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Adam Lambert Wants You to Take Him 'Underground' – LISTEN
The second single off Adam Lamber’s upcoming album The Original High, “Underground” features the American Idol alum in a piano-driven ballad about troubled love.
Give it a listen, AFTER THE JUMP…
The Original High is avalaible June 16.
Previously, “Adam Lambert and Hype Williams Whistle Up a ‘Ghost Town’ in Slick New Video” [tlrd]
Kyler Geoffroy
www.towleroad.com/2015/05/adam-lambert-wants-you-to-take-him-underground-listen.html
LGBT Wellness Roundup: May 17
Each week HuffPost Gay Voices, in a partnership with blogger Scout, LGBT HealthLink and researcher Susana Fajardo, brings you a round up of some of the biggest LGBT wellness stories from the past seven days. For more LGBT Wellness visit our page dedicated to the topic here.
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Gay Guys Turn To Whisper To Confess Their Cheating Ways
Here’s a newsflash: lots of people cheat in their relationships. Gay, straight, men, women — statistics show that it happens a lot more than we might imagine, and consistently across the board.
And if we’re going to get real about it, monogamy isn’t a ship built for everyone, but our culture almost demands it. The real problem isn’t non-monogamy, it’s non-communication. We’re afraid to talk to our partners and afraid to be truthful with ourselves, and the secrets and lies are the poison that can eventually kill the love shared between two people.
We certainly aren’t condoning cheating, nor are we dismissing monogamy. If you’re struggling (like some of these Whisper guys below are), you’ve got to talk it out, or else the truth has a way of coming back to haunt you.
Dan Tracer
U.S. Condemns Gambia President's 'Unconscionable' Threat to Cut the Throats of Gay Men
National Security Advisor Susan Rice has condemned Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s recent pledge to slit the throats of gay men living in the West African nation.
Said Jammeh in a speech last while while on a nationwide agricultural tour:
“If you do it [in The Gambia] I will slit your throat — if you are a man and want to marry another man in this country and we catch you, no one will ever set eyes on you again, and no white person can do anything about it.”
Said Rice in a statement:
The recent unconscionable comments by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh underscore why we must continue to seek a world in which no one lives in fear of violence or persecution because of who they are or whom they love. We condemn his comments, and note these threats come amid an alarming deterioration of the broader human rights situation in The Gambia. We are deeply concerned about credible reports of torture, suspicious disappearances – including of two American citizens – and arbitrary detention at the government’s hands.
In related news, today marks the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) and the White House has released a fact sheet on various U.S. governmental efforts over the years to address LGBT issues both domestic and abroad.
“Here at home, we are working to end bias-motivated violence, combat discrimination in the workplace, and address the specific needs of transgender persons,” said President Obama in a statement. “Overseas, I am proud of the steps that the United States has taken to prioritize the protection and promotion of LGBT rights in our diplomacy and global outreach.”
Kyler Geoffroy
Hillary Clinton Is Ready to Earn Your Vote This Summer in Hilarious SNL Cold Open Skit: VIDEO
Last night’s SNL season 40 finale opened with a summertime-themed segment featuring a vote-hungry Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon) ready to ramp up her campaign and take full advantage of the next year and a half until November 2016.
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP…
Kyler Geoffroy
Shape Up: Eating Right and “Conscious Consumption”
Healthy eating equals “consistent and conscious consumption choice.” Say that five times fast! It also means eating quality, “clean,” often and in proportion.
The American diet has evolved over recent decades to rely increasingly on highly processed convenience food that has been developed to accommodate high production volume and our busy lifestyles. Often (but not always) these foods contain excessive preservatives, additives and other additional ingredients that not only diminish the quality of the food, but that are bad for your digestive system and health.
Rather than dwelling on the negative though, let’s keep things upbeat and focus on conscious consumption choices that we can turn into consistent habits to enhance our lives.
When developing more conscious consumption, looking at ingredient lists is key. As a general rule, the fewer number of ingredients the better. If the ingredients listed are real, whole foods with names you recognize and can pronounce, even better. Avoid long ingredient lists and ingredients that look like they came out of a chemistry textbook.
Organic food will yield a higher quality of food and less chemical exposure, so buying organic is always recommended. Cage-free, organic and grass fed meats are recommended as well. When organic options are not available, eyeball your product choices and take the physically smallest one. Genetically modified meat and produce are unnaturally enhanced to be bigger and weigh more. Avoid giant produce and meat filets (especially chicken and fish).
Although changing, much of the country’s diet still consists of processed foods high in refined carbohydrates and sugar. Conscious consumption focuses on lowering consumption of refined, processed foods and consuming more organic choices, as well as a sufficient amount of protein. Your nutritional or wellness professional can help you determine what an adequate amount of protein is for you.
Eating well is critical to maintaining nutrient delivery and metabolic function. Because shopping, preparing and consuming food can often become burdensome and time-consuming, hundreds of convenience food companies have emerged to accommodate the demand for low-to-no-prep food. While appearing as otherwise healthy, many of these foods contain hidden preservatives used to maintain food freshness during delivery. This is where checking the ingredient list becomes handy. Again, fewer ingredients are better.
A good place to start is with those store-bought salad dressings in your refrigerator or pantry. Salad dressings are notorious for the diminished quality of their ingredients and the abundance of additives and preservatives. In fact, most store-bought dressings are full of unhealthy ingredients that sadly diminish the overall quality of that “healthy” salad you just made.
To point you in the right direction, here is a quick recipe for a wholesome and homemade salad dressing that is not only healthy but that tastes great too! Enjoy, and cheers to conscious consumption!
Coconut Cilantro Dressing
1 can coconut milk, chilled overnight
1 cup fresh cilantro
2 Tbsp. lime juice
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp. sea salt
dash of black pepper
1. Chill can of coconut milk overnight. Do not shake the cans up AT ALL. Carefully turn the can over and open from the bottom. Drain out the liquid, and scoop the white cream into a blender. Discard liquid.
2. Add remaining ingredients to blender and blend until smooth. Chill 20 minutes and serve.
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Jeremy Kinser
Meet the Women Fighting Transphobia Across the Americas
These trans women are fighting for visibility and trans equality across the continent.
Marco Jaramillo
www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2015/05/17/meet-women-fighting-transphobia-across-americas
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