News: North Korea, Jiggery-Pokery, Donald Trump, PrEP

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers wants the Supreme Court to provide a live audio feed of the release of its gay marriage decision.

Kim Jong Un unveils new, extravagant North Korean airport terminal.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson flaunts his ass-ets for Flaunt magazine.

Politico has the insiders weigh in on who lost Iraq? “As Americans try to understand what $2 trillion and nearly 4,500 American lives really accomplished, partisans are battling over how much blame falls on Obama, who left Iraq, and on President George W. Bush, who took us there.”

“Jiggery-pokery” and other Antonin Scalia-isms from his Obamacare dissent.

Batffleck goes after PBS for attempting to include his slave-owning ancestors on an episode of Finding Your Roots.

Donald Trump dumped by Univision over his anti-immigrant comments during his 2016 presidential campaign announcement.

Kris Jenner breaks her silence on Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover. “I think that someone following their dream is truly inspirational to a lot of people…. you have to do what makes you happy.”

Is anti-intellectualism at the core of the Charleston shooting and America’s dysfunction? “Many will correctly blame Roof’s actions on America’s culture of racism and gun violence, but it’s time to realize that such phenomena are directly tied to the nation’s culture of ignorance. In a country where a sitting congressman told a crowd that evolution and the Big Bang are “lies straight from the pit of hell,”where the chairman of a Senate environmental panel brought a snowball into the chamber as evidence that climate change is a hoax, where almost one in three citizens can’t name the vice president, it is beyond dispute that critical thinking has been abandoned as a cultural value.”

A pro-O’Malley super PAC goes after Bernie Sanders on guns.

Scientists have finally found the face on the fossilized remains of Hallucigenia, a bizarre-looking 508-million-year-old worm creature.

Ohio theater terrifies children by accidentally showing Insidious: Chapter 3 instead of Pixar’s Inside Out.

National Center for Lesbian Rights applauds the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare and the Fair Housing Act. “We are elated that the U.S. Supreme court protected health insurance for millions and reinforced the importance of rooting out discrimination in housing.  These two rulings reaffirm the most basic principles of equality, access, and fair dealing.”

Author Evan J. Peterson wants to know why more gay men aren’t on PrEP. “Not everyone needs to rush out and get a prescription, but for those of us who have HIV-positive partners or frequent new partners, it’s a godsend. I have no idea how long I’ll stay on Truvada. Right now, I need it. I’m single, I’m definitely not abstinent, and I refuse to reject anyone simply because of worries about HIV. I have more peace of mind and increased confidence because of PrEP. I wish you the same, however you come by it.”

A big LGBT health study is coming to an iPhone near you.

Ezra Miller in talks to join Eddie Redmayne in Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The Washington Post gives Mike Huckabee “Four Pinocchios” for his claim that “global freezing” theories from the 1970s proves the scince on climate change isn’t settled.

Bill O’Reilly declares war on “anti-Fox defamers.”

Dustin Diamond sentenced to 4 months in jail for stabbing a man on Christmas.

Are Channing Tatum, Nick Jonas and other male celebrities signaling the dawn of the “stromo” (straight homo)? “These are not your mother’s metrosexuals, a term coined in 1994 by British social critic Mark Simpson, who called out straight men for indulging in feminine-seeming pedicures and hair products. Today’s stromos are the flip side of gay actors who want to read straight for their careers: They are straight actors striving to read gayish to optimize their appeal — and maximize the number of butts, gym-molded or otherwise, in movie theater seats.”

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WATCH: A Cappella Group Pentatonix Sings Michael Jackson's Hits Through The Years

The Grammy-winning quintet features two out singers.

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'I Interrupted Obama Because We Need To Be Heard'
Pride celebrations of the LGBTQ community are taking place throughout the nation. The community takes great pride in celebrating our diversity and the progress we have made throughout the years. However, for the immigrant LGBTQ community progress has not been fully realized because of the continuous discrimination and violence we face in our daily lives. I was fortunate to be invited to the White House to listen to President Obama’s speech recognizing the LGBTQ community and the progress being made. But while he spoke of ‘trans women of color being targeted,’ his administration holds LGBTQ and trans immigrants in detention. I spoke out because our issues and struggles can no longer be ignored.

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The Manspreading Epidemic Has Finally Been Explained By Doctors

It’s an exposé that you’ve long waited for, particularly if you live in a city with mass public transit where it’s become a problem of epidemic proportions. We’re referring to man-spreading, of course, or in laymen terms: a guy who takes up too much room on the subway or bus by spreading his legs wide in order to accommodate what we can only assume are his massively large balls. Men have actually been arrested for this. It’s that problematic. Now thanks to a dedicated team of researchers we now have a greater understanding and our sympathies have shifted. These poor men have been diagnosed with a genetic condition known as “manspreaditis,” which causes them to walk with their legs permanently divided past the point of comfort. So next time you see one of these poor unfortunates, show some sympathy instead of scorn and shift over.

Related: PHOTOS: Yummy Guys Show Off Their Tasty “Manspreads”

Understand more about this pandemic by watching this video and then scroll down for more photographic evidence of the poor afflicted souls.

Jeremy Kinser

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The OXD Mirror: Deep Into The House with Bodhi, Jacques Renault and More

by JOSH APPELBAUM

Bodhi: ‘Haute’

There’s no time like the summertime to drop some ethereal, soulful, deep house music.  Welsh duo Bodhi deliver just that on their new EP, Polysizer. Hearty vocal samples, punctuating synthesizers, and beautiful instrumentals shine on in tracks like ‘DP7‘ and today’s featured song, ‘Haute.’

• Brooklyn’s Jacques Renault is also back with a lush, deep house track, that has “daytime dance party” written all over it.
• I still listen to Jessie Ware‘s 2014 Tough Love pretty regularly, so it’s always nice to come across remixes that help reimagine the soulful crooner’s work in a different light. 22 year old Klaves gives Jessie’s ‘Cruel’ a deeper beat and throws in some new instrumentals for good measure.
• If the title lead track is any indication, Dusky‘s upcoming Skin Deep EP is going to be a huge hit on dance floors across the world. It doesn’t officially drop until July 31st, but the title track is available on Spotify for the time being.
• Melbourne-based Harris Robotis delivers an enticing invitation for us to ‘Dance All Night.’ The pulsing dance track (featuring Franke Pharaoh) mixes elements of deep house and acid house in a way that only a producer as skilled as Robotis can do so seamlessly.
• I’ve been a fan of Miss Kittin‘s distinct brand of techno and house since her 2001 hit with The Hacker, ‘Frank Sinatra.’ Kittin, who’s recently been on a massive world tour DJing, teams up with pal Nicolas Masseyeff for their June EP, which includes this dark and sultry banger, ‘My Man.’
• Dr. Packer is the king of disco re-edits, and this time he’s take on Loretta Holloway‘s ‘Love Sensation.’ It’s tasteful, fun and super upbeat.

NYC Pride This Weekend:
Come catch your favorite Towleroad music bloggers DJing this weekend for New York City pride!  We’ll be spinning at Marquee (289 10th Ave) on Thursday along with guest performer Adam Lambert. On Sunday, we’ll also be throwing a special edition of our Sunday Tea Dance, Paradisco, at Le Bain at The Standard Highline.  We’ll be joined by Chicago house legend Derrick Carter and NYC’s own Christy Love.  Doors open at 2:30P and we go all the way until 3AM.  See you all (proudly) on the dance floor. 

OCCUPY THE DISCO (OXD) curates and recommends music events to the gay community in NYC—in an effort to move the focus of the nightlife scene beyond the promoter and venue and to the music itself. OXD’s goal is to educate, entertain, engage and empower the gay audience to reclaim their ability to question and experience the unknown. The OXD Mirror will serve to showcase tunes that are definitely off-the-beaten-path but rightfully deserve the attention of the gay ear.

Check out our newest mixtape, showcasing some of our favorite deep house and tech house tracks of the moment.

For more information on OXD, check out our website and accompanying blog at www.occupythedisco.com, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter: @OccupyTheDisco.

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'Cisgender' Added to Oxford English Dictionary

The term, which signifies the opposite of ‘transgender,’ is a crucial addition to the English language, say trans advocates.

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Ruby Rose and What Makes Gender Non-Conforming 'Sexy' (Or Not)
Ruby Rose is the girl of the moment. She’s fearless, she’s eloquent and she is, undoubtedly, very good-looking. If Orange is the New Black is loved for diversifying TV and celebrating difference, then Ruby Rose is the perfect casting. Androgyny is not something often considered beautiful, so for her to redefine beauty and still have mass appeal is very exciting. But it does raise questions over why some gender non-conformity is celebrated while other forms are ridiculed or ignored.

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Laverne Cox raised a really interesting point recently about Caitlyn Jenner, or more accurately the reaction to her ‘unveiling.’ In a blog post, Cox notes that Caitlyn was hugely commended for being beautiful, and indeed Cox herself has been heralded many times as beautiful, but actually that can become a problem for women who are less easily able to conform to cisnormative beauty standards.

While Jenner, Cox and Ruby Rose represent different expressions of femininity, they do all share one common trait: they are beautiful by standards widely upheld within western society. Ruby Rose has an exquisite face and a slim body, but would the tattoos and spiky hair be so beloved on a gender non-conformist woman born without traits we consider traditionally beautiful?

Laverne Cox also has a lovely face, as well as long, blonde hair and by her own admission, is in the fortunate position where she can buy the things she needs to conform to beauty standards. Equally, Caitlyn Jenner has been able to spend a lot of money working on her look to make it acceptable for the masses. What about women who aren’t so fortunate, or who decide against conformity?

I didn’t intend this blog to be about trans women, but with the incredible trans movement happening in mainstream culture, it does feel relevant to think about how we are defining ‘beautiful’ and critique the boundaries we have in place for what is and isn’t to be celebrated. To keep it even (or as even as a beauty discussion can ever be when thinking male vs. female), consider men who do not conform to physical gender roles, or express themselves in a way not considered masculine. Boy George was huge in the ’80s, Adam Lambert is huge now and yes, male androgyny is as old as time, but I’m not sure it’s ever been widely considered attractive or celebrated outside of the non-conformist community it is built from.

There was a time when I was relatively androgynous in the way I chose to present myself to the world, and while I think my eyeliner emo days are something to celebrate now, it didn’t come without issues at the time. Even within the gay male community, there is a celebration of butch and a shun of fem. I’m physically fairly gender conformist in my 20s — although lord knows I’ll rock glitter at a festival — but I do think it’s a shame that we can’t celebrate those who don’t, by choice or design, look like Chris Pratt, Beyoncé, Ryan Gosling or Taylor Swift.

Beyoncé is incredible, Ryan Gosling is handsome, and I couldn’t be more of a Laverne Cox fan, but wouldn’t it be amazing if we all lost our collective minds for somebody who doesn’t fit that mould? I’m as guilty of that narrow mind as anyone, but I can’t wait for a time when somebody who doesn’t look the way we think they should breaks through to mass attention and praise — or “slays” as the kids say. Ruby Rose is great, but where is the Big Boo love?

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Supreme Court Upholds Key Provision in Affordable Care Act for Low-Income Families

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ensuring countless low-income families continue to receive the help they need in purchasing health insurance.
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