This week, LGBTQ Twitter was filled with heated clap backs, sarcastic comments, and joyful celebrations. Here are a few key moments you might have missed.
Out White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R-SD) ignorance about LGBTQ mental health.
Here’s a start for you, Governor. 1. Don’t advance policies that attack trans youth, 2. Don’t fund ads attacking LGBT youth, 3. support @POTUS’ agenda to enhance support for youth mental health needs, with funding made available through the American Rescue Plan. https://t.co/FQLV0pYIsk
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@KJP46) February 18, 2022
Related: Karine Jean-Pierre calls out Republicans for actively trying to hurt Americans
Dahlia Zahava riffed on a story about a priest who performed baptisms incorrectly.
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oh so now you guys care about pronouns https://t.co/unaphgInjP
— Dahlia Zahava (@DahliaZahava) February 17, 2022
Virginia Commonwealth University researcher Caroline Orr Bueno caught a less-than-stellar graphic about out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg used on Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show. Buttigieg issued a report that said that the Department of Transportation’s goal is “zero traffic fatalities,” which somehow Ingraham interpreted as him banning driving.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new initiative to reduce traffic fatalities, so naturally Laura Ingraham/Fox News is calling it a “war on driving.”
We really would have never seen mandatory seatbelts if these folks were running the show then. pic.twitter.com/TZGLG0Tx8y
— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) February 16, 2022
The funny “The Right Can’t Meme” account remembered one from 2020, when rightwingers took a picture of gay porn actor Kristofer Weston and used it show that they’re too manly to care about COVID-19. Weston may be “into some kinky shit,” but he also posts pictures to social media wearing masks, so the meme doesn’t represent his point of view at all.
— The Right Can't Meme (@TheRightCant) February 16, 2022
Amanda Jetté Knox – a must-follow non-binary advocate on Twitter – celebrated a milestone and shared it with the world this week.
Six years ago today, my wife came out as trans on Facebook. We asked our hundreds of online friends to keep it quiet until she was ready to come out more publicly a few weeks later.
Every single one did. And not only that, but they loved her fiercely.
They still do. ❤️🏳️⚧️
— Mx. Amanda Jetté Knox (@MavenOfMayhem) February 18, 2022
Out Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon wrote a long thread about Kamila Valieva being allowed to compete in the Olympics despite failing a drug test, and he was able to sum up his thoughts in two words at the end.
Every other athlete in this competition is having their whole Olympic experience altered to accommodate an athlete with a FAILED test. The entire ROC should not be here. They’ve exploited a child for results and continue to cheat and suffer no consequences.
— Adam Rippon (@AdamRippon) February 14, 2022
The infuriating fact is that everything that makes Kami an amazing skater (spins, flow, flexibility) none of it can come from a drug. But, her team didn’t want to play by the rules.
— Adam Rippon (@AdamRippon) February 14, 2022
Fuck this.
— Adam Rippon (@AdamRippon) February 14, 2022
And, as a bonus, here’s a duck playing a drum.
danse manatee pic.twitter.com/IDNZW0M4jb
— jetski (@jetski0) February 17, 2022
