#Rafael Cruz

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Ari Drennen and Alyssa Tirrell at MMFA:

At a September 7 rally in Wisconsin, former President Donald Trump again repeated his baseless claim that schools could be providing gender-affirming surgeries to minors without parental consent. Mainstream outlets have debunked Trump's claim, assuring readers that “no children are going to school and receiving surgery there for gender dysphoria.” According to CNN, “Trump’s own presidential campaign could not provide a single example of this ever happening.”  But accusations that schools "groom" children into identifying as trans have circulated throughout right-wing media and politics in recent years. Some outlets and media figures have gone even further. 

At a 2023 event, Rafael Cruz, father of Texas senator and onetime Trump primary opponent Ted Cruz, claimed that children were being “mutilated” by gender affirming care in public schools. Right-wing outlets including National Review, The Federalist, and The Daily Wire have all promoted claims that public schools are providing cross-sex hormones to children, leaving out of their headlines the important detail that parental consent is required to access this treatment.  The day before Trump made this claim, the account Libs of TikTok also appeared to make the same unsubstantiated accusation by implication.

The National Center for Youth Law notes that under the law in question, only very specific services can be provided for minors without parental consent, such as STD testing, abortion care, and treatment for sexual abuse. Those services do not include gender-affirming care, which cannot be provided to a minor without parental consent in the state of California.  Libs of TikTok has a documented history of posting misleading and false content. Chaya Raichik, the creator behind the account, has maintained a right to do so as recently as February 2024, asking an interviewer who questioned the policy, "Is there a law against lying?”

[...] Right-wing activists appear to see Trump’s words not as statements to be evaluated for accuracy, but rather as non literal expressions of presidential priorities. And indeed, the former president has laid out a draconian set of policy proposals targeting the trans community in a hypothetical second term.  These proposals include targeting federal funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care, creating a “new credentialing body” for teachers that promotes conservative ideas about the nuclear family, and asking “Congress to pass a bill establishing that the only genders recognized by the United States government are male and female, and they are assigned at birth.”

Where did Donald Trump get his berserk lie about schools and gender-confirming surgeries from? Right-wing anti-trans extremists such as Libs of TikTok.

These are the same extremists who falsely equate gender-affirming care to “mutilation” and baselessly equate trans identity to “social contagion.”

See Also:

The Advocate: Moms For Liberty founder 'thankful' for Trump's school transgender surgery lie

Daily Kos: Even Trump’s team can’t defend his lie about schools and surgeries

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The Texas Debate 2024 (Full): Colin Allred and Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz make cases to represent Texas in U.S. Senate

The two candidates for Texas junior seat in the U.S. Senate for the next six years engaged in a debate at the WFAA studios in Downtown Dallas on October 15, 2024.

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He may be a dick, but his taste in erotica is fucking primo I guess.

OH YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME

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THATS WILD

Rafael the racist Immigrant, hater of progress.

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All seasons of Berlin Station are now available on MGM+.

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Senator Rafael Edward Cruz of Texas has introduced a bill that would limit the use of preferred names by trans people. You might better  recognize the senator by his preferred name of Ted Cruz

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Uma tragédia real para ver no streaming: "A sociedade da neve" (2023), indicado a 2 Oscar

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The Border Crisis Won’t Be Solved at the Border

If Texas officials wanted to stop the arrival of undocumented immigrants, they could try to make it impossible for them to work here. But that would devastate the state’s economy. So instead politicians engage in border theater.

By Jack Herrera

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Backstage X Bar Boys Part 1: Rafael

Shortly after filming and promotions for "Coco" is completed, Héctor and Ernesto decide to visit a new bar in town. There they meet three men, two of which also work in the industry but to varying levels while the other one is the bartender/owner of the bar.

Let's talk about Rafael Herrera Meza first:

Rafael Herrera Meza is a triple threat in the industry, and is the second Latino entertainer ever who has won an EGOT (followed by Robert Lopez, another talented songwriter who co-wrote "Remember Me" with Héctor), while also working as a talent scout/music producer. His charisma stage presence is on-par with Ernesto's and Héctor's, and his baritone voice is second to none. However, off-stage he is a shy and anxious man with the driest humor known to mankind.

He used to act in telenovelas, movies, and musical theater during his prime as an actor before making music production his main thing.

If you think Imelda Rivera's social media life is private, Rafael's is even more private nearly to the point of nonexistence. Nobody knows anything of him outside of his career. His strong feelings towards the paparazzi, his age (he's around forty or so, and yet he already has a few streaks of white on his jet black hair), and his familial connections to the Herrera Oil Company also play a role in making him extremely private. He is also very rarely seen on interviews and social events, unless he has an obligation to attend.

Because of how private he is, whenever a project is revealed and Rafael is somehow involved it is considered as a major cultural event. The thing is, he also up in the most unexpected places. One minute you can see him as part of the cast for a Hispanic remake of Parks & Recreation as its equivalent to Ron Swanson, then the next time you see him he is on the cover of Vogue México along with his longtime friend/protégé Ronaldo, and then you see his name in the voice actor credits part of a video game or an animated series, then you see his name as the producer for México's greatest hit of the season, and if you are extremely lucky you can even see him sing with the local mariachi just for the fun of it.

He is very embarrassed to admit it, but he is more than aware of how women see him. Particularly younger women. Their reaction towards him is similar to how people see men like Pedro Pascal, Hugh Jackman, and Oscar Isaac. He did think of becoming a father before deciding on the life of an eternal bachelor, but being called "daddy" or "papí" in this context is not what he signed up for. He does appreciate the gifts from fans. After his trusted secretary Brenda sorts through them, of course.

He is just as shy and anxious as he is private, and this goes up by the tenfold when he is with a woman he is romantically interested in. And it just so happens that the woman he has been crushing on for a while is none other than the renowned opera singer/actress, Rosita Álvarez, who was also a supporting actress for "Coco" as Tía Rosita. Héctor and Ernesto, along with Miguel have been trying to set a date for the two of them.

Rafael met Rosita during a charity concert the both of them were a part of. Rafael was impressed with Rosita's soprano and wished to work with her. Well, that's what he would tell you. In reality, he was smitten the moment their eyes met when it was his turn to get on stage. Rafael noticed Rosita gazing at him from her seat, and before he knew it he winked at her as an attempt to flirt.

News of Rafael Herrera and Rosita Álvarez dating was well received by fans of both parties, with references to them being the cutest middle-aged couple. Their relationship is also just as private as Héctor and Imelda's, if not more due to Rafael's dislike of paparazzi and the fact that paparazzi don't go after opera singers that much either, much to Rosita's delight.

After around three years of dating, they got married at a church near Rafael's childhood home in Jalisco. The wedding was simple and was only attended by family and friends including the cast of "Coco", but due to Mamá Herrera's insistence on something more lavish for the two of them she gifted Rafael and Rosita tickets for a cruise all around the world. Photos of them on their honeymoon started circulating online and people loved their wholesome vibe, even long after their honeymoon.

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Fuck Ted Cruz

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MI QUERIDA PRINCESA Rafael Dávila Álvarez. General de División (R.)

  Es imprescindible el traje otoñal, ese que ahora viste España y que da pie a desprenderse de lo viejo y caduco, a meditar bajo el abrazo de la sabiduría o el conocimiento de la tierra que todo hará renacer en la primavera, aún lejana, pero que ya se anticipa en un nuevo horizonte mientras quede una joven sonrisa de tranquilidad. El otoño en Madrid es una estación única de luz horizontal y…

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Otorgan reconocimiento póstumo al recordado Rafael Santa Cruz

La ministra de Cultura, Leslie Urteaga, participó en las celebraciones por el ‘Día del Cajón Peruano’, donde otorgó la Medalla de Honor, póstuma, a Rafael Santa Cruz, -quien falleció un día como hoy en 2014-, y también entregó la distinción de Personalidad Meritoria de la Cultura a Rocío Graciela Nicasio Abán, por ser portadores de estos saberes. Durante su intervención en esta actividad…