The Resistance Continues to Take on Trump (Video)

This week, the cast of Hamilton and Green Day showed the power pop culture has as a form of protest. 

www.advocate.com/politics/2016/11/23/resistance-continues-take-trump-video

As Hillary's Lead Grows, Jill Stein Raises Money for Recount

The Green Party candidate says vote totals in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylania — states Clinton narrowly lost — must be verified.

www.advocate.com/election/2016/11/23/hillarys-lead-grows-jill-stein-raises-money-recount

Obama Dad Jokes, Ben Carson, Joe Jonas, Firefighters, Shannon Doherty, Chris Evans: HOT LINKS

THANKSGIVING. President Obama pardons his final turkey, makes lots of dad jokes: “When somebody at your table tells you that you’ve been hogging all the side dishes, you can’t have anymore, I hope you respond with a creed that sums of the spirit of the hungry people: Yes we cran.”

JO BRO. Joe Jonas likes to get kinky: “It’s definitely fun when you bring some whips and leather and whatever you may be into – a little bit of S&M – into the bedroom.”

DR. STABBY. Ben Carson has accepted post as HUD Secretary: “The announcement didn’t come from Donald Trump nor from the Trump transition team, but from Armstrong Williams, Dr. Ben Carson’s on-again, off-again, on-again top advisor and spokesperson: The retired pediatric neurosurgeon has accepted the president-elect’s offer to become his nominee for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, according to the Wall Street Journal.”

WHITE SHEETS. On the connection between racism and homophobia inside the KKK: “Klan doctrines have expanded to give virulent antigay hate a more prominent place than in years past, and these groups have been violently anti-abortion since at least the 1990s. In this, the Klan is only mirroring the mainstream right wing, but also maintaining its old role as moral arbiter. The hate incidents at the SPLC have anti-LGBTQ violence as the third largest category. The Klan of the 1920s presented itself as the enforcer of moral doctrine, punishing adulterous wives and alcoholic husbands alongside waging its war on the lives, bodies, and civil rights of African-Americans and other minorities. Attacking “sinful” queers is of a piece with this.”

THE HEAT. These New Taipei firefighters will make you feel the thirst.

5150 HOLD. New report says Kanye West wasn’t admitted to the hospital against his will. 

ALLY. Chris Evans talks about how his gay brother influenced his activism: “It’s important to understand, whether it’s growing up with women, whether it’s growing up with other ethnic groups, it’s important to experience anything different from what you know. To encourage and cultivate compassion and understanding,” Chris told TheFIX. “So certainly growing up with women helped me, but growing up in the theatre helped me, growing up in a progressive community helped me. I think it’s really important to put faces to the situations that we’re navigating as society.”

WHAT’S YOUR DAMAGE, HEATHER? Shannon Doherty makes a cameo on the TV reboot of The Heathers.

APROPOS. Jim Parsons has a new show about the British monarchy that sounds a lot like the election: “The comedy, developed on spec and scoring a script commitment from Freeform, centers on the Monarchy of Andova, which is thrust into disarray when the king’s newly discovered illegitimate son is named as the rightful heir to the throne, effectively seizing the title from the king’s daughter, who has prepared her entire life to become the nation’s first reigning queen.”

A VERY TRUMP CHRISTMAS. This MAGA ornament can be yours for only $250: “Get in the Christmas spirit with your very own Make America Great Again Red Cap Collectible Ornament,” Trump’s website encourages. “Made of brass and finished in 14 karat gold, this ornament is sure to make any tree stand out.”

HUMP DAY HOTTIE. Sonny E. Ortiz.

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Obama Dad Jokes, Ben Carson, Joe Jonas, Firefighters, Shannon Doherty, Chris Evans: HOT LINKS

Trump Picks Antigay Activist Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education

DeVos is also a proponent of school vouchers, which would divert taxpayer funds to private schools, including religious ones.

www.advocate.com/politics/2016/11/23/trump-picks-antigay-activist-betsy-devos-secretary-education

Republican Lawmaker Finally Talks About Sexting With Catholic School Boy, Insists He’s Not Gay

“I shouldn’t have done it,” Republican Mike Yenni tells his local Fox 8 news station, “being a married man, being a father, and being an elected official.”

He is, of course, referring to the sext scandal involving himself and a Catholic school boy that made international headlines earlier this year.

40-year-old Yenni is the President of Jefferson Parish in Louisiana. Back in September, he was outed for sending some pretty racy text messages to a 17-year-old high school senior who he may or may not have meet at a school graduation function.

Related: Married Conservative Politician Outed For Sexting Teen Boy, Kissing Him In Mall Bathroom

In the interview, Yenni starts by calling the sexting incident “a mistake” and “one of the stupidest decisions that I’ve ever made” but insists that it doesn’t define him.

“Everybody thinks, oh, something sexual happened. But there was no sex, ” Yenni says. “That’s the clearest thing that I can possibly bring up, is that there was no sex. This is about inappropriate texting.”

Yenni goes on to say that the sexting, er, “inappropriate texting” only lasted for a short while, “probably less than two weeks,” before once again adding, “There was no sex.”

Related: Republican Lawmaker Who Sexted Teen Boy Issues Video Response, Apologizes But Doesn’t Come Out

When asked about allegations that he supplied the teenager with sexy underwear, Yenni sidesteps the question by saying: “There are fictional elements to that story. … I’m not going to get into the line-by-line, I’m not going to debate it.”

(Our translation: Yes, he bought the boy sexy underwear.)

One thing Yenni is absolutely, 100 percent denying is that he met the teen at a high school function.

Related: Did Catholic School Where Mike Yenni Met Teen Boyfriend Know About His Lust For Underagers?

“I never saw him at any high school function, never spoke to him at a high school function, I don’t know where that came from,” he said. “All these innuendos that I’m banned from Jesuit High School–my wife and I were just there a couple of weeks ago at an event.”

He also denies being gay.

“There was no sexual contact,” he says. “To simply say, I’m not gay.”

Watch the complete (and completely awkward) interview below…

www.queerty.com/republican-lawmaker-finally-talks-sexting-catholic-school-boy-insists-hes-not-gay-20161123?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

Open Post: What are You Thankful for This Thanksgiving?

It has been a difficult year, to say the least, but we all still have things to be thankful for. At Towleroad, we’re extremely grateful for your continued support of this site and of independent publishing, and plan to be here for you as we face the challenges of the coming year.

We hope you have a peaceful and reflective Thanksgiving – and hopefully enjoy some good food (see above).

We’d like to hear what you’re most thankful for as 2016 begins drawing to a close.

Please share in the comments below.

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Open Post: What are You Thankful for This Thanksgiving?

What Does It Take To Shock John Waters?

There are easier things in the world than shocking the man who introduced coprophilia to the mainstream, but it’s not impossible. John Waters recently popped into The Late Show to shill his upcoming Christmas spectacular and share some of the most dangerous, baby-bruising toys of all time.

Related: Let’s Celebrate John Waters’ Birthday With Some Of His Most Unforgettable Moments

In one particularly entertaining section, Colbert asks Waters what shocks him, and his answer may surprise you. Hint: It’s roughly the color of days-old Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, and will soon be the leader of the free world.

Watch:

www.queerty.com/take-shock-john-waters-20161123?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

Seth Meyers: We’re a Month Away From Trump Growing a Saddam Hussein Mustache – WATCH

Seth Meyers dug into how Donald Trump’s businesses will prove problematic and possibly impeachable now that he’s been elected president.

Meyers looked at the clause of the constitution that could provide trouble for Trump and also how he’s already begun receiving extravagant gifts from foreign leaders—such a golden golf club worth thousands of dollars. As Meyers quipped, “We’re probably a month away from trump growing out a Saddam Hussein mustache.”

Meyers also talked about Ivanka Trump’s role in the transition (“I’m starting to think we might end up with a woman president after all”) and Trump’s response to media stories about his potential conflicts of interest (“Yeah the crooked media has some sort of crooked hard on for the crooked constitution”).

Watch, below.

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Seth Meyers: We’re a Month Away From Trump Growing a Saddam Hussein Mustache – WATCH