Five years, that's all it's been, it's been five years

I just plain forgot about this blog. That's all.

So. I'm back in the saddle, ready to rant about shit in the world that I find intolerable. Today's pile of poop award goes to the Montana House of Representatives, which has had the gall to censure one of its members for speaking truth to power. Yeah, you know how that goes these days.

Rep. Zooey Zephyr (great name) simply wanted to warn her colleagues of the potential harm they'd be doing if they passed legislation banning gender-affirming care for young persons. She mentioned the word blood.

>The "Youth Health Protection Act" would restrict the use of hormone therapy, puberty blockers and >surgeries on people under age 18 for the purposes of gender transitioning.  "If you vote yes on this bill, >I hope the next time you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands." 

Ooohh, some fee-fees got hurt.

>The Montana Freedom Caucus, which includes several of Zephyr's colleagues, misgendered Zephyr by >using he/him pronouns and argued the legislation "protects minor children from forced life-altering and >unnecessary surgical procedures." 

Oh my god Becky lookit their butts.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/transgender-lawmaker-faces-expulsion-montana-house-republicans 

This kind of garbage is going on in faux-Christian right-wing enclaves all over this country. Ever since Roe v. Wade was overturned, bills pushing back against civil rights for women and the LGBTQ+ community have been flooding into legislatures like an overturned piss bucket.

Which is why those of us who care about what happens to women and the LGBTQ+ community, and other marginalized communities, better STAND UP AND PAY ATTENTION. Take notes, people. Look at what your legislators are voting for and against. Keep tabs on them critters. If you don't like what they're doing, you know what to do next time Election Day rolls around.