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Well, we spent nearly the entire day last Friday at the Mexican Consulate in Raleigh getting Carlos’ Power of Attorney paperwork filed and sent off. It was one of those ‘Hurry up and wait’ kinda days, where you waited, then filled out some paperwork, paid a fee and then went to wait, until you could fill out more paperwork, pay another fee, and then wait some more..

But three good things happened:

Number One: we got it all done!

B: We found a delicious Cuban restaurant in downtown Raleigh and ate a delicious lunch of Cuban Sandwiches, Sweet Plantains, and Tostones; oy, mi madre, it was delicioso!

Number 3: While waiting in the consulate, I had some eye candy to watch. A tall Latino man, who obviously works outdoors, wearing those dusty, hug in all the right places, Levi’s and work boots; a baseball cap over neatly trimmed hair; a tight t-shirt emphasizing some good things, and that kind of farmer’s tan, where, when he moved his arm and exposed more of his guns you caught just a glimpse of tan line. And every so often, he’d get up and leave the room and the view, coming and going was epic and—

Where was I? Oh yeah, good day at the consulate.

How dumb are they … This week an official Twitter account for _____’s reelection campaign was mocked after it pushed back on reports that _____ called Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, “nasty”. And so, the account challenged you:

“Here is what he actually said. Listen for yourself!”

And then _____ appears, speaking to British tabloid The Sun ahead of his state visit, saying he was not aware that Markle had called him “divisive” and “misogynistic” during his 2016 presidential campaign; and he says:

“I didn’t know that. What can I say? I didn’t know that she was nasty.”

Yes, the people who denied he called Markle nasty put up a video in which he calls her nasty. I’ll ask again, how dumb are they?

As we enter LGBTQ Pride month, this week White House adviser Minister of Propaganda Kellyanne Conway touted _____’s record on LGBTQ rights by saying that he was the first president to take office as a supporter of same-sex marriage:

“Look, I’m old enough to remember the 2008 campaign where Hillary and Obama were arguing with each other as to who was more for traditional marriage. It wasn’t so long ago. He’s the first president to start as president for approving of gay marriage. That’s something that he should be lauded for in history.”

First, you're old enough to have been a cater-waiter at the Last Supper, so let's not talk about  your age. Just head back to your cauldron, shrew, because your so-called LGBTQ-friendly illegally elected boss has also …

Instituted a ban on transgender Americans serving in the military.

Allowed people to discriminate against LGBTQ people in adoption

Supports ‘Religious freedom bills’ that make discrimination against LGBTQ Americans legal.

Denied citizenship to some children of same-sex American couples

Stripped protections for transgender Americans at homeless shelters

Ended anti-discrimination protections for transgender Americans in health care.

That is not LGBTQ-friendly, you shriveled hag.

Also this week, Grifter son-in-law and Ivanka’s whipping boy, Jared Kushner said he doesn’t know if he’d call the FBI if he were to receive an email today like the one before the campaign’s Trump Tower meeting, which had the subject line: “Re: Russia – Clinton – private and confidential.”

“I don’t know. It’s hard to do hypotheticals, but the reality is is that we were not given anything that was salacious.”

Once a goose-stepping traitor, always a goose-stepping traitor.

Now, here’s how a real President talks LGBTQ Pride.

This week Jiwandeep Kohli, a clinical psychology graduate student and former contestant on “The Great American Baking Show,” posted a photo of himself wearing his rainbow turban celebrating Pride Month, saying:

“I’m proud to be a bisexual bearded baking brain scientist. I feel fortunate to be able to express all these aspects of my identity, and will continue to work toward ensuring the same freedom for others. #PrideMonth  #PrideTurban #LoveIsLove”

The photo went viral and one former President, Barack Obama, saw it and commented:

“You've got a lot to be proud of, Jiwandeep. Thanks for everything you do to make this country a little more equal. Turban looks great, by the way. Happy Pride Month, everybody!”

And that’s how it’s done, Kellyanne.

Congratulations to Australian diver Matthew Mitcham, who won a gold medal in the 10-meter event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, on his engagement to his British boyfriend Luke Rutherford.  Mitcham, who met Rutherford through friends and moved to the UK after his fiancé’s visa ran out, said:

“He got down on both knees, I said yes, and now we’re engaged.”

Congratulations and best wishes and, well, here’s hoping the wedding is clothing optional?

Just a thought.

News broke this week that a couple of asshats got a permit for a Straight Pride Parade in Boston, and actor Chris Evans took to Twitter to blast the idea:

“Wow! Cool initiative, fellas!! Just a thought, instead of ‘Straight Pride’ parade, how about this: The ‘desperately trying to bury our own gay thoughts by being homophobic because no one taught us how to access our emotions as children’ parade? Whatta ya think? Too on the nose??”

Then Evans, brother, actor Scott Evans, who is gay, retweeted a post by James Fell explaining why a Straight Pride Parade is so wrong.

“It’s official. Boston’s going to have a ‘Straight Pride Parade.’

I’m straight. I like being straight. A big reason why I like being straight is that I’ve never once experienced bigotry for my sexuality. I didn’t have to fight for the right to marry the person of my choosing. I didn’t have to concern myself with being beaten or killed because others didn’t accept who I wanted to sleep with. I didn’t have to stay closeted out of fear, or worry about the reaction of my family, friends or colleagues by coming out.

I never got called a slur for being straight. No one ever told me I was going to burn in Hell for being straight. There aren’t programs where I could be sent to be tortured into no longer being straight. There aren’t any countries where you can be put to death simply for being straight.

There is nothing I ever had to fight for, or struggle against, because I’m straight. And therefore there isn’t any reason to take pride in it. Grateful for the privileges I get? Sure. But pride? I don’t see it.

What I do see is that this parade is misnamed. It’s not a ‘Straight pride Parade.’ It should be called ‘I’m a Homophobic Piece of Shit’ parade.”

Bam!

Man Candy … a summer show has appeared, called the InBetween about a psychic who helps the police solve crimes; think Medium  for 2019.

Anyway, there are some hot men, like …clockwise … Paul Blackthorne, who plays detective Tom Hackett, along with Justin Cromwell, who plays Hackett’s new partner, Damien Assante. Ten there’s Andres Joseph who plays hot tech nerd Zayn Meier, and lastly, Michael B. Silver, who is Brian Currie, Tom Hackett’s husband.

Yes, hot gay cop with silver fox hubby.

I’m in.