#pridecoffee

It’s been a pretty good last couple of days.

I’m going to be covering some different news, and trying out a different format than I usually do. I’m going to be talking about three different good things happening in the gay community right now, from my fresh 16 y/o gay POV.

First of all, the elephant in the room. The most recent SCOTUS (Supreme Court Of The United States) decision that included gay and lesbian people in the 1964 law that outlaws discrimination on the basis of sex in the workplace. It was a surprise decision for most, given that two of the conservative justices appointed joined the democrats for a 6-3 victory, the most prominent of which was Neil Gorsuch, the highly controversial replacement for Merrick Garland after the senate purposely stalled his appointment until Obama left office. This means a lot of things, but let’s break it down.

1. Mike Pence is fucking furious.

2. A lot of the work that the Trump-Pence administration has done recently to roll back protections for gay workers are now being slowly undone.

3. Gay people are now treated more like the straights. So, like actual human beings.

4. Mike Pence is soooooo fucking furious.

However, as usual, Chasten Buttigieg summed up exactly how I and a lot of gay people feel about this by tweeting;

“Thanks for the anniversary present of basic human rights, SCOTUS!”

This shouldn’t be a big deal. This is a win, yes, but not one to get too excited over. Real change comes with a Federal Equality Act, nationwide ban on conversion camps for minors, and complete barring of private businesses from using religious rights as an excuse for bigotry.

But make no mistake, we are living in history. Just like we have been for the last few months.

Before things get too dark, let’s talk about some good things! It’s pride, and one product that I will happily say isn’t just a corporation making easy money off of the gay community is Allegro Coffee. They have just come out with the 2020 Pride Blend, and I got mine in the mail this afternoon. I will post an update with how it is in the morning when I make it, but if it’s anything like last years, it’ll be fantastic. 

I know what you’re thinking, “Is he sponsored by Allegro Coffee?”. No. I kinda want to be, but no. They wouldn’t waste their sweet precious floral roasted coffee dollars on a little gay blog.

The second thought you might be having is, “Are you just saying it’s good because you can say you’re drinking gay coffee?”

NO! It’s actually good! I feel weird saying that my favorite coffee is the gay one, but it really is. It has great floral notes and a bitter yet slightly sweet flavor.

THEY MADE FRUITY COFFEE FOR FRUITY PEOPLE YALL AND IT WORKED.

Anyway. 

If you’re looking forward to the virtual NYC pride and you saw that the host is Dan Levy and you thought:

“Who is that stud in a black sweater?”

That’s Dan Levy. He cowrote an essential piece of gay media with his father, the great Eugene Levy. Schitt’s Creek is possibly one of my favorite shows and one of the top three things to come out of Canada. It’s a show about a rich entitled family having to live in a small town motel after their entire fortune is stolen, and trust me, my description does it all the injustices possible. Dan Levy is incredible, and because the first 5 seasons are on Netflix, with the 6th and final season expected in the fall of this year, you have no excuse not to go through at least three seasons of this thing before Virtual Pride. So watch it, order your favorite David Rose sweater, and get ready for a show.