GAY PRIDE

 This week two stories tickled me.

You might have heard the name. A congressional  primary on Long Island probably isn't the kind of story that usually goes viral, but this one, I have been watching. Chris Gallant has just won in a huge margin the democratic primary in New Yorks 1st congressional  district, and again not endorsed by dem leadership....  and will now face its republican incumbent  Nick LaLota in November. Gallant is wildly popular...a black hawk pilot, Army National Guard veteran,former air traffic controller, a union leader and a volunteer fire fighter.  He also happens to be gay and engaged to his very handsome fellow soldier.

What makes the story interesting isn't that hes running as a LGBTQ candidate. It's that much of the coverage barely centers on that at all. Instead the focus has been on his experience  and military  and public service and his attempt of flipping a longstanding red seat to blue. For many LGBT that's a sign of how much things have changed. There was a time when this would have been unthinkable. It's just a good person running..as it should be, and thats a milestone worth nothing.

And then in other news...

 Drag queens aren't staying silent after that wacko Rep Nancy " Crazy" Mace put their faces on display during an anti- drag congressional hearing in July. After Mace used photos of drag queens Kandy Muse and Willam to push anti- drag rhetoric, claiming it's not natural for men to dress as women, and that drag sexualizes childern, and confuses them. Needless to say Kandy Muse and Willam were not happy, along with Joey Jay...and jokingly but also with some seriousness...said if Mace doesn't stop the with the rhetoric and using of their images for negative use...they will take legal action...with Muse asking Can I sue?  While I'm not the biggest fan of Muse...I'd loved to see her and Willam put this bitch in her place. I'm guessing Kandy Muse and these queens would make mince meat of Mace.  I'd get tickets to that.