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PHOTOS: Drama, Conflict but Plenty of Pride in Toronto
PHOTOS: Drama, Conflict but Plenty of Pride in Toronto
www.advocate.com/pride/2016/7/05/photos-drama-conflict-plenty-pride-toronto
Michael Sam Has Profane Reason You Shouldn't Vote for Donald Trump
Michael Sam Has Profane Reason You Shouldn't Vote for Donald Trump
“If you want to vote for someone who has LGBT rights [in mind], vote for Hillary,” Sam told TMZ Sports.
www.advocate.com/sports/2016/7/05/michael-sam-doesnt-want-you-vote-donald-trump-hes-hole
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Painted For Filth: The 20 Fiercest Drag Queen Looks Of June
Painted For Filth: The 20 Fiercest Drag Queen Looks Of June
Every month when we put together these Painted For Filth lists, the queens’ makeup seems to get even more fierce! June was filled with some amazing up-close makeup portraits of some of your favorite queens, featuring a fabulous selection from around the world.
Take a look at the 20 looks below and leave a comment to let us know which look is your personal favorite.
Did we miss a sickening drag queen look? Tag @dragaholic or use the hashtag #dragaholic (new way!) on your best drag photos on Instagram for a chance to be featured next month.
Related: Painted For Filth: The 20 Fiercest Drag Queen Looks Of May
20. RafaElla Pop
19. Mr. Raw
18. Nina Flowers
17. Milk
16. J
15. Cheddar Gorgeous
14. Miss Fame
13. Sam
12. Thorgy Thor
11. Mrs. Raw
10. Laganja Estranja
9. Raven Cortez
8. Sharon Needles
7. Violet Chachki
6. Naomi Smalls
5. Vegane
4. Trixie Mattel
3. Laila McQueen
2. Aja
1. Raven
Related: Painted For Filth: The 20 Fiercest Drag Queen Looks Of May
Bonus: Phi Phi O’Hara’s Fiercest #365DaysOfDrag Look
Watch Ben Affleck’s Deleted Nude Scene In Otherwise Execrable “Batman V Superman”
Watch Ben Affleck’s Deleted Nude Scene In Otherwise Execrable “Batman V Superman”
Arguably, the only good to come out of Batman v Superman is the ubiquitous “Sad Ben Affleck” meme, which remains brilliantly life-affirming even though the product that spawned it is destined for the bargain bin beside copies of The Incredible Mr. Limpet.
Related: Here’s Ben Affleck’s Full-Frontal Scene Everyone’s Been Talking About
But 30 minutes of deleted footage compiled on the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice — Ultimate Edition DVD may succeed in adding somewhat to the film’s legacy: It seems the footage includes a nude Ben Affleck shower scene… much like the nude Ben Affleck shower scene in 2014’s Gone Girl adaptation.
Perhaps this is the second in a planned trilogy of nude Ben Affleck shower scenes? We’ll have to wait and see.
In the meantime, here’s Affleck acting moody and misunderstood and inarguably nude.
Have an involuntarily click and ogle, and then call us superficial in the comments below:
YOU’RE WELCOME, BITCHES. ? #BenAffleck #Batfleck #BatmanvSuperman #UltimateEdition #BruceWayne #BvS
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Anti-LGBT Cardinal
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Anti-LGBT Cardinal
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, the Archbishop of Santo Domingo who gained notoriety for using homophobic slurs to attack the United States’ ambassador to the Dominican Republic, James “Wally” Brewster.
Brewster, who is openly gay and married, has been a champion of LGBT rights in the country where he serves as ambassador.
As we’ve previously reported, the cardinal has frequently referred to Brewster as “the little faggot”, and also said that Brewster should “focus on housework, since he’s the wife to a man.”
PREVIOUSLY: Democratic Congressmen Tweet Support for Gay Ambassador Wally Brewster Using #ImWithWally
Monsignor Francisco Ozoria Acosta of the Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís has been named as López’s succesor.
The Vatican announced López’s resignation a day after Brewster and thousands of others took part in Santo Domingo’s annual Pride celebration.
“I feel a great piece of mind,” Cristian King of Trans Siempre Amigos, a Dominican advocacy group, told the Blade on Monday.
Deivis Ventura, a prominent LGBT activist who ran for a seat in the lower house of the Dominican Congress in May, noted to the Blade that Osoria is a “black bishop” who “has fought for migrants.”
López supported the Dominican government’s plan to legalize undocumented immigrants — the majority of whom are Haiti — that sparked controversy in the Caribbean country and around the world.
“Monsignor Osoria is a man who is known for his moderation and prudence in the management of religious and social issues,” Ventura told the Blade. “I am sure that this man will show a distinct vision of the church.”
RELATED: Senator Dick Durbin Asks Pope Francis to Control Gay-Hating Dominican Cardinal
[Top photo via Wikimedia Commons]
Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas Surprise Pulse Nightclub Staff at Orlando Concert – VIDEO
Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas Surprise Pulse Nightclub Staff at Orlando Concert – VIDEO
Singers Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas surprised staff members of the Orlando gay nightclub Pulse with free tickets to their Miami concert and a meet and greet backstage.
The singers also performed a moving tribute to the victims of the Orlando massacre and honored Christina Grimmie, a former contestant on The Voice who was killed in Orlando the day before the Pulse massacre.
The Pulse nightclub shared the above photo on Facebook with the caption, “Nick Jonas & Demi Lovato thank you for making the pulse family smile #onepulse #orlandostrong#pulseorlando”
TMZ reports: “The singers invited around 30 staffers from Pulse to Saturday night’s show at the Amway Center … hooking them up with a private suite … adding on a meet and greet.”
Photo via TMZ/Instagram
Listen to Jonas and Lovato perform “Rise Up” with Andra Day in tribute to Orlando, below.
Check out some photos of the concert shared by Jonas, Lovato, and Day on Instagram, below.
[Top photo via Facebook]
NEW MUSIC: Blood Orange, Bat For Lashes, Dexys
NEW MUSIC: Blood Orange, Bat For Lashes, Dexys
This week in New Music: a political-pop classic from Blood Orange aka Dev Hynes, Natasha Khan goes full concept on Bat For Lashes fourth album The Bride and Dexys release an odd but wonderful collection of “country” and Irish “traditional” covers.
Blood Orange – Freetown Sound
As Test Icicles and Lightspeed Champion, Dev Hynes (above) was always interesting and often exhilarating. With Blood Orange – via collaborations with the likes of FKA Twigs and Sky Ferreira – he seemingly found his voice.
Freetown Sound, his third album as Blood Orange, is highly personal, overtly political and startlingly accomplished mashup of R&B, jazz, pop funk and spoken word interludes. On “Hands Up” he references the murder of Trayvon Martin in Florida: “Keep your hood off when you’re walking….Sure enough, they’re gonna take your body.” All of this while going full Michael Jackson on tracks like “But You” and “Thank You.”
It has been compared with Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly. Add to that the classic 80s pop stylings of Prince and Janet Jackson with a touch of Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation Of… and you have – in Hynes’ own words – an album “for everyone told they’re not black enough, too black, too queer, not queer the right way, the underappreciated.”
Add in Nelly Furtado on “Hadron Collider” and Deborah Harry on “EVP” and you have a pop classic.
Bat For Lashes – The Bride
As Bat For Lashes, Natasha Khan’s fourth album The Bride is a concept piece, a collection of torch songs telling the story of a woman whose fiancé dies before their wedding.
“I Do,” “Honeymooning Alone,” “Widow’s Peak,” “I Will Love Again,” “In Your Bed”….this could be torturous but in Khan’s hands The Bride is a menacing, inspired and sometimes intense collection.
Dexys – Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul
It’s a sad, sad thing that Dexys Midnight Runners are forever to be remembered for 1982 dad-dancing disco filler “Come On Eileen.” While still a fantastic pop song 34 years later – frontman Kevin Rowland has said he knew it would be a massive, massive hit even before he finished writing it – the song has overshadowed everything the band has done since and had released before.
Too Tye Ay, the album from which “Come On Eileen” came is – deep breath – one of the best albums ever.
Now working as Dexys, One Day I’m Going To Soar felt like the follow-up that Too Rye Ay deserved. Working for themselves now, Kevin Rowland and co’s Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul does exactly what it says. With violinist Helen O’Hara back for the first time in 31 years, it feels like the moment that Dexys Midnight Runners would have naturally come to if they hadn’t split.
It’s idiosyncratic and a touch odd (see Joni Mitchell cover “Both Sides Now”) but others like “I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen,” “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” and “Carrickfergus” would bring a tear to the eye.
My First Trans Pride
My First Trans Pride
