christopher Rufo, behind the Right’s fight against critical race theory, to complain about the bodies of women and girls as unhealthy and not beautiful. The Majority Report crew discusses how Rufo is really just complaining about how accepting society is and uses his religious fundamentalism for political gain. The MR crew also mentions Rufo’s transphobia and how he seems to be ripping off Jordan Peterson.

Liberal Redneck – Immigrant Shipments

GOP Governors are human trafficking immigrants to own the libs and I ain’t fer it.

Social capital … racism explains maga

BREAKING: Trump Special Master Selection BACKFIRES after STUNNING DOJ filing

The DOJ just made a filing with Judge Aileen Cannon replying to the joint submission made on Friday where they and Trump set forth recommendations for who could be the special master in the case. Notably, the DOJ responded that in addition to the retired judges it selected, it would be ok if one of the judges recommended by Trump, the Honorable Raymond J. Dearie, was selected. The DOJ noted however that Judge Dearie was not retired so he may not even be allowed to accept private employment. The DOJ is confident that if Judge Dearie is permitted to serve as special master, he would see through Trump’s dangerous and bogus claims.

Lauren Boebert says LGBTQ people are “spitting in God’s face” and “perverting” the nation

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/09/lauren-boebert-says-lgbtq-people-spitting-gods-face-perverting-nation/

Pure Christian hate, myths, and lies.   This is a popular member of the republican party and she represents all that the right is.   But for all her talk of god, her husband exposed himself to a couple teenage girls before she married him, recently there was a 911 call where her drunk husband was driving over a neighbor’s mailbox and threatening them because they asked his out of control teenage son to slow down on the residential street with kids.  The caller said that the Boebert’s were always drunk and causing trouble in the area, thugs who felt they were above the laws and better than anyone else because she is in congress.  Hugs

“I think when we have a large portion of the population who can’t tell us what a woman is, there’s a crisis,” Boebert said.
 
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Anti-LGBTQ Christian nationalist Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) recently gave a speech telling Christians to “rise up” and put “God back at the center of our country.” She also said that LGBTQ people have created a national “identity crisis” for children and families by “spitting in God’s face” and perverting his creation.

Boebert made her comments last weekend at the three-day conference hosted by Truth and Liberty Coalition, a Christian nationalist organization that believes the U.S. must be a rigidly Christian nation. The organization was founded by far-right preacher Andrew Wommack, and the event was hosted at Wommack’s Charis Bible College in Woodland Park, Colorado.

“We need God back at the center of our country,” Boebert said in her speech. “It’s time for us to position ourselves, and rise up, and take our place in Christ, and influence this nation as we were called to do…. We know that we are in the last of the last days…. It’s a time to know that you were called to be a part of these last days. You get to have a role in ushering in the second coming of Jesus. Pretty cool, huh?”

During her speech, Boebert said that after God created the world, “It wasn’t long before [the people] were living in a pigpen smeared with filthy, filthy inside and out.”

“Refusing to know God, they soon didn’t know how to be human either,” she said, adding, “Furries,” to audience chuckles.

“Women didn’t know how to be women,” she continued. “Men didn’t know how to be men. Confused, they abused and defiled one another. Women with women, men with men — all lust no love. And then they paid for it. Oh, how they paid for it.”

Later on in the speech, she specifically slammed trans people.

“[President Joe Biden (D), and his supporters] keep inventing new ways of wrecking lives,” she said, mentioning economic inflation.

“And for the record,” she added, “men, please stop trying to chest feed or figure it out so we can get this baby formula shortage under control. If they could figure that out, we might be all right. Or just, men, stop getting pregnant. Gosh, they keep inventing new ways of wrecking lives. There is a feminine product shortage because they’re all in the men’s bathrooms.”

Boebert has previously blamed trans men for the baby formula shortage. Her like-minded colleague Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) has blamed trans men for tampon shortages. Both were caused by labor shortages and supply chain issues.

“Your identity is connected to your destiny, and that’s another attack right now: an attack on our people and attack on our children,” she said. “There is an identity crisis that has been created. God wants you to know who you are. The enemy perverts everything that God has done. Everything that God intends for you and your life and your children and your children’s children, the enemy will take that and twist it however he can. I think when we have a large portion of the population who can’t tell us what a woman is, there’s a crisis.”

“And it’s not as if they don’t know better,” Boebert continued. “They aren’t ignorant regarding these things. They know exactly what they’re doing. They know perfectly well. They’re spitting in God’s face and they don’t care…. They know what’s right. They know the difference. They know what a boy is and what a girl is, but they’ve been deceived. Dark darkness will cover the earth and deep darkness the people, but the Lord will rise over you and His glory will be seen upon you.”

“God is on our side. The blood has been applied,” she added. “We are going straight into victory. You are all more than conquerers through God, through Christ who strengthens you every step of the way.”

Boebert also claimed that a father in Michigan told her that his son got into trouble when he stepped on the tail of a student who identified as a furry. Her story is an extension of a right-wing lie about schools recognizing furries as a gender identity. In reality, such stories are meant to bias people against people who identify as transgender.

Wommack believes that Christians should have control over non-believers through the “seven mountains” of influence: religion, family, education, government, media, arts and entertainment, and business, Colorado News Online reported.

Wommack’s bible college teaches creationism and the belief that the world is only 10,000 years old. Wommack has previously claimed that public schools currently teach fourth graders how to have anal sex. He has also said that the 2015 Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage should be overturned.