John Travolta dismisses various gay sexual allegations against him as 'every celebrity’s Achilles heel'
‘It’s just about people wanting money. That’s all’
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Daily Archives: September 15, 2014
Phoenix Touts Perfect Score from HRC Foundation in Hopes of Hosting the DNC
Phoenix Touts Perfect Score from HRC Foundation in Hopes of Hosting the DNC
In an ad for Phoenix, Arizona’s, bid for the 2016 Democratic National Convention (DNC), the city promotes its perfect score on HRC Foundation’s 2013 Municipal Equality Index (MEI).
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VOTE: Stoli Guy Philadelphia Winner Mark Has The Charming Personality Of A Superstar
VOTE: Stoli Guy Philadelphia Winner Mark Has The Charming Personality Of A Superstar
Meet Mark, the Stoli Guy Philadelphia winner who worked up a sweat while tearing up the dancefloor at iCandy for the GayCities-produced star search. Guest co-host Carol Ann Carol Ann presided over the high-energy event while judges Mimi Imfurst from RuPaul’s Drag Race, Steve McCann from Philly Gay Calendar and Josh Middleton from Philadelphia magazine celebrated along with last year’s national winner, Philly’s own Billy Cavallo.
Now Mark is getting ready to travel to New York City for the national finale. Will he be the one to claim the $10,000 prize?
Can you give us a little teaser of what your original talent showcase will be at the finale on September 18?
I don’t want to give it away too much, but lets just say “I’m bringin’ sexy back.”
How did your friends and family react when you won Stoli Guy 2014 in your hometown?
I didn’t even realize I had won until one of my friends attacked me from the crowd. You would have thought they won the Stoli Guy for Philadelphia the way they were screaming at me. The excitement hit me at home.
Being an LGBT ambassador for Stoli is an exciting job. Why do you think you’d be the best at it?
I believe that I would be an amazing ambassador for the LGBT community because you have to be able to relate to people, not just know what they like. I feel that my laid back, yet outgoing personality allows me to connect with people on a deeper level than just a casual conversation about the weather.
Why do you think being “authentic” is important in the LGBT community?
Authenticity is important to me in any community, if you aren’t being real, or original then what are you being? Stay true to yourself and remember why you started.
What inspired you to participate in Stoli Guy 2014?
A good friend of mine had convinced me to participate. I thought that I would’ve never been chosen out of the 500 guys who applied, so I was hesitant to participate. I feel as other contests are overly competitive and this one had just the right amount of edge for me. I was allowed to be myself alongside other humble talents without having to be a cookie cutter image.
Favorite Stoli Guy Cocktail: Boy Next Door (Stoli Blueberi + Lemonade)
Oscar Raymundo
SCRUFF CEO Explains The Security 'Flaw' Built Into All Location-Aware Apps
SCRUFF CEO Explains The Security 'Flaw' Built Into All Location-Aware Apps
SCRUFF CEO Eric Silverberg took to The Huffington Post to give the internet a brief, but insightful, lesson in “trilateration,” the process through which a person’s specific location can be pinpointed with a few bits of information and a little bit of know-how.
“The most important thing you should know about location-based apps is this: Any app that shows relative distance between members can be used to pinpoint your location.” He explains. “While there are measures we have taken to protect our community, it’s critical that all users understand the benefits and limitations intrinsic to location-based apps.”
All mobile social networking apps with geo-location functionality can approximate a user’s general location, Silverberg explains, but a basic understanding of geometry can easily reveal a user’s position even after deciding to turn off detailed GPS tracking features:
“If I know you are 1 mile away from me, but I don’t know which direction, then the circumference of a circle, centered at my location, defines the set of possible places you could be. If I simply move to two other places and record your relative distance, with those three readings I can calculate your location.”
According to Silverberg SCRUFF has attempted to circumvent some of the security “flaws” inherent in all location-aware services by randomizing users’ location data on SCRUFF’s backend. Every phone or tablet using the SCRUFF app sends its location information back to app’s servers so that other users can request it upon tapping a profile. For those users who select to have their locations hidden from the general public, SCRUFF will go so far as to spoof where a person actually is.
“This means that, if [a user] lives in the West Village in NYC, he could potentially appear in between two people in SoHo,” said Silverberg.”[We also] take density into account, so if you live in the city, your location will be randomized by a few blocks, but in the country it could be a few miles or more.”
Charles Pulliam-Moore
LGBT Community: Rousseff's re-election will keep discrimination at bay
LGBT Community: Rousseff's re-election will keep discrimination at bay
Members of the LGTB community in Brazil (Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Bisexual) warn of a return to homophobia under a conservative Marina Silva administration and that all progress made under…
'Glee' Star Cheyenne Jackson Marries Beau Jason Landeau
'Glee' Star Cheyenne Jackson Marries Beau Jason Landeau
“Glee” star Cheyenne Jackson got married, everyone! Now that’s something to sing about.
On Saturday evening, Jackson tied the knot with entrepreneur beau Jason Landau in an outdoor ceremony at a friend’s estate in Encino, California. The two made their vows in front of loved ones, including celebrity pals Jane Lynch, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Leah Remini and Alicia Silverstone.
Jackson and Landau met last year, while they were both in rehab for alcohol addiction.
“It was love at first sight,” Jackson told People.
The two got engaged in February, six months after Jackson divorced his first husband, Monte Lapka.
“We’ve both been through a lot in our lives,” Jackson told People. “We got sober together. Now we sing and we dance together. It blows my mind.”
Congratulations to the happy couple!
On Well-Behaved Women and History
On Well-Behaved Women and History
Cheryl K. Maples, the Arkansas attorney that filed the marriage equality suit earlier this year, is a rebel with a cause.
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Welcome To Cameroon, Where Drinking Bailey’s Irish Cream Means You’re Gay And Gets You Thrown In Jail
Welcome To Cameroon, Where Drinking Bailey’s Irish Cream Means You’re Gay And Gets You Thrown In Jail
A man in Cameroon has been convicted of homosexuality after drinking Bailey’s Irish Cream. He’ll now spend the next half a decade in jail for consuming what a judge called a “woman’s beverage.”
Michel Togue, the man’s attorney, says this sort of thing happens all the in the west African nation, where having gay sex can land a person up to five years behind bars. He told ThinkProgress that he has defended dozens of men and women “accused” of being gay, most of whom were never actually caught in the act of having sex.
Togue explained that in Cameroon, many innocent people have been accused of homosexuality by neighbors, family members or scorned ex-lovers looking to settle scores. Once an accusation is made, police make arrests based on how individuals present themselves. For example, if somebody has a job that doesn’t fit their gender, such as a male hairdresser, it could be used as evidence of homosexuality.
“To catch people having sex, to catch them in the act, you have to break the law. You have to violate their privacy, which is an offense,” he said. “But the police will not focus on the offense of breaking the privacy of someone, but they will focus on the fact that they saw two people of the same gender having sex.”
In Tongue’s client’s case, the judge convicted the man for having “feminine mannerisms” and for drinking Bailey’s Irish Cream, which he believed should only be consumed by women.
Togue says the growing stigma against being gay is scaring people away getting tested for HIV. “They can’t go to the hospital for the treatment or even for a test because they’re afraid,” he explained. He then recalled a case in which a man told a nurse he had engaged in gay sex and the nurse reported him to police.
Togue says he hopes that people in Cameroon will learn that “a homosexual is our friend, is our brother, is our sister, is part of our family — is not a stranger, not someone coming from outside.”
Graham Gremore
Homophobic Minnesota Vikings Special Teams Coach Mike Priefer Returns From Suspension
Homophobic Minnesota Vikings Special Teams Coach Mike Priefer Returns From Suspension
Minnesota Vikings special teams coach Mike Priefer is being reinstated today after sitting out two games of his three game suspension. Priefer’s suspension came earlier this year following accusations from former Vikings kicker Chris Kluwe claiming that Priefer was active and central to the promotion of locker room homophobia and general hostility.
“Mike Priefer also said on multiple occasions that I would wind up burning in hell with the gays, and that the only truth was Jesus Christ and the Bible.” Kluwe wrote in an open letter Deadspin published in January. “He said all this in a semi-joking tone, and I responded in kind, as I felt a yelling match with my coach over human rights would greatly diminish my chances of remaining employed.”
While Priefer denied the accusations against him, a third party investigation into the matter corroborated at least one of Kluwe’s claims of homophobic exchanges with priefer. Kluwe, who claimed that he was let go from the Vikings because of his support of the LGBT community, recently reached a settlement with the Minnesota team after threatening to sue.
“I regret what has occurred and what I said.” Priefer said in a press conference following his suspension. “I am extremely sorry but I will learn from this situation and will work on educating others to create more tolerance and respect.”
Charles Pulliam-Moore
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