My focus has been all over the place today, but we’re doing our best! (Sorry this link round up is late.)
Queer as in F*ck You
Never thought I would say this, but JoJo Siwa is a whole entire legend: ” “I came out in early 2021 and what I love to do is make truly being who you are easier for kids.”
JoJo Siwa Makes ‘Dancing With the Stars’ History With First-Ever Same-Sex Dance Partner
Gabrielle Union talking about Zaya's first Pride event pic.twitter.com/eSVZivQBkS
— Fiona Applebum says #BlockShaunKing 🍎 (@WrittenByHanna) September 18, 2021
OUT HERE IN THESE PRIDE STREETS!!! Gabrielle Union Opens Up About Taking Zaya Wade To Her First Pride
Lil Nas X singing “Jolene” is exactly what you need today, I’m sure of it.
Saw This, Thought of You
Where Are the 710 Missing Indigenous Women and Girls in Wyoming?
If you’re looking to honor Latinx History Month, this piece nearly brought me to tears because it’s so simple, human, and beautiful: When a Minivan Becomes a Music Machine by Isabelia Herrera for The New York Times
From Natalie: “The gayest thing the WH has ever produced? Possibly.”
And related, Ranking the 25 Greatest Players in WNBA History (I actually new 12 out of 25 of these names, Let’s go SPORTS!)
And still related, Hundreds Of Athletes Have Signed Onto A Brief Calling For The Supreme Court To Protect Abortion Rights
Himani recommends: The Slow Death of Artistic Freedom in India
Teaching Made Me Realize Adulthood Is a Myth. I Want to Show My Students It’s Okay to Be Human.
Political Snacks
Trudeau Wins, but Is Diminished by a Futile Election
Taliban Ban Girls From Secondary Education in Afghanistan
SB 8 Is a Reminder That Abortion Is a Disability Issue
I haven’t been able to think about anything else for two days, I’m positively sick:
- U.S. Removes Migrants From Texas Border Camp, Begins Flights to Haiti
- U.S. Authorities Accelerate Removal of Haitians at Border With Mexico
- Video Shows ‘Horrific’ Border Patrol Chase of Haitian Migrants as White House Says It Must Not Happen Again (yeah, I’m so sure having the Department of Homeland Security investigate itself is gonna be productive or go well 🙄)
carmen! i DID need to see lil nas x’s jolene today! thank you!
Same! What a treat!
Me toooo!
Jojo Siwa dancing with a woman on primetime tv is *chefs kiss*, and doing it well nonetheless! I hope she wins the whole thing!
She got famous first by being on dance shows, so performing well is not surprising.
So Haitians are getting whipped like slaves but the Afghan’s are getting warm beds and food? USA the greatest country in the world..
Just for the record, Jojo and her dance partner may be the US dwts first ever same sex couple, but not the first ever on dwts – Finland’s current season had a female pair (unfortunately they got voted off in the most recent episode), and Israel had a pair of women dancing several years ago. Those are just the ones I know about,there may be more.
Regardless – awesome about Jojo and the impact she’s likely to have on young people. Plus she can actually dance, so it will be interesting to watch.
There is also a two-women-couple dancing on the danish version of dancing with the stars this year, which is also a first in Denmark.
…. which are very hot and cute together btw! here is their first dance if anyone is interested:
https://underholdning.tv2.dk/video/dUF6aWs5dXFOMTZMT0ZLM2w3S1NtQ1hfNmpPMzl6SW8
That was very cool! They look cute indeed :) I didn’t like the outfit btw, with the white shorts (or underpants?) shining through… But I like the outfit the leader is in!
On the UK version, last year the Olympic boxer Nicola Adams danced with a female partner (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ymt6kUL_Bw), and on this year’s season there is going to be a same-sex male couple on the show too!
When JoJo was first announced as a contestant, I said to myself “They are probably going to pair her with Jenna”. And I was right. Jenna is one of the best Pro Dancers on the show and a So You Think You Can Dance veteran and exactly the type of person that I knew would be up to being apart of the first US same-sex pairing. Also, I love her husband Val who has danced with Zendaya and Normani to name a few. The show is definitely setting them up to go far in the competition.
Abolish ICE. Fuck them.
Cody’s my high school classmate, so I can only allow him to win over JoJo if someone has to win over JoJo. Meanwhile, I need something to help with processing the agony of what’s happening at the border and how it echoes so much of the treatment of Black folks globally.
Okay, this is great. But why did it take DWTS so long?? She is not the first LGBTQ person to be asked to appear on the show but is the first that DWTS actually ALLOWED to appear with a same sex partner.