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Lawmaker Might Punish University for Talking About Racism on Grindr
Talking about racism on Grindr is apparently grounds for losing your university’s funding.
www.advocate.com/politics/2016/7/13/lawmaker-might-punish-university-talking-about-racism-grindr
PHOTOS: Breaking! Colton Haynes Turns 28 Today
Colton Haynes turns the big 2-8 today. That’s right, the still-out-but-no-longer-blonde Arrow star/fashion designer officially transitions from his mid- to his late-20s.
Related: PHOTOS: Freshly-Blonde-And-Out Colton Haynes Goes Shirtlessly S&M
One of the things we love most about Colton, aside from his boyish charm and perfectly defined pectoral muscles, is his sense of humor. He doesn’t take himself too seriously and his Instagram page is a treasure trove of silly and sexy images.
Scroll down for some of our favorite photos of Colton, and join us in wishing him a very happy birthday!
Related: Freshly Out Colton Haynes Is Relishing In His Newfound Gayness
Man Comes Out As Gay And Athiest To Wife And Evangelical Family, Seeks Advice
If your biggest problem this summer is wondering if following up tequila with vodka is going to give you a killer hangover, at least one Reddit user wishes he were in your shoes.
Reddit user Club411 came out to his wife 8 months after marrying her, and she then forced him to come out to the rest of his family.
Even though he did it via this heartbreakingly vulnerable coming out letter, it wasn’t exactly an Afterschool Special.
I came out of the closet May 16th to my wife after being married for 8 months. Then shortly after she forced me to come out to my family. She put me in a situation where I had to choose between her telling them or me telling them, and she gave me a deadline. So I sent them all a letter (I can post it later if people are interested), because I wanted to be the one who broke the news to them so I could at least get my views across to them as they found out.
Shit has hit the fan. My family went crazy. I grew up very religious, and my family and ex are still very religious. I grew up in the evangelical Christian environment, with parents who were so religious they didn’t believe in birth control. I got grounded once for my Bible getting dusty. My father made jokes about killing gay people. Lots of bad stuff.
His friends have been great, but his family…not so much:
My sister told me that she hopes I hit rock bottom so I have no where to turn but Jesus. And I still constantly hear shit like this from my family.I’m getting divorced and I’m moving on. I got married due to religious and family pressures. My wife and I are separated at the moment. I’ve had sex with a few guys and it’s amazing! I also never did anything with anyone till after my wife and I separated. I’m also happier than I’ve ever been, but I’m also processing a lot of shit at once. So I would love to talk about it and hear advice from anyone.
The heretofore anonymous Club411 is blogging about his experiences in his new gay world at bengayforever.tumblr.com, and is answering more questions on reddit.
What advice would you give him, Queerty readers?
Stephen Colbert Bids Farewell to Bernie Sanders, ‘Who Kept Pretending Not To Be Dead’ – WATCH
On Tuesday, Stephen Colbert bid farewell to Bernie Sanders, the latest fallen tribute in the 2016 Hungry for Power Games (aka, the 2016 Election; aka the actual Hunger Games). Colbert mourned the loss of Sanders, whom he described as “a man we actually lost months of ago but courageously kept pretending not to be dead.”
Colbert added, “the bar is closing and America has to go home with someone.”
Colbert joked that the joint rally slogan of “Stronger Together” was probably because Sanders wouldn’t agree to Clinton’s original idea: “It’s About F*cking Time.” Still, the Late Show host gave Sanders credit for “[exciting] young voters with his pure sex appeal,” and creating a political movement to stick it to the political elite.
To demonstrate, however, that the political establishment had won, Colbert ate a plate of caviar that spelled out, “Bernie”–something he joked he would later regret.
Colbert also compared Sanders’ endorsement of Clinton to Ned Stark’s endorsement of Joffrey Lannister Baratheon as the one true king of Westeros.
Said Colbert of Bernie in his goodbye, “Farewell, Bernie. No one else expressed the frustrations of so many Americans without blaming it on Mexicans or Muslims.”
Watch, below.
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Roger Ailes, Jupiter, Bachelorette Parties, James Stavridis, Pokemon Go, South Africa, Loving, Malta: NEWS
THIS FREE LIFE: Celebrating the lives of the LGBTQ&A community. Think about how at risk we’ve been in the LGBTQ&A community when it comes to rights. Why should we let risks to our health affect our community as well? Living tobacco-free and protecting our bodies is as important to our happy futures as achieving equality. These stories from the LGBTQ&A community show why the two go hand in hand. Check out the video and see if you notice any familiar faces.
SIGNORILE. The complete moral bankruptcy of ‘LGBT for Trump’.
JAMES STAVRIDIS. Retired admiral being vetted as Hillary Clinton’s running mate.
JUNO. NASA Probe sends back first image from Jupiter’s orbit. “This scene from JunoCam indicates it survived its first pass through Jupiter’s extreme radiation environment without any degradation and is ready to take on Jupiter,” said Scott Bolton, principal investigator from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. “We can’t wait to see the first view of Jupiter’s poles.”
NEW JERSEY. Gay teacher receives settlement over discrimination claim: “The Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district agreed to pay $110,000 to a former teacher who claimed he was fired because he is gay, according to papers filed in court. Matthew Richards, 29, agreed to the settlement last May to resolve the lawsuit he filed in October 2014.”
PTOWNIE. Bachelorettes, Party for None: “Provincetown has a long, storied past of welcoming all. In 2016, we welcome you, with the expectation that the default on Commercial Street is gay, and it’s a struggle for some in town to see how straight the visitors are becoming. This is a double-edge sword: of course we want to be accepted by all and to experience tolerance, but we’ve also carved out safe and sacred spaces for ourselves over the decades of intolerance and homophobia.”
SOUTH AFRICA. Homophobic U.S. pastor Steven L Anderson heads there to evangelize.
IDAHO. Police say transgender woman took photos of another woman in Target dressing room: “Bonneville County Sgt. Bryan Lovell says deputies were called to a disturbance at Target on 25th East just after 5 p.m. Monday. A woman told them a man, dressed in women’s clothing, had entered a fitting room in the women’s clothing section of the store. Deputies say the suspect was seen taking photos of a lady in a stall next to him while she was changing.”
CANADA. Anglican Church reverses course, approves gay marriage. “A day after the Anglican Church of Canada narrowly voted not to authorize gay unions, questions about the integrity of the voting process emerged Tuesday, leading to a reversal of the result with the church approving the measure. More than 200 delegates attending the six-day General Synod 2016 narrowly rejected the resolution Monday night after hearing from more than 60 speakers, most of them in favor of gay marriage.”
ROGER AILES. Anchor Bret Baier comes to his defense.
MALTA. Gay couple given green light to adopt in historic first. “One News reported that the go-ahead for adoption was given by the Family Court yesterday for the adoption by the two men. The Civil Unions law gives same-sex couples the same rights as in marriage, including the right to adopt, although gay adoptions were never technically illegal. ”
POKEMON GO. The Holocaust Museum and Arlington Cemetery aren’t appropriate places to play.
We do not consider playing “Pokemon Go” to be appropriate decorum on the grounds of ANC. We ask all visitors to refrain from such activity.
— Arlington Cemetery (@ArlingtonNatl) July 12, 2016
We welcome & encourage visitors to use technology to engage w/our exhibitions & programs while being respectful of our role as a memorial.
— US Holocaust Museum (@HolocaustMuseum) July 12, 2016
POKEBUTT GO. Pokemon erotica now on sale. “This work of thought-provoking fiction is a story of romance, transgression and, most importantly, some guy capturing Pokémon using the hidden power of his bottom.”
TRAILER OF THE DAY. Loving. “From acclaimed writer/director Jeff Nichols, ‘Loving’ celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving (Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), who married and then spent the next nine years fighting for the right to live as a family in their hometown. Their civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court, which in 1967 reaffirmed the very foundation of the right to marry – and their love story has become an inspiration to couples ever since.”
HUMP DAY HOTTIE. Robert Oliveira.
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TV For Terrible People: ‘Difficult People,’ ‘Vice Principals’ And More TV This Week
Check out our weekly guide to TV this week, and make sure you’re catching the big premieres, crucial episodes and the stuff you won’t admit you watch when no one’s looking.
— Hulu’s terrible twosome, Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner, are back to terrorize the people of New York and viewers everywhere with season two of Difficult People, premiering Tuesday. Schadenfreude and shenanigans abound.
— We like to imagine Christian Slater is continuing the fight he started in the 1990 film Pump Up the Volume as the titular anarchist hacker on Mr. Robot. The second season of USA’s hit thriller premieres Wednesday at 10 p.m. Eastern.
— Episodes of The Great British Baking Show are like profiteroles, you can’t stop at just one. And we won’t stop shoving this delightful reality competition down your throat, either. The remaining contestants need to make bread sculptures for the showstopper challenge Friday at 9 p.m. Eastern on PBS. Beachbodies be damned, this show is worth carbo-loading for.
— If you’re already missing the tart-tongued workplace animosity of Veep, get ready to go to school with a new set of vices on HBO’s new comedy, Vice Principals, debuting Sunday at 10:30 p.m. Danny McBride and Walton Goggins play rival VPs that both think they’re next in line to step up for the departing principal.
What are you watching on TV this week?
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The Wallis and Los Angeles LGBT Center present tribute concert and conversation United FORlando
Photo Credit: The Wallis
This Saturday, July 16 at 8 p.m., The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and the Los Angeles LGBT Center will present “United FORlando”, a special tribute concert and conversation to support the victims of the Orlando shooting.
As part of the concert portion of the event, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles will perform. In addition, there will be a performance by the cast of Hit the Wall, a drama by Ike Holter set at NYC’s Stonewall Inn in the summer of 1969.
The conversation portion is titled “After Orlando: Reflections and Where We Go From Here” and will be moderated by actor and activist Wilson Cruz. Cruz’s relative, Brenda McCool, was killed in the Orlando shooting and he honored her last month at Logo’s Trailblazer Honors. The panelists in the conversation will be Kate Kendall, Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian rights, as well as Darrel Cummings, Chief of Staff of the Los Angeles LGBT Center.
Proceeds from United FORlando, along with additional donations, will go to the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida. Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Lorri L. Jean stated that “organizations like the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida have been at the heart of this struggle and we are proud to support them in this challenging time.”
“The Wallis is an advocate for inclusion and this evening aims to further a critical dialogue and demonstrate that there are no boundaries or walls within the arts,” said The Wallis’ Artistic Director Paul Crewes and Managing Director Rachel Fine.
Tickets for United FORlando are still available online and cost between $25 and $45. Don’t miss out on the special tribute event this Saturday, July 16 at 8 p.m. at The Wallis is Los Angeles!
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SENSELESS ROMANCE – PREMIERE!
Tuesday 12 – Saturday 16 July, 7.30pm, £7 (£5)
King’s Arms Theatre, 11 Bloom Street, Salford, M3 6AN
“I’d have kept your secret. I was… falling in love with you.”
Love comes in various forms and each relationship has its own challenges. Matters of the heart are rarely straight-forward and this new piece of theatre, written by Gavin Shankland, looks at the crazy things people do when their head is ruled by their heart.
Senseless Romance is a snapshot look into 3 very different pairings: Mark and Yvette are meeting for the first time. Laura and Kelly have just started dating. Rose and Owen are two years into their marriage.
We tune into each of their stories at a pivotal point, sit back, and watch the sparks fly.
Produced by People Zoo Productions, ‘Senseless Romance’ will make its debut at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival. Starring Darren Jeffries (Hollyoaks) and Lucy Hayward.
NEW WRITING, THEATRE, DRAMA, PLAY
@SenselessPlay
www.WeArePeopleZoo.co.uk
Tickets: www.ticketea.co.uk/tickets-theatre-senseless-romance/
Mary Lambert Skips Work to Hang Out With Real-Life Girlfriend, Rescued Puppies in Uplifting New Video
After almost three years of dating singer/songwriter Michelle Chamuel, Mary Lambert just released the couple’s first collaboration, “Hang Out With You.”
The Seattle-based singer, who was featured in 2012’s Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ Equality anthem “One Love”, explained how “Hang Out With You” came about: she said the couple wrote the song on a day when Lambert said she was feeling under “serious pressure to write the next hit. I got so fed up trying to write something everyone else wanted me to write and at one point I just said, ‘I don’t want to write a song. I just want to hang out with you.’ Michelle yelled, ‘HOT DOG! That’s a song!’,” she wrote on her Facebook page.
It was a labor of love. Chamuel produced, engineered, sang backing-vocals and also appeared in the video, a sweet love-at-first-sight story, directed by Zoe Rain.
In it, Lambert plays a girl who decides to call in sick and, instead, takes her dog out for a walk on the beach. The dog plays cupid, brings her to hot-girl-on-a-bench, and then sparks fly, magic happens, life starts.
Lambert co-produced the video, and said she “wanted to build a music video around dogs,” which was something she’s wanted to do for a long time, she told the Advocate on an interview. “I love dogs,” she said, adding that she doesn’t have a dog yet, but she wants to get one.
“Hang Out With You” has over 20 dogs in it, which got her a huge thank you tweet from the Humane Society.
Thank you @MaryLambertSing for featuring @shelterpets in #hangoutwithyou video! We love it! #startastoryadopt t.co/kHxAeSxIRW
— Humane Society (@HumaneSociety) July 11, 2016
Watch the full video below:
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