James O'Rourke

CO-based writer and journalist. Reporting Fellow @COTimesRecorder. Opinions are my own. He/they.

[Matt Ford @fordm]

In a solo concurring opinion, Thomas says the court should reconsider rulings that protect contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage.

[Julia Serano @JuliaSerano]

I have a new piece out in Salon about the resurgence of the myth that #LGBTQ ppl are "contagious" and how it's being weaponized to "quarantine"/disappear us...
https://t.co/i5dV3Ihubg #queer #gay #trans #Pride

[Robert Tann @RobTann]

Anti-LGBTQ protestors fail to cancel a sold-out 21+ drag show at a Highlands Ranch community center via @McKennaHarford

Amid transphobic signage, a counter-protester told Harford, “representation is profoundly important and visibility saves lives.”

https://t.co/FnC2O0lWCo

[FOSTER @weareyourfek]

This, from Megan Rapinoe, reads as a very decent summation of the correct answer to any “trans person in sports” debate, and also, a pristine example of what personal politics look like when you operate with the value of compassion first.

[follow @bencollins on bluesky @oneunderscore__]

A quick thread on extremists targeting Pride and drag queen events:

You’re not imagining it. Threats against these communities are increasing.

Targeted threats canceled Pride events and forced people out of their homes in the last week.

It's part of a new anti-trans "machine."

[Colorado Times Recorder @COTimesRecorder]

Three Colorado members of the white supremacist organization Patriot Front were arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Saturday for conspiracy to riot.
https://t.co/lXNGbOrmbd

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1. This will be a thread of corporations that plastered their social media accounts with rainbows for Pride Month

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How much those corporations donated to anti-LGBTQ politicians since 2021

Follow along if interested.

[Logan M. Davis @LoganMDavis]

Conservative Christians are explicitly calling for the murder of their political opponents at an increasing rate. https://t.co/3vnfo0yffd

[Matthew Chapman @fawfulfan]

So let me get this straight. Half the Michigan GOP candidates for governor were disqualified from the ballot due to signature problems... and now the highest-polling candidate who is still remaining was at the Capitol on January 6 and just got arrested by the FBI.

[Logan M. Davis @LoganMDavis]

Now the Michigan branch of FEC United--the group founded by Joe Oltmann, famous for calling for the mass execution of politicians--is rallying to Ryan Kelley's cause, while Kelley calls himself a political prisoner.

A very dangerous recipe.

[merle ♂️ @fujodemon]

People are seriously underestimating what a marked shift there's been in anti-LGBT rhetoric in the last few months.

Fascists are getting bolder and 'gender critical' feminists are sympathising, collaborating or carrying out work they can't in mainstreaming hate.

Thread 🧵

[b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie]

it is simply an observable fact that the police don’t solve crimes, and that cities are devoting huge sums of cash to what are essentially make-work jobs and overtime scams https://t.co/jl1Xi2hvq0