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“Is the pope Catholic?” It used to be an obvious rhetorical question along the lines of where bears go to the restroom. But not anymore. 

What could be better than a new Star Trek movie? Its first openly gay character, of course! The internet has been exploding with the news that USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu will be portrayed as gay in the upcoming film Star Trek Beyond. Sulu will appear briefly in a scene with his “husband.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, “the two have a daughter together.” 

Editor’s Note: Normal people might find some of this offensive. (We hope.) Sex discrimination, anti-semitism, transgender cyborgs, money for nothing and a dress you wouldn’t want to touch with a 10-foot-long pair of scissors. That’s the best of, or worst of, a week in the left-wing press. It’s pressing or just depressing.

The Independent and The Guardian’s journalistic prose does little to hide their horror that the Archbishop of Philadelphia advised Philadelphia Catholics to follow – get this! – a Catholic teaching on sexuality.

This week, on an episode titled ‘Confronted With Hate,’ we learned that, despite being threatened and hated by the world around him, Jazz is totally above it all, and not at all concerned with anyone’s petty issues.

The writer of the new award-winning show Hamilton decided to teach the youths a lesson about Jesus in an interview with Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation.

In response to the horrific Orlando shooting last month, two dozen celebrities have jointly recorded a charity single to benefit the recovering victims, a Florida LGBT community center ... and gay speech police organization GLAAD.  

In the upcoming movie, Imperium, Daniel Radcliffe plays an FBI agent infiltrating a neo-Nazi sect. That should be a movie everyone can get on board with: the freedom-loving American versus the oppressive Nazis. Think again. 

Last year, ABC’s Mistresses tried to be all “edgy” with a storyline involving throuples and polyamory. This year they’ve followed the trans trend - with a bonus knock on Christian conservatives thrown in for good measure.

News outlets are thrilled to have a new female role-model to cheer on. After a decade-long break, Fergie is back on the music scene with a brand new anthem, “M.I.L.F. $.” If you are still blissfully ignorant about what the acronym “M.I.L.F” stands for, it’s a slang term used to describe a sexually attractive woman with kids. Or, a “Mother I’d Like to F*ck.” The term was popularized in the teen…

So Hillary gets off Scot-free and The Donald’s a supervillain. By media standards, that sounds about right. 

British Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams wants you to buy a “Trump Cushion,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. 

Keeping with tradition, the networks are censoring the abortion industry’s latest Gosnell-like horror story. At the end of June, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette charged 74-year-old abortionist Michael Arthur Roth with possession with intent to deliver narcotic Fentanyl, six counts of identity theft and three counts of larceny. While drug-related, the charges hinted at something even more…

Half of the Republican Party is gay! Who knew? Amber Rose is the latest loose-lipped Lefty to get her own airspace on VH1, following the announcement of Marc Lamont Hill’s upcoming late-night show. Though technically a model and fashion designer, Rose is best known for being Kanye West’s ex-girlfriend. In preparation for the debut of The Amber Rose Show on July 8th, The Daily Beast interviewed…