Crash Course: No, same-sex marriage is not "settled": The GOP base demands more anti-LGBTQ extremism

Most powerful voting bloc in the nation pushes the Republican Party into contentious culture wars before midterms [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0Q2aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL2xldHRlci8zNzk5VwNzcGNCCmLWzjHZYujXugNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) No, same-sex marriage is not "settled": The GOP base demands more anti-LGBTQ extremism Some of the best news out of the culture war front has been the fast-growing acceptance of same-sex marriage among Americans of all political stripes. Considering the rancorous debates that have been going on for decades over reproductive rights and racial equality, this has seemed like a rare bright spot in an otherwise intractable polarization on all the issues pertaining to the evolution of our cultural norms around race, gender and sexual orientation. Just last month [Gallup released a poll](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RSaHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdhbGx1cC5jb20vcG9sbC8zOTMxOTcvc2FtZS1zZXgtbWFycmlhZ2Utc3VwcG9ydC1pbmNoZXMtbmV3LWhpZ2guYXNweFcDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) showing that 71% of Americans now approve of same-sex marriage, an astonishing leap forward from only a few years ago. [Read the rest from Heather Digby Parton.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvbm8tc2FtZS1tYXJyaWFnZS1pcy1ub3Qtc2V0dGxlZC10aGUtYmFzZS1kZW1hbmRzLW1vcmUtYW50aS1sZ2J0cS1leHRyZW1pc20vVwNzcGNCCmLWzjHZYujXugNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) (Matt Dinerstein/FX) Why is everyone so horny for kitchen slang? When Bourdain's book "[Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTAvMDQvMDIvYm91cmRhaW5fa2l0Y2hlbl9jb25maWRlbnRpYWxfbm9fbW9yZS9XA3NwY0IKYtbOMdli6Ne6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" came out in 2000, that was the first time that many people realized how implicitly sexed up certain sides of a professional kitchen can be. As Bourdain tells it, he was working for a chef named Bobby. Bobby's crew, including Bourdain, had been hired to cook for a wedding party. The bride, dressed in virginal white, approached Bobby and whispered something in his ear that caused him to briefly abandon his station. You can read about the . . . well, the climax of the story [here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0QraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMDAvMTIvMjAva2l0Y2hlbl8yL1cDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Anecdotes like this, as well as Bourdain's unflinching [details about misbehavior and drug use in the kitchen](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjAvMTIvMTAvYmVzdC1hbWVyaWNhbi1mb29kLXdyaXRpbmctai1rZW5qaS1sb3Blei1hbHQtcmVzdGF1cmFudC1jaGVmcy9XA3NwY0IKYtbOMdli6Ne6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), helped propel the narrative that chefs are rockstars, which has been something of a double-edged sword. On one hand, it has occasionally allowed [actual abuses](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvbmV0ZmxpeC1jYW5jZWxzLXR1Y2EtYmVydGllLWxvc2VzLW91dC1vbi1vbmUtb2YtdGhlLW1vc3QtdGltZWx5LXR2LW5hcnJhdGl2ZXMvVwNzcGNCCmLWzjHZYujXugNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) to be shrugged off in the same way people react to news of a famous musician trashing a hotel room. On the other, it has helped cement food — and those who make it — as something that should be interrogated in a broader cultural context. [Read the rest from Ashlie D. Stevens](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvd2h5LWlzLWV2ZXJ5b25lLXNvLWhvcm55LWZvci1raXRjaGVuLXNsYW5nL1cDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). - Toobin says Trump's continued reinstatement efforts are that of a ["tinfoil hat crazy person"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvdG9vYmluLXNheXMtY29udGludWVkLXJlaW5zdGF0ZW1lbnQtZWZmb3J0cy1hcmUtdGhhdC1vZi1hLXRpbmZvaWwtaGF0LWNyYXp5LXBlcnNvbi9XA3NwY0IKYtbOMdli6Ne6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - [Mike Pence](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RhaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvbWlrZS1wZW5jZS1nZXRzLXRoZS10aHVtYnMtdXAtZnJvbS1sYXdtYWtlcnMtdG8tcnVuLWZvci1pbi0yMDI0L1cDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) gets the thumbs-up from Republican lawmakers to run for President in 2024 - ["Only Murders in the Building"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvb25seS1pbi10aGUtYnVpbGRpbmctc29uLW9mLXNhbS1nYW1lLW9saXZlci9XA3NwY0IKYtbOMdli6Ne6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): Inside Oliver's deadly game night - [13 ALDI products](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0ROaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvMTMtYWxkaS1wcm9kdWN0cy10aGF0LXNob3BwZXJzLWxvdmUtdGhlLW1vc3QvVwNzcGNCCmLWzjHZYujXugNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) that shoppers love the most - The [James Webb telescope](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0Q6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvamFtZXMtd2ViYi1taWNyb21ldGVyb2lkL1cDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) has "uncorrectable" damage from a micrometeoroid - Experts still torn on whether you should swab your throat when taking [COVID tests](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvZXhwZXJ0cy1zdGlsbC10b3JuLW9uLXdoZXRoZXIteW91LXNob3VsZC1zd2FiLXlvdXItdGhyb2F0LXdoZW4tdGFraW5nLXRlc3RzL1cDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - GOP candidate complains abortion activists play ["the rape card"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvY2FuZGlkYXRlLWNvbXBsYWlucy1hYm9ydGlvbi1hY3RpdmlzdHMtcGxheS10aGUtcmFwZS1jYXJkL1cDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - Judge orders [Rudy Giuliani](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvb3JkZXJzLXJ1ZHktZ2l1bGlhbmktdG8tdGVzdGlmeS1iZWZvcmUtZ2VvcmdpYS1ncmFuZC1qdXJ5LWFmdGVyLWhlLWZhaWxlZC10by1hcHBlYXJfcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYtbOMdli6Ne6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to testify before Georgia grand jury after he "failed to appear" - [Nevada GOP primary loser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvbmV2YWRhLXByaW1hcnktbG9zZXItc3Vlcy1vdmVyLXVuZmFpci1lbGVjdGlvbi1tYXRoZW1hdGljYWwtaW1wb3NzaWJpbGl0eS10aGF0LWktbG9zdC9XA3NwY0IKYtbOMdli6Ne6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) sues over “unfair election”: “Mathematical impossibility” that I lost - Maryland GOP nominates “[QAnon whackjob](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvbWFyeWxhbmQtbm9taW5hdGVzLXFhbm9uLXdoYWNram9iLWZvci1nb3Zlcm5vci0tYnV0LWhlcy1ub3QtZXZlbi10aGUtbW9zdC1leHRyZW1lLXdpbm5lci9XA3NwY0IKYtbOMdli6Ne6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)” for governor — but he’s not even the most extreme winner - Trump pressured top Wisconsin Republican to [decertify 2020 results](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvcHJlc3N1cmVkLXRvcC13aXNjb25zaW4tdG8tZGVjZXJ0aWZ5LTIwMjAtcmVzdWx0cy10aGVuLXRocmVhdGVuZWQtaGltLS1sYXN0LXdlZWsvVwNzcGNCCmLWzjHZYujXugNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), then threatened him — last week - The press tries to [grade Republicans on a curve](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvdGhlLXByZXNzLXRyaWVzLXRvLWdyYWRlLW9uLWEtY3VydmUtLWJ1dC10aGUtc3RpbGwtaGF0ZXMtbWFycmlhZ2UtZXF1YWxpdHkvVwNzcGNCCmLWzjHZYujXugNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) — but the GOP still hates marriage equality - How did the Secret Service lose its [Jan. 6 texts](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvaG93LWRpZC10aGUtc2VjcmV0LWxvc2UtaXRzLWphbi02LXRleHRzLXNvLWZhci10aGUtZXhwbGFuYXRpb25zLXdvbnQtd2FzaC9XA3NwY0IKYtbOMdli6Ne6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)? So far, the explanations won't wash - [Steve Bannon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvc3RldmUtYmFubm9ucy11bmxpa2VseS1jcmltaW5hbC10cmlhbC1maXJzdC1vZi1pdHMta2luZC1pbi1hbG1vc3QtNDAteWVhcnMvVwNzcGNCCmLWzjHZYujXugNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)'s unlikely criminal trial: First of its kind in almost 40 years Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Trump 2024 is almost here: King of the long con looks to play his final trick Will he or won't he? Whether Donald Trump will run for president again in 2024 is the question now hovering over America. Trump loves it that way, of course. The [Washington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzLzIwMjIvMDcvMTQvdHJ1bXAtMjAyNC1hbm5vdW5jZW1lbnQtZmFsbC9XA3NwY0IKYtbOMdli6Ne6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) reports that Trump is "now eyeing a September announcement," according to two of his advisers, with one Trump confidant putting the odds at "70-30 he announces before the midterms" and others saying he may announce sooner than September. [Read the rest from Chauncey DeVega.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvMjAyNC1pcy1hbG1vc3QtaGVyZS1raW5nLW9mLXRoZS1sb25nLWNvbi1sb29rcy10by1wbGF5LWhpcy1maW5hbC10cmljay9XA3NwY0IKYtbOMdli6Ne6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Alan Dershowitz’s Martha’s Vineyard Cancellation," [The New Yorker](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3eW9ya2VyLmNvbS9uZXdzL3EtYW5kLWEvYWxhbi1kZXJzaG93aXR6cy1tYXJ0aGFzLXZpbmV5YXJkLWNhbmNlbGxhdGlvblcDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Police Are Being Removed From Schools for Sexual Assault," [Dame](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RhaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFtZW1hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA3LzIwL3BvbGljZS1hcmUtYmVpbmctcmVtb3ZlZC1mcm9tLXNjaG9vbHMtZm9yLXNleHVhbC1hc3NhdWx0L1cDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Minneapolis’ First Avenue Cancels Dave Chappelle Show Amid Backlash, Apologizes for Booking Him," [Pitchfork](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0R5aHR0cHM6Ly9waXRjaGZvcmsuY29tL25ld3MvbWlubmVhcG9saXMtZmlyc3QtYXZlbnVlLWNhbmNlbHMtZGF2ZS1jaGFwcGVsbGUtc2hvdy1hbWlkLWJhY2tsYXNoLWFwb2xvZ2l6ZXMtZm9yLWJvb2tpbmctaGltL1cDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Trans Chick-fil-A worker told to be ‘honored’ by catcalls, suit says," [The Washington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RhaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25hdGlvbi8yMDIyLzA3LzE5L3RyYW5zLWNoaWNrLWZpbC1hLWxhd3N1aXQvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9cmVkZGl0LmNvbVcDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) (Getty Images/Aleksandr Yu) Weed vapes probably sending a toxic gas to your lungs, study finds Ever since vaping overtook traditional smoking as the [culturally preferred method](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0R2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMTEvdmFwaW5nLW9uLWZpbG0tbG9va3MtbGVzcy1nbGFtb3JvdXMtdGhhbi10aGUtaG9sbHl3b29kLXNtb2tpbmctb2YteWVzdGVyeWVhcl9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpi1s4x2WLo17oDUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) of inhaling nicotine and marijuana, [vaping proponents](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMTgvZS1jaWdhcmV0dGUtbWFrZXItcHVmZi1iYXItaXMtZmFjaW5nLWEtcHJvYmUtYnktbm9ydGgtY2Fyb2xpbmFzLWF0dG9ybmV5LWdlbmVyYWwvVwNzcGNCCmLWzjHZYujXugNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) have vigorously challenged the claims of various health risks associated with e-cigarettes. In particular, critics have noted — and advocates have struggled to defend — the [rising victim tally for EVALI](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTkvMTIvMTAvd2VlZC12YXBlcy1tYXktbm90LWJlLXNhZmUtZnJvbS12YXBpbmctbGlua2VkLWhlYWx0aC1wcm9ibGVtcy9XA3NwY0IKYtbOMdli6Ne6A1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), a disease with an acronym that speaks for itself: "e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury." The challenge, for health experts, has been acquiring precise biochemical information about the effect of vaping on the body. [Read the rest from Matthew Rozsa](~/AASU4wA~/RgRku7bMP0RdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjAvd2VlZC12YXBlcy1wcm9iYWJseS1zZW5kaW5nLWEtZ2FzLXRvLXlvdXItbHVuZ3Mtc3R1ZHktZmluZHMvVwNzcGNCCmLWzjHZYujXugNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. 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