Michelle Obama Destroys Trump in Emotional Speech: I Have Been ‘Shaken to My Core’ – WATCH

Michelle Obama eviscerated Donald Trump in a blistering, impassioned speech at a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire on Thursday.

Connecting allegations of sexual assault surrounding Trump to her own efforts to bring education to young girls around the world, Obama said she could not ignore how Trump has treated women.

“It would be dishonest and disingenuous to move on to the next thing like it’s all just a bad dream,” Obama told the crowd.

“I can’t believe that I’m saying that a candidate for president of the United States has bragged about sexually assaulting women. It has shaken me to my core in a way I couldn’t have predicted.”

Almost certainly referring to multiple reports that surfaced late on Wednesday in which several women came forward alleging Donald Trump sexually assaulted and groped them, Obama declared, “It now seems very clear that this isn’t an isolated incident.”

The First Lady implored voters not to buy into the narrative that accusations against Trump are just ‘politics as usual.’ “Too many people are treating this as just another headline,” she said. “This is not normal. This is not politics as usual.”

She continued:

“This is disgraceful. It is intolerable. It doesnt matter what party you belong to…no woman deserves to be treated this way. […]

This isn’t about politics. This is about basic human decency. […]

Now is the time for all of us to stand up and say enough is enough. This has got to stop right now. Because consider this, if all of this is painful to us as grown women, what do you think it’s doing to our children?

Obama went on to rebuke Trump’s excuse for his ‘grab them by the p—y’ remarks–you’l recall he deemed those remarks mere ‘locker room talk’ and said they were not evidence that he is a serial sex offender. “This is not something we can ignore,” Obama said. “This wasn’t just locker room banter.” The First Lady added, “I can tell you that the men in my life do not talk about women like this…To dismiss this as locker room talk is an insult to decent men everywhere.”

Watch the full speech along with highlights, below.

“The measure of any society is how it treats its women and girls.” —@FLOTUS t.co/SwCSNpqfJ2

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 13, 2016

“Now is the time for all of us to stand up and say, enough is enough.” —@FLOTUS on Trump t.co/rLgM6tYu8V

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 13, 2016

“On November 8, we can show our children that we reject hatred and fear.” —@FLOTUS: t.co/tTgeqxNqYm t.co/0pnvt9gqM9

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 13, 2016

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‘Finding Prince Charming’ Renewed and Casting for Season 2; Will They Take Dan Savage’s Advice?

The gay Bachelor clone Finding Prince Charming, in which male suitors vie for the man of their dreams, has been renewed by Logo for a second season, Deadline reports:

Finding Prince Charming is in the midst of a hot ratings streak. Its third episode on September 22 was up 22% from its season premiere and up 9% above the previous week, according to Nielsen and Logo. Season to date and across all platforms, Finding Prince Charming has reached 3 million plus viewers. Finding Prince Charming, combined with the solid ratings of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, led Logo to its highest-rated Thursday (September 22)  in network history.

Us magazine adds:

Casting is currently underway for the second season’s star, and for the first time, fans will have a say in who vies for his affections. From Thursday, November 3, until Wednesday, November 16, potential suitors can share a photo or video via hashtag on Instagram or Twitter to prove that they deserve a spot on the show. Beginning Thursday, November 17, fans can cast their votes for their top choice, and the winner will compete on season 2. (Click here for more information on voting.)

Will producers fix the one thing that Dan Savage pointed out makes absolutely no sense in the show?

The “scarcity formula” used by ABC for its competition among heterosexuals (“an imbalance between supply of pussy/cock and demand for pussy/cock,” as Savage, puts it) makes no sense in a gay context in which men would be likely to run off with each other instead of the bachelor (and just might).

Again, Savage’s advice for helping it work in a gay context:

Just cast one exclusive gay top as your bachelor and thirteen gay power bottoms as your suitors. Or vice-versa. That’s all it would take.

But if you really wanted to have some fun with the intricacies and subcultures of gay male desire…

Cast a hunky older bear as the bachelor and thirteen skinny twinks who are exclusively attracted to hunky older bears as his suitors. Or vice-versa. Or cast a hot leather/BDSM Master as the bachelor and thirteen leather/BDSM slaves as his suitors. Or vice-versa. (No switches!) Or cast one skinny guy into big guys as the bachelor and thirteen big guys into skinny guys as his suitors. Or vice-versa.

Added bonus: Gay people know these complications exist, straight people are fascinated by them, and including/mining them would make for a crazier, more informed, and interesting show.

Without some other form of scarcity, without creating a different supply and demand problem, there’s nothing to prevent the suitors on Finding Prince Charming from running off with each other or (more likely) winding up in a writhing heap on the lawn. Unless the suitors are all sexually incompatible in a fundamental and insurmountable way and the “star” gay bachelor is their only sexual/romantic counterpart—the gay suitors are all pots, the gay bachelor is the only lid.

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DC Dentist Indicted for Sexually Abusing Anesthetized Male Patients

A dentist in Washington, DC has been indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting male patients while they were sedated.

Forty-four-year-old Bilal Ahmed of Potomac Maryland was arrested at JFK airport in January after police began investigating allegations that he frequently assaulted his male patients while they were unconscious in his office.

The Washington Post reports: 

In 2014, Bilal Ahmed, 44, of Potomac was treating a male patient at Universal Smiles DC in the 2300 block of M Street NW when the patient, after being administered nitrous oxide through a face mask, realized Ahmed was sexually assaulting him, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for District of Columbia said in a statement.

The patient reported the assault to police, who found two other male patients who said Ahmed sexually assaulted them after treating them with nitrous oxide, the statement said. One of Ahmed’s employees also said the dentist improperly touched him, according to the statement.

Ahmed has been charged with 21 counts of sexually abusing or groping male patients and employees in 2013 and 2014. Fourteen of those charges are for felony sexual abuse.

Ahmed’s office manager was also indicted for having lied on the witness stand during the grand jury investigation.

Fox 5 DC adds, 

Barry Coburn, one of Ahmed’s lawyers, said by phone that he had not yet studied the indictments or reviewed them with his client.

Ahmed’s dental licenses in Washington and Maryland are suspended.

[Top photo via Fox 5 DC]

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HRC and Equality NC Call on Governor Pat McCrory to Extend Voter Registration Deadline

Today, HRC President Chad Griffin and Equality North Carolina Executive Director Chris Sgro called on North Carolina Pat McCrory to extend the state’s voter registration deadline to give all North Carolinians impacted by Hurricane Matthew the opportunity to vote in the 2016 elections. Yesterday, the Board of Elections announced the deadline would remain tomorrow, Oct. 14.

“This terrible storm has wreaked havoc on the people of North Carolina, costing lives, homes and immeasurable damage. The last thing they should have to worry about is their right to vote,” said Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin. “Governor McCrory should work to ensure that tomorrow’s voter registration deadline is extended. Nobody should be denied the right to vote because of a natural disaster. There are more than 255,000 LGBTQ voters whose rights are on the line in North Carolina — and every one of them deserves to have their voice heard.”

“This election is critical and everyone should have the opportunity to vote,” said Equality North Carolina Executive Director Chris Sgro. “What has happened in eastern North Carolina as a result of this historic storm is tragic. We need to ensure that people in every part of the state are able to vote after the clean up of hurricane Matthew is done.”

North Carolina is home to some 4.5 million voters, including some 255,000 LGBTQ voters. In 2012 the election in North Carolina was decided by just 2 percentage points — less than 100,000 votes. These voters have more at stake in this year’s election than ever before, with Donald Trump and Mike Pence campaigning on an extreme anti-LGBTQ agenda, and Governor McCrory up for re-election as he continues to defend his anti-LGBTQ HB2 law.

Last night, the Charlotte Observer posted a months-long investigation into how Governor McCrory’s hateful HB2 law has not only revoked LGBTQ protections in the state and mandated discrimination against transgender people in publicly-owned facilities, but has also led to instances of discrimination and violence against the LGBTQ community. The piece includes detailed stories from 50 counties across North Carolina. Since McCrory signed HB2 into law in March, there has been a massive backlash among voters and economic fallout. A 43 percent plurality of voters oppose HB2 and an even greater number — 70 percent — say it has damaged the state’s economy and should be repealed. More than 200 business leaders have called for the law’s repeal, and sports leagues including the NBA, NCAA, ACC and CIAA have removed or postponed events because the law threatens their employees, players and fans.  

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

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'Drunk History' Outshines Awful 'Stonewall' Film (Video)

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More Women Accuse Donald Trump of Groping Them: ‘He Was Like an Octopus’

Trump’s campaign continues to deny all allegations.

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President Obama: The Last 100 Days (Video)

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What’s It Like To Be An “Average Looking” Gay Man?

It’s not easy being an “average looking” gay man. Just ask Adam Dupuis.

In a new op-ed titled Being Average Looking in the Gay Community, Dupuis writes about the day to day struggles he faces as someone whose physical appearance falls somewhere between “OK” and “nothing special.”

Related: Muscle Man Explains Why “Fat Sex” Is The Best Sex And Chubby Chasing Is “As Good As It Gets”

“Being attractive seems to be pretty much a necessity to feel a sense of belonging in the gay community,” Dupuis writes. “Sure, you can go out with friends, travel, experience life, but it can be mentally and emotionally dangerous to travel with more attractive friends when you’ll most likely be the one going home alone as the others pick up a guy or two.”

Dupuis calls never being hit on “a little lonely as well as depressing.”

“Yes, you can exude confidence, socialize, and dance like no other,” he writes, “but that doesn’t seal the deal when looking for someone that is physically attracted to you.”

Not to mention, he adds, “it gets tiring to stand there and be the best self that you can with what you are working with.”

“I was out the other night with friends and I said to the group that I thought one guy was really attractive,” Dupuis recalls. “It turned out I didn’t possess what he was looking for and he ended up being very interested in and flirtatious with one of my good friends.”

It didn’t really bother him though, because, he says, “I’m used to it.”

Related: Black, Bisexual, And Invisible: A Cry For Acceptance And An End To Racism In The LGBTQ Community

“I live in one of the gay meccas in the United States,” he continues. “Everyone tells me I should be hooking up every night, week day, weekend, and during brunch. If all I was looking for was a warm hole or to be someone else’s, I guess I could do that. … But I like to be attracted to the guy I’m with and I would like to think he finds me attractive. Quality not quantity.”

Because of this, Dupuis admits he does not have a “successfully notched headboard,” but that’s OK.

“I’ve reverted to not acknowledging the sexual conquests as wonderful successes for they are often too animalistic when and if they ever happen,” he writes, “but I have instead found immense joy when someone that I find attractive tells me that they find me attractive, too.”

That joy, he concludes, “lasts so much longer in my head and in my heart than any joy a hook-up could bring. For those of you that hear that compliment all the time and glaze over it, believe me, it means a great deal to some of us.”

Related: Is This The Brutal Truth White Gay Men Refuse To Hear?

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PHOTOS: In Case You Have Any Interest In Checking Out The Studly Gingers Of The 2017 “Red Hot” Calendar

We have absolutely no idea what makes you tick, or what you’re even into.

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But just on the off-chance that you occasionally find yourself wondering which studly redheads are posing for the 2017 “Red Hot” calendar, we thought we’d let you know.

Happy New Year:

January – Lukas Bö

February – Scott Henry

March – Tom Peers

April – Mike Del Moro

May – Robin Van Der Krogt

June – Daniel Newman

July – Joseph Merry

August – Philippe Horowicz

September – Jonathan Wrynne

October – Seth Fornea

November – Corbin Furstenburg

December – Tommy Brady

h/t: Attitude

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