President Trump’s attempts to emulate Barack Obama’s inaugurations largely fell flat.
He wanted record crowds, but was dwarfed by the Women’s March on Washington. He wanted A-list performers, but had to settle for Toby Keith. He wanted mass celebration, he got mass protests.
However, one thing he successfully borrowed from Obama was the former President’s incredible cake. Trump’s inauguration cake was an exact replica of the towering treat created by pastry chef Duff Goldman for Obama’s 2013 celebration. The only problem? Goldman didn’t make it.
The cake on the left is the one I made for President Obama's inauguration 4 years ago. The one on the right is Trumps. I didn't make it. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/qJXpCfPhii
Instead, Trump’s cake was crafted by D.C.’s Buttercream Bakeshop.
“They came to us a couple of weeks ago, which is pretty last minute, and said, ‘We have a photo that we would like to replicate,’” Tiffany MacIsaac, owner of the bakery, told the Washington Post.
She also revealed that, unlike Goldman’s creation, only the bottom layer — the one Trump is slicing into in the photo above — is edible. The rest of the cake is Styrofoam. (That Trump’s cake is all grandeur, no substance is somewhat fitting.)
While the nature of the cake’s creation is confusing, there is at least some good news: Donald Trump’s team has accidentally donated to an LGBT rights organization. In a post on Instagram, Buttercream Bakeshop revealed that the profits from the cake are being donated to the Human Rights Campaign.
The U.S. State Department has completely deleted information for transgender individuals from its international travel advisory page.
The department's "International Travel" section on the website, which used to be designated for "LGBTQI+" travelers, now only denotes "LGB Travelers"
"LGB travelers can face special challenges abroad," the website reads. "Laws and attitudes in some countries may affect safety and ease of travel. Many countries do not recognize same-sex marriage.
"Many countries also only recognize the male and female sex markers in passports and do not have IT systems at ports of entry that can accept other sex markers," the page adds, the sole reference that transgender or nonbinary individuals may have received "X" markers on their passports.
Donald Trump's gay nominee to be the next U.S. Secretary of the Treasury is demanding -- demanding -- an apology from Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for asking Trump to show compassion and mercy as the nation's president.
The Episcopal Bishop gave a sermon during the Inaugural Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, January 21.
During her remarks, Budde implored Trump to "have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," referring specifically to gay, lesbian, and transgender children, some of whom she said "fear for their lives."
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly ordered the removal of tampons from men's bathrooms at the company's offices in California, New York, and Texas.
The tampons, initially included in men's bathrooms to cater to transgender or nonbinary employees who use such facilities, are one example of a deluge of virtue-signaling moves taken by Meta to placate conservatives as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.
Last week, CEO Zuckerberg announced that Meta would eliminate its third-party fact-checking system and replace it with a user-based "Community Notes" feature similar to the model employed by X.
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