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NYC Bombing a Protest of Anti-LGBT Bias, or Is Claim a Hoax?
Police are investigating this among several claims about the explosion in the heavily LGBT Chelsea area.
www.advocate.com/crime/2016/9/18/nyc-bombing-protest-anti-lgbt-oppression-or-claim-hoax
NYPD Vetting Tumblr Page Claiming to Be ‘Manifesto’ of Chelsea Bomber
The NYPD is vetting a Tumblr page by someone claiming to be responsible for the Chelsea bombing. The Tumblr page, with the URL nybomber.tumblr.com/, was taken down early Sunday afternoon. Towleroad was able to grab screenshots before the page was removed.
The New York Daily News and the New York Post both report that the NYPD is currently investigating the site and its contents. The FBI is also involved.
The NY Daily News reports that “A police source told the Daily News the department is investigating the blog. Another source said the NYPD is speaking to local LGBT activists for any clues about the webpage.”
WPIX reports: “The investigation is in its early stages, and the primary concern is credibility behind the posting…”
Two posts were made on the site, which was titled “I’m the NY Bomber.” In one post, called “Manufacturing Test Explosives”, the author claimed to have undertaken the bombing for “homosexuals like myself” as social justice for anti-LGBTQ oppression.
Hi.
You probably have all seen the news by now,
the explosives detonated in New York City, that was me. Those were just some tests, I know where I have made errors and I will not make the same mistake next time.
I did it because I cannot stand society.
I cannot live in a world where homosexuals like myself as well as the rest of the LGBTQ+ community are looked down upon by society.
It is 2016 and we are still being viewed as mentally ill, sinners, attention seekers, and just plain weirdos in general. I am not going to stand by while under classed and underprivileged people are oppressed. I am not going to stand by while there is inequality in my country such as the racism being seen in white police officers all over the country. I am not going to live in a country where it is OK to have a misogynist, xenophobic, racist Islamophobic, republican candidate running for President of The United States! That’s implying that republicans in general should even be taken seriously as they are all cisgendered privileged white people.
This is not the end, this is just the beginning. I will be remembered. I will make a difference. I will eliminate my targets before it is too late.
The second post, called “Taking a human life”, ruminated further on the same topic.
I don’t know exactly how I feel about taking human lives
However, what I do know is that If I don’t do what needs to be done nobody will pay attention. LGBTQ+ people are much more likely to commit suicide than straight cisgendered people. It seems that nobody cares, however what if people from the LGBTQ+ community started lashing out in response to the violence and oppression we face with violence and possibly oppression? I’m sure that would give people a reason to not stand by while so many people are being oppressed. I suppose I’m just going to have to move forward knowing that what I am doing had a purpose and will in fact make a difference. I’ll keep you all posted.
Screenshot:
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In a First, British Royal Family Member Comes Out as Gay
Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, says he has found love with airline executive James Coyle.
www.advocate.com/coming-out/2016/9/18/first-british-royal-family-member-comes-out-gay
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Confessions Of Guys Who Are Crushing Hard On Straight Guys
If you’ve never had a crush on a guy who turned out to be straight, you’re a rare breed.
And it isn’t some wild phenomenon at play where gay guys are being intoxicated by straight dudes’ pheromones or anything, it’s just simple math.
Most men on this blue marble of ours self-identify as straight. It’s just bound to happen — in high school, college, even later (but really, get it together if it keeps happening post-college age).
Below, we hear from guys on Whisper who are wading waist-deep in a pool of unrequited love with a straight guy.
12 Hilarious Clinton VS Trump GIFs To Get You Through Neverending Campaigns
Are you already feeling a little exhausted by this year’s presidential election? Us, too. And we haven’t even made it to the first debate yet. In fact, we still have another 50 or so days to survive until this circus is finally–finally!–over. How will we ever make it?
Related: 6 Times Hillary Clinton Took Great Risks To Do The Right Thing For LGBTQs
To help you (and ourselves) make it through what is starting to feel like the longest campaign season ever, we’ve done a roundup of some of our favorite Clinton/Trump GIFs in hopes that a dose of levity will help get us through this seemingly neverending story.
Scroll down for some LOLs…
Queen Elizabeth II’s Cousin Just Became the First Out Gay Member of the Royal Family
Lord Ivar Mountbatten, the Queen’s cousin, has come out as gay in an article in the Mail on Sunday and is the first member of the Royal Family to come out of the closet.
It is a decision which has the blessing of his ex-wife and children, his wider family and his life-long friend Prince Edward, to whose eldest child he is a godparent, as both the Earl and Countess of Wessex are to two of his daughters.
‘Being a Mountbatten was never the problem,’ he says, ‘it was the generation into which I was born. When I was growing up, it was known as “the love that dare not speak its name”, but what’s amazing now is how far we have all come in terms of acceptance.
‘”Coming out” is such a funny phrase but it’s what I suppose I did in a rather roundabout way, emerging to a place I’m happy to be. I have struggled with my sexuality and in some ways I still do; it has been a real journey to reach this point.’
Mountbatten, who is the great-great grandson of Queen Victoria, also introduced his partner, James Coyle. The couple met at Verbier, a resort in Switzerland.
If I were 2 marry Lord Ivar Mountbatten I’d only have 2 wait 4 499 to die before bcoming Queen #LGBT @RoyalFamily pic.twitter.com/oUVsxQ4erF
— Sr Iona Dubble-Wyde (@Sisteridw) September 17, 2016
The couple seems a bit stiff. You’re definitely not going to be seeing any PDA:
Both Lord Ivar and James grew up in an age when to be gay was to conform to what they call ‘a John Inman stereotype’, something they are determined to avoid. They have a pact: no public displays of affection unless it’s a hello or goodbye hug, never holding hands and no dancing together at parties. Today there are no endearments or pet names. ‘Soppy? Ugh, no, not us,’ says James.
Read the full story at the Mail.
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NY Governor Cuomo Briefs Reporters on Chelsea Bombing: ‘Obviously an Act of Terrorism’
Governor Andrew Cuomo briefed reporters on Sunday about the explosion which injured 29 people in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, telling them that “a bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism” but that it did not appear to be an act of international terrorism. The bomb exploded on 23rd street between 6th and 7th Avenues in the middle of a long block in a dumpster in front of residential housing for the blind, a location that holds no special significance thus far in the investigation.
Scenes from Saturday night:
A second explosive device was found nearby on West 27th street, the NYT reports:
As the authorities sought to identify what had caused the explosion, they described the second device as a pressure cooker resembling the one used in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings in 2013, according to a police official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a continuing investigation.
Cuomo said that all who were injured have been treated and released from hospitals.
Added Cuomo:
“We have no reason to believe at this time that there is any further immediate threat. But just to err on the side of caution, we will be deploying close to 1,000 state police and National Guard people to police the bus terminals, airports, and subway stations”
“Whoever placed these bombs, we will find and they will be brought to justice.”
Watch Cuomo’s press conference:
On Sunday morning, many streets in the neighborhood were still closed:
NEW: NYPD issues following traffic alert on current street closures in NYC in response to Manhattan explosion: pic.twitter.com/ILCMzY1jtR
— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 18, 2016
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NY Governor Cuomo Briefs Reporters on Chelsea Bombing: ‘Obviously an Act of Terrorism’
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