#turnOUT the Vote in Colorado

We’ve had a lively week in Colorado, working hard to get out the vote just one month ahead of the elections.

On Thursday, we partnered with Hillary for America as HRC moderated a panel focused on the two-year anniversary of marriage equality in Colorado. We talked with community leaders, including Colorado state Sens. Lucia Guzman and Pat Steadman, who spoke about the incremental approach, from domestic partnerships to civil unions to full marriage equality passed by legislation on October 7^th, 2014. Watch the Facebook Live video here: 

On Sunday, HRC joined with local organizations, including One Colorado, to host a debate watch party. We had a full house at a local restaurant, with over 200 attendees filling the venue to capacity and overflowing onto the patio. HRC will continue to urge every Coloradan to #turnOUT and vote, and to vote pro-equality the election season.

HRC is counting on our members and supporters to mobilize and #turnOUT the pro-equality vote in November. HRC members are volunteering thousands of hours for endorsed candidates and are visible at campaign events across Colorado and across the country.  Please contact us at [email protected] to learn more about our work in Colorado and to volunteer!

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Donald Trump, Sex, and The Death of Propriety

We can finally say “pussy” thanks to a misogynist. 

www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/10/10/donald-trump-sex-and-death-propriety

Trump's Latest Mouth Problem

Trump told Howard Stern that he’s never had a gay thought run through his mind.

www.advocate.com/election/2016/10/10/trumps-latest-mouth-problem

Randy Rainbow Takes on #TrumpTapes (Video)

Sometimes you just got to grab life by the…

www.advocate.com/comedy/2016/10/10/randy-rainbow-takes-trumptapes-video

Christian Slater on Playing Gay in ‘King Cobra’: ‘You Gotta Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway’

Christian Slater sat down with Conan O’Brien to talk about his role as a gay porn producer in the upcoming James Franco murder film King Cobra, which is based on the murder of producer Bryan Kocis in 2007.

But not before he and Conan engaged in some banter that felt more like 2006 than 2016.

Said Slater of getting intimate with a man on film: “You gotta feel the fear and do it anyway. That’s how I got through it.”

Added Conan: “As an actor that’s very challenging.”

But Slater wised up, eventually:

“It was. It definitely was…when James Franco asked me if I’d be interested in doing this project I read it and I…went hmm, wow…I really do have to think about this, this is definitely out of my wheelhouse. I did have a lot of anxiety and fear about doing something like this, but then I just said, ‘I’m an actor!’ I asked my wife she said you should absolutely go do it. I dove right in.”

RELATED: Gay Porn Models Charged with Murder of Producer

Slater then talked about Garrett Clayton, who plays the character based on adult film actor Brent Corrigan.

“The kid is beautiful. He’s the discovery I make, and I lure him into my organization…”

Watch:

RELATED: Garrett Clayton Wasn’t Sure He Could Take on 8 Strangers for Brent Corrigan’s Explicit Sex Scenes in ‘King Cobra’: WATCH

If Slater was nervous at first, he slipped into his role quite easily, according to an interview director Justin Kelly did with The Wrap:

“A few times, the actors took things further than the script,” Kelly said.

He referenced an early scene in which Slater’s middle-aged character wants to sample the goods of his barely legal young star, played by Clayton. “Please, make me feel wanted,” he says as he half begs and half forces himself on the young man.

In the script, the encounter “was far more mild, just kissing on the couch,” Kelly said. “But they decided it had to go further. Christian takes him up against the closet. That is would have happened.”

King Cobra is in theaters October 21.

Watch a scene with Slater and Clayton (briefly work-unfriendly):

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Donald Trump Brags About Never Having a Gay Thought – LISTEN

In a 2010 interview with Howard Stern, Donald Trump remarked that he had never had a gay thought in his life and refuted rumors that he engaged in ‘boner fights’ with other boys in prep school.

While discussing in lewd terms the details of golfer Tiger Woods’ sexual affairs, Trump told Stern, “One thing we’ve learned about Tiger Woods, for definite…he is not gay.” He then asked Stern, “Do you agree with that?”

“He is absolutely not gay,” Stern replied.

“I remember you interviewed a guy, one of the greatest interviews of all time, he was saying he only had one or two events with a man, but he wasn’t gay. You said, anybody who had one or two events with a man is gay,” Trump continued.

Stern stood by his previous statement, telling Trump that a couple of sexual experiences with another man “absolutely” means a man is gay.

When asked the number of times he had experienced sexual thoughts about another man, Trump responded, “Zero… not even a thought.” Stern replied by saying that made Trump “a real man.”

Trump added, “With all that I’ve had, I’ve never had a thought. There’s never been a big thought process, you know?…During the event there’s never a thought of Jimmy or Ronald or anything, no thoughts.”

Stern then brought up a supposed report or rumor that Trump engaged in “boner fights” with other boys in prep school. Trump denied ever partaking in such an activity.

CNN’s KFILE uncovered the audio conversation between Trump and stern.

Listen, below.

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Donald Trump Brags About Never Having a Gay Thought – LISTEN

HRC Endorses Deborah Ross of North Carolina for U.S. Senate

Today HRC announced its endorsement of Deborah Ross for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Richard Burr.

“We’ve seen first-hand in North Carolina this year how important it is to elect candidates who are willing to stand up and fight for LGBTQ equality,” said HRC Senior Vice President of Policy and Political Affairs JoDee Winterhof. “Richard Burr believes in a world where LGBTQ people are left at risk for being fired because of who they are or whom they love. Even worse, six months after HB2 has become an economic disaster for North Carolina, Burr still won’t support a full repeal of HB2. Deborah Ross will advocate for the Equality Act in the U.S. Senate and help move us closer to full federal equality.”

The nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute found strong support for LGBTQ equality in North Carolina. A majority — 64 percent — of North Carolinians support LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.

As a candidate, Deborah Ross has spoken out and called for the repeal of the vile and dangerous HB2. Meanwhile, Senator Burr has repeatedly opposed LGBTQ equality during his time in office. He has refused to support the Equality Act, comprehensive legislation to protect LGBT people from discrimination. In addition, he voted against the bipartisan Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the Student Non-Discrimination Act, and hate crimes protections.

HRC has endorsed pro-equality candidates up and down the ticket this year in North Carolina, including Roy Cooper for Governor and candidates for the General Assembly.

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HRC Calls on Governor Scott to Extend Voter Registration Deadline

Today, HRC President Chad Griffin called on Florida Governor Rick Scott to extend the state’s voter registration deadline to give all Floridians impacted by Hurricane Matthew the opportunity to vote in the 2016 elections. Last week, Governor Rick Scott rejected a requests to extend Florida’s voter-registration deadline, and yesterday a lawsuit was filed seeking an extension. Florida is home to 20 million voters, including at least 550,000 LGBTQ adults, and tens of thousands have been displaced over the last week due to the storm.

“Tens of millions of Americans throughout the Southeast have been impacted by this horrific storm and our first priority should be their safety and well-being,” said Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin. “But we are also concerned that tens of thousands of Floridians may be denied the right to vote because of the storm. Florida is home to at least 550,000 LGBTQ adults and come November they deserve to have their voices heard at the ballot box. Governor Scott should work to ensure that the state of Florida accommodates the countless voters unable to register through no fault of their own.”

Florida’s voter registration deadline is tomorrow, Tuesday, October 11^th. An analysis of voter registration numbers in Florida done by TargetSmart, a progressive data and analytics firm, found that in 2012, 63,152 voters registered in the last eight days before the deadline. On the last day to register, nearly 30,000 Floridians registered. On Election Day, President Obama carried Florida by only 74,309 votes.

The Human Rights Campaign encourages donations to the American Red Cross to support Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts. To donate, visit: www.redcross.org/donate/donation

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