Verne E. Taylor Jr Continues To Harass Me

 Verne E. Taylor Jr, the former President of Ohio Association of the Deaf who was indicted with six counts by the State of Ohio's Attorney General for embezzling the OAD funds of more than $100,000, has continued to harass me via Facebook Messenger.  

Enclosed is the conversation that I received at this morning at 5:22 AM MST.  Verne thinks he is untouchable in the state of Ohio.  He's going to realize that he is not.  He will be held accountable. As everyone who embezzled any funds from any deaf organization(s).

Cheers,

R-

Who Is The Banned on Gemworld?

I know many of you do not care about comics but just read on this particular item that I would like to share my goosebumps when I saw something special that touched my blighted gay soul. 

In the last and 6th issue of Amethyst, Amethyst had to fight Lord Dark Opal to save her parents and her people who were imprisoned and relocated at the Amethyst Island on the top of Mount Ruby. 

During the pivotal battle, Amethyst saw a certain group rushing in and climbing up the mountain in their attempts to assist Amethyst. It was The Banned. 

Back in #3, a new loyal friend of Amethyst named Phoss who is a peasant lesbian, she introduced Amethyst to The Banned, an ancient nomadic community of rejected people by 12 ruling realms of Gemworld. 

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I should mention that in the first 3 issues, Amethyst realized that her royal allies (Emerald, Diamond, Topaz, Sapphire, Turquoise, Garnet to name few) has turned their backs on her in times of need. 

Historically, Amethyst was told by her royal servants that even with the fact that they are not her enemy, Aquamarine is never to be trusted but this time, Aquamarine is the only ruling realm that stepped in to assist Amethyst. 

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But let's get back to what I'm trying to say about The Banned, as a royal member of Amethyst Kingdom, Amethyst told Phoss that she refused to mingle with them because her royal servants told her that The Banned is forbidden in the laws of Gemworld. 

Phoss blasted Amethyst in telling her to get off from her high horse and meet different people outside of her snobby royal circles. Amethyst was outvoted as Prince Aquamarine sided with Phoss. Amethyst was surprised with how The Banned welcomed her to visit and mingle with the others. 

Amethyst happened to be in the area when the folks from Topaz Keep suddenly attacked the Banned - Amethyst stopped them and granted The Banned to settle and wait in her kingdom out of compassion.

But who is The Banned? 

The Banned is filled with a wide diverse of clans from the ancient past conforming to non-traditional ideals of Gemworld, preferring to put their beliefs in hundreds, if not thousands, of gems beyond the official 12 gemstones such as Bloodstone, Black Tormaline, Clear Quartz, Pearl to name few.

For eons, The Banned was actively persecuted by the 12 realms of Gemworld because they refused to assimilate. And they are different from the rest of population across the planet. You'd regard them as misfits in their own right preferring to preserve their true identities and their ancient beliefs. 

Sounds familiar, right?

You bet it is. 

Gemworld's The Banned reminded me of our LGBTIQA+ communities on Earth who refused to assimilate, conform to the society in order to be accepted as straight people. They preferred to live and create their places on Earth by being truth to their own identities.

On Earth, millions of LGBTIQA+ people, for centuries, were rejected, banished, ostracized, murdered, injured, discriminated and persecuted by their parents, families, relatives, politicians, leaders, communities all across the world. 

What did they do next? 

Out of their sheer desperation, they congregated amongst its rejected people and subsequently created their own communities out of necessity across the world. And not only that, they created their own means to fight back against the oppression imposed on them by heterosexuals which was fueled from their religious beliefs. 

So yeah, The Banned on Gemworld *is* the LGBTIQA+ people on Earth. 

Needless to say, right after the defeat of Lord Dark Opal and freeing her parents and loyal subjects of her kingdom, Amethyst finally met her royal parents, Lord and Lady Amethyst, only to be rejected by them. Because of what she did with her birthright gemstone which was used to free her royal family and her subjects, they immediately rejected her and proclaimed to disown her in front of many.

And guess who immediately stepped in and embraced her as the new queen?

Of course, it is The Banned. Who else do you think is going to embrace Amethyst after she was rejected by her own royal parents?

Boy, this is what gave me the goosebumps.

Cheers,

R-

Why Treat Student-Athletes As Essential Workers?

 It is obvious that COVID19 is making an impact on schools across the country and in the process, impacted the student-athletes on many programs enough to put the programs on pause for the time being.  So many games have been cancelled or postponed. But these schools insist on playing the games not because the student-athletes wanted it, they did do it to appease the alumni and supporters who demanded to see them play once again. It is all about money.

You gotta play or I'm not going to donate or support your program.  The schools quivered each time the supporter say that to their faces.  That's why they forced the student-athletes to play.  They, for the lack of better word, essentially became the essential workers to meet the demands of the others.

I find it very disturbing, to say the least.

I'm a huge fan of Virginia Cavaliers who is currently No. 16 in the country with 3-1 record. Since November 25, Virginia has underwent the cancellations, postponements and replacements of various teams in St. Peters, Maine, Florida, Michigan State, Wake Forest, Villanova and William & Mary.

That is 7 teams against Virginia's current record at 3-1.  

So what is the point?  For the safety and health of its players, I think the whole season should be cancelled and the student-athletes be allowed to play another year.  At this point, it is not fair to the student-athletes to fulfill their efforts to appease the fans rather than to ensure that they receive education in safe and healthy route.  

I predict that many teams will experience frequent cancellations and postponements in January and February and yes, the March Madness produces money but at this point, at what expense should it be?  The lives of student-athletes?

Cheers,

R-

December 14, 2020 Tidbits

15th Anniversary

What's Wrong With This?

Fascinating about C.T. Karnowski

This dude, CT Karnowski of Minnesota, is closeted like many others.  I have plenty of witnesses ... including myself. Yes, I consider him as one of these Rohmsexuals.

And he was a member of Kappa Gamma Fraternity.  What did you expect from this fraternity - the same one that used to encourage gay men to stay in the closet in order to advance their personal careers ...

And this link is fun to read.  If you review many Rohmsexuals, there is one ingredient that is very common with them, deaf or hearing alike - they tend to be Alcoholic. Just ask Jeff Dahmer ... oops, he's dead.  Sorry about that.  

Cheers,

R-