Statement from Tristan Kern de Gonzales
Husband of Jonathan Joss
My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done.
Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship. Much of the harassment was openly homophobic.
When we returned to the site to check our mail we discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us severe emotional distress. We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw.
While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired.
Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life.
Jonathan is my husband. He gave me more love in our time together than most people ever get. We were newlyweds. We picked Valentines Day. We were in the process of looking for a trailer and planning our future.
He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other.
I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved.
To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends, know that he valued you deeply. He saw you as family.
My focus now is on protecting Jonathanโs legacy and honoring the life we built together.
If your concern is how someone coped with trauma or how loudly they speak when recounting injustice and being ignored by authorities then you never truly cared about my husband.
Jonathan saved my life. I will carry that forward. I will protect what he built.
Tristan Kern de Gonzales
Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.
I'm so angry.
02.06.2025 19:10 โ ๐ 34261 ๐ 13835 ๐ฌ 1145 ๐ 2274
You know I would sloppy kiss you in the Saw basement
03.06.2025 01:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
And if today, all you did was hold yourself together, I'm proud of you.
It can be challenging holding ourselves together when we're dealing w/ a lot or fighting battles others don't know about:
- Personal struggles
- #Mentalhealth
- #Addiction
-Hate in society
-Politics
etc
Sometimes, the best we can do each day is not fall apart & that in itself...
I'm #proud of you
02.06.2025 21:57 โ ๐ 100 ๐ 16 ๐ฌ 7 ๐ 3
Looks delicious!!!
02.06.2025 23:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
The weird thing is they can just spend money and buy the data. I bet they could get 99% of data they want by buying from FAANG. Thatโs Facebook, Apple, Alphabet, Netflix, Google.
02.06.2025 17:01 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
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The difference is Iโm not trying to tell other people who/what they are. Nor am I trying to eliminate an entire group from society just because I canโt possibly understand what they are going through.
02.06.2025 12:45 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I would ask you to cite sources but you do not know what that means.
02.06.2025 00:04 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
And itโs impossible for a person to walk on water but I bet you are one if those that believe a person named Jesus walked on water.
I was born the way I am. I didnโt become anything. Iโm just me. Just because you say something doesnโt mean itโs true
01.06.2025 21:19 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Hmmmโฆ Iโm fairly certain that is also wrong. Technically, โtransโ is โacross, beyond, or throughโ which is not quite the same as โaway fromโ.
01.06.2025 21:15 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
You canโt believe that a woman is a woman regardless of what she looks/acts/sounds like?
When I say I am a trans woman โtransโ is merely an adjective. An adjective is a descriptive word that tells us more about a noun/pronoun. A noun is a word that is said to be a person, place, thing, or idea.
01.06.2025 20:24 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
That episode pissed me off so much.
01.06.2025 20:12 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
S*it Show Every Day...๐๐คก
31.05.2025 21:42 โ ๐ 2699 ๐ 783 ๐ฌ 72 ๐ 37
Lunch or whatever right now. Potatoes, sausage, eggs, and cheese. I forgot the damn onion.
#HomeChef #Foodie #Amateur
01.06.2025 16:22 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
31.05.2025 06:59 โ ๐ 730 ๐ 231 ๐ฌ 17 ๐ 7
Just an Abby with her new glasses
31.05.2025 15:36 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
It only serves the rich that get more rich while the exploited people are used merely as pawns in a chess game in which they do not deserve to be a part of.
26.05.2025 16:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Under #Project2025 this budget will continue to grow uselessly. It will continue to be a stain on the American people. Watch for recruiting efforts to increase and laws proposed for compulsory service a la Korea, Israel, and the like. It does nothing to help America though.
26.05.2025 16:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
I have never seen a year in which the US has not been in some kind of military conflict. I am 42 years old. Our military budget has grown out of hand and it only serves the military industrial complex and not the safety of the United States.
26.05.2025 16:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
To all of those mourning losses on this #MemorialDay2025 my heart goes out to you all. This country was founded on their sacrifices. Yet the current administration hates our military. They hate despite so willing to sacrifice themselves in the name of freedom. Iโm sorry, the guise of freedom.
26.05.2025 16:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
It was true up until the ACA was passed
26.05.2025 16:02 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
Itโs strange to watch Americans memorialize soldiers who died for democracy whilst they giddily embrace fascism.
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Texas bill requiring Ten Commandments in public schools headed to governor's desk
Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the legislation. The state's requirement of a Ten Commandments display follows similar laws in Louisiana and Arkansas.
NEW:
All Texas public elementary or secondary schools โmust display in a conspicuous place in each classroom of the school a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments.โ
Bring on the lawsuits!!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
25.05.2025 20:07 โ ๐ 6055 ๐ 1858 ๐ฌ 1051 ๐ 280
Iโm still not convinced something wasnโt done to skew the results. Maybe not outright โcomputers changing votesโ but SOMETHING happened. There is no way those voting drop box incidents were isolated to a few places.
25.05.2025 21:01 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Calling/writing/faxing senators stopped working about two decades ago.
Legal battles seem to have supported working the last few years.
We are already past these steps and continue to let these fascists do their shit. We need solidarity but we get nothing from Dem leaders
25.05.2025 20:59 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
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It would be nice if this administration could be held accountable. If this were a Dem every GQP in the Senate would be drafting resolutions to impeach. Instead it is โtheir teamโ so they donโt care.
25.05.2025 20:51 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Court Orders Restoration of Trans-Inclusive Research
A federal judge ruled Trump officials violated free speech by removing trans-inclusive medical articles, ordering their full restoration on a government site.
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated constitutional rights by removing medical articles referencing transgender individuals from a government website.
www.transvitae.com/c...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
25.05.2025 14:08 โ ๐ 62 ๐ 20 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
You must not be a programmer. I see foo all the time!!
25.05.2025 20:45 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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