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Men Arrested for Holding ‘Gay Party’ in Indonesia Face Up to 15 Years in Prison: VIDEO

Men Arrested for Holding ‘Gay Party’ in Indonesia Face Up to 15 Years in Prison: VIDEO

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Eight men were arrested on Sunday night in Indonesia for allegedly holding a “gay party.”

Police in the world’s most populous Muslim country targeted 14 men holding a party in two hotel rooms in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second biggest city.

Last month it was reported that two men in Aceh province who were reportedly caught having sex face a punishment of 100 lashes.

RELATED: Indonesian Police Arrest Two Gay Men For Affectionate Facebook Photos

According to the Star, Shinto Silitonga, Surabaya police’s head of detectives, said that some of the men were watching gay porn and performing “deviant sexual acts.”

Eight of the men have been named as suspect and files have been charged anti-pornography laws. Two of the men, who are also accused of initiating and facilitating the party, could face up to 15 years in jail.

The six other men have been released.

Although gay sex is illegal in Aceh, which upholds Sharia law, there is no legislation banning it in the rest of the country.

However, there has been a recent backlash against homosexuality in Indonesia with lawmakers calling for an outright ban nationwide. Last year, lawmakers banned more than 80 gay websites and apps.

Watch a Human Rights Watch on a clampdown on homosexuality in Indonesia below.

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Men Arrested for Holding ‘Gay Party’ in Indonesia Face Up to 15 Years in Prison: VIDEO

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The 2017 Tony Award Nominations are Here: FULL LIST

The 2017 Tony Award Nominations are Here: FULL LIST

The 2017 Tony Award nominations have arrived.

Leading the pack is Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 with 12 nominations followed by Hello Dolly with 10. Teen angst musical Dear Evan Hansen received 9, A Doll’s House Part 2 received 8, and Come From Away, Groundhog Day, and Oslo each received 7.

Check out the full list below with links to our theatre critic Naveen Kumar’s reviews.

Best Musical
Come From Away
Dear Evan Hansen
Groundhog Day
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Best Play
A Doll’s House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath
Indecent by Paula Vogel
Oslo by J.T. Rogers
Sweat by Lynn Nottage

Best Revival of a Musical
Falsettos
Hello, Dolly!
Miss Saigon

Best Revival of a Play
August Wilson’s Jitney
The Little Foxes
Present Laughter
Six Degrees of Separation

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Falsettos
Josh Groban, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
David Hyde Pierce, Hello, Dolly!
Andy Karl, Groundhog Day
Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Denée Benton, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Christine Ebersole, War Paint
Patti LuPone, War Paint
Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!
Eva Noblezada, Miss Saigon

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Denis Arndt, Heisenberg
Chris Cooper, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Corey Hawkins, Six Degrees of Separation
Kevin Kline, Present Laughter
Jefferson Mays, Oslo

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Cate Blanchett, The Present
Jennifer Ehle, Oslo
Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie
Laura Linney, The Little Foxes
Laurie Metcalf, A Doll’s House, Part 2

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!
Mike Faist, Dear Evan Hansen
Andrew Rannells, Falsettos
Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Brandon Uranowitz, Falsettos

Best Performance by an Actress in Featured Role a Musical
Kate Baldwin, Hello, Dolly!
Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen
Stephanie J. Block, Falsettos
Jenn Colella, Come From Away
Mary Beth Peil, Anastasia

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Michael Aronov, Oslo
Danny DeVito, Arthur Miller’s The Price
Nathan Lane, The Front Page
Richard Thomas, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
John Douglas Thompson, August Wilson’s Jitney

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Johanna Day, Sweat
Jayne Houdyshell, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Cynthia Nixon, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
Condola Rashad, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Michelle Wilson, Sweat

Best Score
Come From Away, David Hein and Irene Sankoff
Dear Evan Hansen, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Groundhog Day, Tim Minchin
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy

Best Book of a Musical
Come From Away, David Hein and Irene Sankoff
Dear Evan Hansen, Steven Levenson
Groundhog Day, Danny Rubin
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy

Best Direction of a Musical
Christopher Ashley, Come From Away
Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Michael Greif, Dear Evan Hansen
Matthew Warchus, Groundhog Day
Jerry Zaks, Hello, Dolly!

Best Direction of a Play
Sam Gold, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s Jitney
Bartlett Sher, Oslo
Daniel Sullivan, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
Rebecca Taichman, Indecent

Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, Bandstand
Peter Darling and Ellen Kane, Groundhog Day
Kelly Devine, Come From Away
Denis Jones, Holiday Inn
Sam Pinkleton, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Best Orchestrations
Bill Elliott and Greg Anthony Rassen, Bandstand
Larry Hochman, Hello, Dolly!
Alex Lacamoire, Dear Evan Hansen
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Linda Cho, Anastasia
Santo Loquasto, Hello, Dolly!
Paloma Young, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Catherine Zuber, War Paint

Best Costume Design of a Play
Jane Greenwood, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
Susan Hilferty, Present Laughter
Toni-Leslie James, August Wilson’s Jitney
David Zinn, A Doll’s House, Part 2

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Rob Howell, Groundhog Day
David Korins, War Paint
Mimi Lien, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Santo Loquasto, Hello, Dolly!

Best Scenic Design of a Play
David Gallo, Jitney
Nigel Hook, The Play That Goes Wrong
Douglas W. Schmidt, The Front Page
Michael Yeargan, Oslo

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Howell Binkley, Come From Away
Natasha Katz, Hello, Dolly!
Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Japhy Weideman, Dear Evan Hansen

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Christopher Akerlind, Indecent
Jane Cox, August Wilson’s Jitney
Donald Holder, Oslo
Jennifer Tipton, A Doll’s House, Part 2

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NEWS

Proposed Obamacare repeal deal could drastically cut access to transgender healthcare

Proposed Obamacare repeal deal could drastically cut access to transgender healthcare

After last month’s failure, the Trump Administration is once again lobbying House Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The emerging reworked repeal contains language to defund Planned Parenthood, which is one of the largest providers of transgender healthcare in the United States.

On top of providing LGBTQ-inclusive sexual and reproductive health services, STD testing, birth control, and physical exams, a growing number of PPFA centers provide hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for people who are transgender.

“The repeated attacks on Planned Parenthood and accessible healthcare have a direct impact on transgender people and their lives,” said Nick Adams, director of GLAAD’s Transgender Media Program. “Transgender Americans already face extremely high barriers when it comes to accessing safe and comprehensive healthcare. We cannot allow established resources to be lost.”

In many rural areas across the nation, Planned Parenthood is the only option for transgender people to find safe and inclusive care – services that are vital for their health and well-being.

According to a study by the National Center for Transgender Equality, 29% of transgender Americans live in poverty, compared to 14% of the general population. Transgender people of color are three times more likely to live in poverty. Nearly one-quarter (23%) of respondents reported that they did not seek the health care they needed due to fear of being mistreated as a transgender person, and 33% did not go to a health care provider when needed because they could not afford it. One out of four transgender people experienced a problem with their insurance related to being transgender, such as being denied coverage for care related to transition or being denied coverage for primary care simply because they were transgender. One-third (33%) of those who saw a health care provider had at least one negative experience related to being transgender in that medical setting.

BACKGROUND: Planned Parenthood Centers that offer HRT

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Jimmy Kimmel Breaks Down Multiple Times Telling Story of Son’s Birth and Heart Defect: WATCH

Jimmy Kimmel Breaks Down Multiple Times Telling Story of Son’s Birth and Heart Defect: WATCH

Jimmy Kimmel son

Jimmy Kimmel last night offered a gripping and moving monologue about the birth of his son, William “Billy” Kimmel, who was born with a heart defect which was repaired with successful open heart surgery.

Kimmel used the opportunity to argue against Donald Trump’s cuts to the NIH and health care budgets.

“No parent should ever have to decide if they can afford to save their child’s life. It just shouldn’t happen. Not here.”

Watch:

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