Thursday, June 14, 2018

Happy Thursday, it's Tracie.

When I read about this event, I immediately started hearing Lady Gaga's 'Just Dance' in my head. While I understand some people will find this offensive (Roseanne andScott Baio come to mind), it's a peaceful, and probably fun, way to protest. My song recommendation is Bob Marley's 'Get Up, Stand Up," but with a veritable who's who of Columbus queer icons in attendance, I'm sure the music will be stellar no matter what. 🌈🎶

Navigator full story: ProgressOhio Hosting A Big LGBTQ Dance Party To Welcome VPOTUS Mike Pence

Thursday Weather 🌡Finally! Sun 🌞!  High of 84, zero percent chance of precipitation. Things are looking good heading in to Father's Day Weekend 👬. 

Navigator Originals ✏️The 9 Best Places To Take Your Dog Swimming Near Columbus 🐺We took our dog to a "soggy dog swim" one summer. We brought her vet records, paid a few bucks, waited in line...apparently not all dogs love to swim. It was a total bust. But, with all the FREE options available in town, it might be worth us trying again. Fitz And The Tantrums, Judah & The Lion, & More To Play A&F Charity Fest 🎹Charity might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Abercrombie & Fitch, but the company does put some good into the world with their annual Charity Festival in New Albany. In addition to the live music, there'll be specialty cocktails, kids activities, and a 5k.  All benefiting the SeriousFun Children's Network. What You Can Do About Forced Family Separation And ICE In ColumbusIf you are finding the images of child camps horribly stressful, there's a march and rally tonight at Goodale Park. This has details on that as well as everything else you can do at this moment in time.

Around Town 🏘For the past several weeks, the "Brecksville Bear" was enjoying his fill at neighborhood bird feeders, and, according to wildlife officials, slowly making his way east, in search of a new territory. He almost made it. The 400lb black bear was hit by two vehicles on I-77, ending his life. I was going to make a joke about the bear crossing the road, but this is actually pretty sad. I bear-ly made it through the article. 🐻 [Dispatch]There will be more than one Pride Festival in town this weekend, with the Black Queer & Intersectional Columbus group holding their first annual Pride event at Mayme Moore Park this Saturday. BQIC seeks to draw attention to people of color who are often overlooked in the LGBTQ community. 🌈 [WOSU]The Tuscarawas Valley school board has voted in favor of arming teachers 🔫. “None of us are excited about the endeavor, yet it is a significant safety measure the board has authorized.” [said] Superintendent Mark Murphy [TimesReporter]

Coming Up 📆 ✊ 6/14: March To #EndFamilySeparation Columbus, Ohio♣️   6/14-17: Origins Game Fair🔬 6/14: COSI After Dark: Dangerous Science🎵 6/14: Addison Agen (Express Live!)🎼 6/14: A Thousand Horses (The Bluestone)🎸 6/15: WALK THE MOON (Express Live!)🎧 6/15: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Newport Music Hall)🖼 6/15-16: Grove City Wine And Arts Festival🌳 6/15-16: Duck Creek Log Jam (Hocking Hills)🛍 6/15-17: Country Living Fair🏳️‍🌈 6/15-17: Pride Festival🎷 6/15-17: Gahanna Creekside Blues And Jazz Fest🤖 6/16: Columbus Children's Festival🏳️‍🌈 6/16: Columbus Community Pride 2018: Back to Our Roots Festival🎸6/16:  Kenny Chesney (MAPFRE Stadium)🦁 6/16: Zoofari🇮🇳 6/16: Indian Food Festival🌳 6/16: Passport to Metro Parks Kickoff🖼 6/16-17: Worthington Arts Festival🎶6/16: Jake Paul (Express Live!)🎷6/16: Little River Band - Picnic With The Pops (Columbus Commons)🎸6/17: Transviolet (The Basement)

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Longread There’s no shortage of stories of women and children being attacked for their hair — robbed by gun or knifepoint in Venezuela, India, South Africa, Ukraine, Myanmar, and elsewhere — and held down as thieves forcibly cut off their ponytails. Without required traceability, the door is left open for this to happen all over the world by criminals hoping to make a quick buck on virgin hair. But collecting a large amount of quality hair requires women to give it voluntarily, so it’s more common for hair dealers to travel from region to region buying hair from disenfranchised women until the supply dries up. ✂Refinery29: Death Threats And $3 Ponytails: What The Fake Hair Trade Is Hiding

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