Two Articles…

There were two articles on Facebook that caught my attention this afternoon, the firsts about losing a drag show contest…

Dolly Parton lost a drag lookalike contest. No one knew it was actually her.
LGBTQ Nation
By Alex Bollinger
December 7, 2018

Dolly Parton talked about her look and her relationship with LGBTQ people in an interview with Nightline.

She said that she once entered a drag look-alike contest, pretending to be a drag version of herself.

“They had a bunch of Chers and Dollys that year, so I just over-exaggerated – made my beauty mark bigger, the eyes bigger, the hair bigger, everything,” she said.

Even though she’s the real deal, she didn’t put in quite enough work into her look to compete with the queens.

“All these beautiful drag queens had worked for weeks and months getting their clothes,” she said. “So I just got in the line and I just walked across, and they just thought I was some little short gay guy, but I got the least applause.”

I would have loved to see that show.

Ms. Parton has been a strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights,

Parton has supported LGBTQ rights for years, and her theme park Dollywood hosts a yearly Gay Day.

But that hasn’t been without repercussions. She got threatened by the KKK for that, and she still gets threats.

“When it first started there were people giving us threats, I still get threats,” she said. “But like I said, I’m in business. I just don’t feel like I have to explain myself. I love everybody.”

Thank you for your support!

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The other article is about a ten year old whose father beat the “gay out of him.”

‘Gay’ 10-year-old’s sister details extreme torture their parents inflicted before his death
LGBTQ Nation
By Alex Bollinger
December 7, 2018

A judge unsealed grand jury transcripts earlier this week in a case about the death of a 10-year-old boy whose parents allegedly tortured and killed him after he came out.

Earlier this year, Anthony Avalos died after what investigators described as years of torture at the hands of his mother, Heather Barron, and her boyfriend, Kareem Leiva.

The prosecution’s case involves both physical evidence and witness testimony. Assistant district attorney Jonathan Hatami told the grand jury about the coroner’s report, which found injuries all over Anthony’s body.

“There were injuries to Anthony’s side and his hip area, both his left hip and his right hip, and his arms, and even injuries to his feet,” Hatami said. There were also abrasions to his knees, circular marks on his stomach and torso, and bruises on his face, and blunt force trauma to Anthony’s brain and his body.

This is the sad part, not only did she witness the abuse but she also testified to what she saw.

The grand jury also heard from Anthony’s 8-year-old sister, whose name was not released.

She described horrific abuse that Leiva meted out mostly to her, Anthony, and another brother.

She said that the kids were often forced to kneel on rice. Both of the parents would punish them with the rice, and sometimes Leiva would push on their knees with his foot.

The girl said that she was forced to clean up the rice. “Was there any blood on the rice?” the prosecutor asked. “Yes,” she responded.

Eight years old and she had to endure this cruelty and it was even worst for her 10 year old brother who died from the abuse.

Over the years there are some many stories like this that I came across where a parent tried to beat the gay out of their son or daughter. There is so much hate out there.