Anti-Gay Street Preacher Gets Shut Down In Scotland… By Bagpipes

Here’s how you shut down a homophobic street preacher, Scottish style: with bagpipes. 

The preacher’s words are difficult to make out as he rants through a microphone and amplifier on Market Street in St. Andrews. The Joe My God blog reports that a reader who was on the scene said the preacher was screaming about how gay marriage was supposedly ruining the economy. 

That’s when a bagpiper comes along and drowns him out. 

“Local boy takes down hate preacher in the most Scottish way possible,” wrote Lachie Blair, who posted the clip on both Facebook and YouTube. 

The clip ends with a police van pulling up to the preacher. A commenter on Joe My God says the preacher was warned that he was disturbing the peace because of his amplifier.

The incident is reminiscent of the scene in South Carolina over the summer when a KKK rally was given a goofy sousaphone soundtrack. 

(h/t Raw Story)

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Uzo Aduba wins second Emmy for portrayal of ‘Crazy Eyes’ on Orange Is the New Black

Uzo Aduba won her second Emmy in two years on Sunday (20 September) for her portrayal of lesbian prisoner Suzanne ‘Crazy Eyes’ Warren on Orange is the New Black.

Aduba gave one of the night’s most emotional speeches and said to show creator Jenji Kohan:
‘I appreciate you for putting belief back in my heart. I love you mostly because you let me be me.’

The win gave the actress a unique place in the Emmy record books as Aduba became the first performer since Ed Asner to win in both the comedy and drama categories for playing the same role.

While Asner accomplished the feat by portraying the same gruff newsman on the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show then on the spinoff drama Lou Grant, OITNB competed this year as a drama after being considered a comedy its first year.

Here is a full list of Emmy winners:

Outstanding Drama Series: Game Of Thrones

Outstanding Comedy Series: Veep

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series: Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series: Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series: Game Of Thrones

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series: Game Of Thrones

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Outstanding Limited Series: Olive Kitteridge

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or A Movie: Richard Jenkins (Olive Kitteridge)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or A Movie: Frances McDormand (Olive Kitteridge)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or A Movie: Bill Murray (Olive Kitteridge)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or A Dramatic Special: Lisa Cholodenko
(Olive Kitteridge)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or A Movie: Regina King (American Crime)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: The Voice

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series: Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series: Jill Soloway (Transparent)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series: Tony Hale (Veep)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series: Allison Janney (Mom)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series: Veep

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10 Moments For Women At The 2015 Emmys That Had Us Cheering

Despite the fact that professional awards show hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey should host every award ceremony forever, the 2015 Emmys managed to deliver some greatness. Badass women took home awards (oh hey there, Viola Davis, Jill Soloway, Amy Schumer and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, to name a few), and those women used their platform to draw attention to people whose voices are often not heard.

Here are 10 of our favorite lady love moments:

1. Andy Samberg called out Hollywood sexism within the first 10 minutes of the show. “The wage gap between men and women hired in Hollywood is still an issue,” Samberg said in his opening monologue. “Wait, sorry, I misread that. The age gap between men and women hired in Hollywood is still an issue. Wait, I’m sorry I misread again. It’s both, still both.”

2. Julia Louis-Dreyfus celebrated “funny, powerful women.” “I love funny women. I love funny, powerful women,” the “Veep” actress said when accepting her Emmy for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy. All we have to say is Hell. Yes. 

3. We were all reminded that funny women are just — gasp! — funny people. “Amy Schumer is really, really funny. You know, for a person,” said Andy Samberg. 

4. Jill Soloway used the Emmys stage to bring attention to the discrimination trans people face on a daily basis. “We don’t have a trans tipping point yet. We have a trans civil rights problem,” she said. 

5. Taraji P. Henson and Regina King shared a moment of sisterly love. After thanking her mother for teaching her the “power and blessing of being a woman,” King got a “Yaaassssss!” and a huge hug from the “Empire” actress following  her Supporting Actress win. 

6. Amy P. and Amy S. teamed up to take over the world — and call out the bullshit female comedians face. #AmyAmy2016 “What an exciting two to four hours for women in comedy,” Poehler said. “Let’s not forget what tonight is about: celebrating hilarious women and letting the Internet weigh in on who looks the worst,” Schumer chimed in. Too real.

 7. Amy Poehler was a badass, even if she didn’t win the Best Actress In A Comedy Series award. She did not give a f**k. And we loved it. 

8. Richard Jenkins accepted his award for his role in “Olive Kitteridge” by thanking the “incredible women” who made it happen. “There were about a hundred thousand of them,” Jenkins added, before naming just a few, some of whom — Jane Anderson, Lisa Cholodenko, and Frances McDormand — also won awards for their work on the show. 

9. Amy Schumer beat out a billion dudes for Best Variety Sketch series. “This show fights for what we believe in,” Schumer said. 

10. Viola Davis’s acceptance speech for Best Lead Actress In A Drama Series was moving — and important. She reminded us why awards shows can be great sometimes. “The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for a role that isn’t there.” Amen. Give all the things to Viola.  

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Evan Rachel Wood has this important message about bisexuality: ‘We do exist’

Evan Rachel Wood last week shared a powerful message about her bisexuality ahead of Bisexual Awareness Week, which began on 20 September.

The Emmy-nominated actress had been in two public relationships with men, Marilyn Manson and Jamie Bell, but came out as bisexual in 2012.

I myself am bisexual and have always “joked” about miley giving me gay vibes. Not a bad thing! Just an observation.

— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) August 24, 2012

‘Actually I am divorced with a son and no matter who I am with I am #stillbisexual,’ she wrote on Twitter.

Remember, bisexuality doesn’t mean halfway between gay or straight.
It is its own identity.

— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) September 17, 2015

Wood went on to recount her own struggles with her sexuality and the feelings of shames after coming out as bisexual.

Bisexual people are the largest single group within the LGBT community, yet we are hardly recognized.

— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) September 17, 2015

‘I think in some cases people don’t want to be labeled because they are ashamed to be bisexual.
And this needs to stop,’ she wrote.

‘I have battled with myself most of my life because I wasn’t gay or straight enough. I used to think I would never be happy.

‘I had to go through the same panic and shame and depression a lot of people in the LGBT community go through but when I came out a new found shame took over. Bi-shame. Feeling like people are judging you all over again but for different reasons.

‘A weight was lifted but not completely. I still feel like we have to constantly prove ourselves & our worthiness within the community.

Wood ended with this powerful message:

Point being, its ok. We do exist.
Don’t let anyone make you feel unworthy.
No one knows your journey but you.
#BisexualAwareness

— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) September 17, 2015

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Andy Samberg Destroys Kim Davis While Hosting Emmy Awards

— Comic actor Andy Samberg turning Kentucky’s notorious antigay County Clerk Kim Davis into comedy gold while hosting the 2015 Emmy Awards

Jeremy Kinser

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Jeffrey Tambor Dedicates Emmy Award To Transgender Community

Jeffrey Tambor took home the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the Emmys on Sunday night for his role in “Transparent.” 

The actor, who plays a trans woman named Maura Pfefferman on the Amazon original series, dedicated his award to the trans community with a beautifully touching speech. This is the first time the actor has won the award, and he made sure to make it count.

“I’ve been given the opportunity to act because people’s lives depend on it,” the actor said while on stage. “Thank you for your courage. Thank you for your stories. Thank you for your inspiration.” 

Tambor beat out fellow actors Will Forte, William H. Macy, Don Cheadle, Louis C.K., Matt LeBlanc and Anthony Anderson. 

“Transparent” director Jill Soloway also took home an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. 

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Transparent creator makes powerful Emmy speech: ‘We have a trans civil rights problem’

Transparent creator Jill Soloway won an Emmy Sunday (20 September) for outstanding direction of a comedy series and used the moment to call for transgender equality.

The series, about a college professor who comes out to her three adult children as a transgender female, stems from Soloway’s personal experience as the child of a transgender parent.

She spoke of her father, a transgender woman, and said: ‘Thank you moppa for coming out and coming to LA and coming her tonight. Something interesting about my moppa, Carrie. She could tomorrow go and try to find an apartment, and in 32 states it would be legal for the landlord to look her in the eye and say, “We don’t rent to trans people.”‘

Soloway added: ‘We don’t have a trans tipping point yet, we have a trans civil rights problem.’

Greg Hernandez

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‘Go-Go Boy Interrupted’ Returns, Seeks Funding for Raucous Season 2 on Kickstarter: VIDEO

Last year, we told you about the sketch comedy show turned web series Go-Go Boy Interrupted created by actor/writer Jimmy Fowlie that follows a West Hollywood go-go boy who finds himself aged out of dancing on a box after he hits the big 3-0. Now, the series is back and seeking funding for a second season on Kickstarter.

After the show’s successful first season, the creative minds behind the show, which include Fowlie, co-star Brian Jordan Alvarez and director Jordan Black, began shopping the show to TV networks. While that process continues, they wanted to create more online episodes to thank the show’s fans for their support. The second season will follow go-go Danny (Fowlie) as he tries just about everything he hasn’t already, including porn, dating, and even listening to NPR.

The second season will also see the return of season 1 cast members Drew Droege and Lynn Stewart along with new additions such as Heather Morris (Glee), Scott Evans (One Life to Live), Briga Heelan (Cougar Town), Chris Riggi (Gossip Girl), Willam Belli, Fortune Feimster (Chelsea Lately), Broadway’s Nick Adams, and Karen Maruyama (Arrested Development).

From what we can tell the second season promises even more irreverent and raunchy humor than the first, not to mention more than enough eye candy to give you some cravings (e.g. below).

Check out the (slightly work-unfriendly) Kickstarter pitch below and visit the show’s Kickstarter page HERE to lend your support.

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Bill Maher Compares Republican Politicians to Psychic Con Artists

During a recent episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, the show’s host compared the GOP to psychics who prey on gullible people, scamming them out of money with phony predictions.

The comparison came when Maher brought up the recent crackdowns happening in New York against psychics who had swindled large amounts of money out of desperate believers with false promises. Maher asked, “How is religion different?” before adding, “Tonight, folks, is not about religion. It’s about political religion and about how gullible people can be.”

He then rattled off a long list of outrageous predictions Republican politicians have made over the years. “You have to give it to Republicans,” he said. “They have big balls. They’re just not crystal balls.”

Maher went on to remind viewers about Rick Santorum’s fear-mongering prediction that “our country will fall” if same-sex marriage became the law of the land.

“For a party that’s so antigay, they sure pull a lot of stuff at of their ass,” Maher joked.

Watch the full clip in the video below. 

Jase Peeples

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New York pols call for Stonewall to be a national park site

Politicians and activists gathered today (20 September) in front of the Stonewall Inn to announce a new campaign to designate the first US national park site dedicated to LGBT history.

Stonewall, located in the New York City neighborhood of Greenwich Village, is considered the epicenter of the modern LGBT rights movement. In 1969 June, the Mafia run bar was raided by city police.

Tired of constant harassment, such raids were common, patrons fought against the officers causing riots and marches that lasted days.

A year later the first pride parade, sponsored by the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee,  was held.

‘The legacy of the Stonewall Rebellion mirrors that of our nation: a group of individuals standing together against all odds to demand their freedom,’ said Congressman Jerrold Nadler, according to  a release

‘As the struggle to ensure equality for all continues, I am proud to stand with this coalition to remember the spark that launched the LGBT civil rights movement,’ Nadler continued. ‘We urge President Obama to designate the first ever National Park Service site dedicated to the history of the LGBT community, so that this story may be preserved and retold for future generations.’

Approximately two-thirds of  the country’s 400 national park sites are dedicated to historic events. The Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, New York tells the story of the first Women’s Rights Convention held in 1848 July.

The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in Alabama traces the march led by Martin Luther King, Jr in the struggle for equal voting rights.

‘We have a responsibility to preserve and respect the places important to our history, and the Stonewall Inn deserves our highest recognition,’ said Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. “Victories like the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the passage of marriage equality in New York State and the final, decisive Supreme Court ruling securing our freedom to marry, were borne from the modern equal rights movement launched at Stonewall. It’s time for a national monument honoring the legacy of people and events that took place here.’

Earlier this summer, the local community board that represents the Stonewall neighborhood, voted unanimously for a monument to be erected honoring the rebellion.

The building is listed on the federal National Register of Historic Places.

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