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Mike Pence, Okja, Milo Ventimiglia, Gay Golden Girls, Whole Foods, DJ Khaled, Lynne Patton: HOT LINKS
Mike Pence, Okja, Milo Ventimiglia, Gay Golden Girls, Whole Foods, DJ Khaled, Lynne Patton: HOT LINKS
TRUMP’S WEDDING PLANNER. She’s now running HUD: “Now President Trump has appointed longtime loyalist Lynne Patton — who has zero housing experience and claims a law degree the school says she never earned — to run the office that oversees federal housing programs in New York. Patton was appointed Wednesday to head up the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Region II, which includes New York and New Jersey, where she’ll oversee distribution of billions of taxpayer dollars.”
SEATTLE. Anti-gay Bible verse found on gay organizer’s home: Over the weekend, Shaun Shaffer put up gay and trans Pride flags outside his home in South Seattle. But Sunday morning, Shaffer says he noticed something strange: his neighbor quietly carving something on a nearby fence. Later, Shaffer saw the full carving: “Leviticus 20:13 & 18:22,” two verses condemning homosexuality. Leviticus 18:22 warns, “Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable,” and 20:13 explains that people who engage in these “detestable” relations “are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.”
ROD ROSENSTEIN. The Deputy Attorney General may now recuse himself from the Russia probe: “The senior Justice Department official with ultimate authority over the special counsel’s probe of Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 election has privately acknowledged to colleagues that he may have to recuse himself from the matter, which he took charge of only after Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ own recusal, sources tell ABC News.”
OREGON. First state to add third gender to driver’s licenses.
MIKE PENCE. He’s lawyering up. “Vice President Mike Pence has hired his own lawyer to represent him in the special counsel investigation and congressional inquiries into Russia’s role in the 2016 election.The lawyer, Richard Cullen, is a former Virginia attorney general and a former US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia. Pence interviewed several lawyers before selecting Cullen, who is based in Richmond.”
TRUMP’S LAWYER MICHAEL COHEN. Has now hired his own lawyer:
Exclusive: Trump personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has hired his own counsel: Stephen Ryan, of McDermott, Will & Emery.- source w knowledge
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) June 16, 2017
COMING SOON. A gay Golden Girls?
17.4 MILLION. L.A.sanitation worker wins discrimination verdict after being taunted over perceived sexuality.
TAKEOVER. Amazon buying Whole Foods: “Shares of Whole Foods Market rocketed 28 percent on Friday after Amazon said it plans to acquire the grocery store chain for $42 a share, in a deal valued at $13.7 billion. Amazon’s offer represents a 27 percent premium to Whole Foods’ closing price on Thursday. With Whole Foods shares trading around Amazon’s offer price, investors appear to be speculating that another suitor could make a play for the grocery chain.”
BAT-SIGNAL. Adam West got a fierce L.A. tribute.
ON SET. With Milo Ventimiglia: “The funny thing was that I showed up to work that day and there was just these flesh-colored patches of cloth and tape,” the 39-year-old actor revealed to Stephen. “(Creator) Dan Fogelman, he wasn’t joking around. Like, it’s gonna be like me covering my manhood and, you know, that. They gave options.”
TRAILER OF THE DAY. Okja.
NEW TUNE OF THE DAY. DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller.
FRIDAY FLASH. Li Li.
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Wonder Woman and the ‘P Word’
Wonder Woman and the ‘P Word’
The new Wonder Woman movie helped this gay dad end his ban on calling his daughter a “princess.”
www.advocate.com/commentary/2017/6/16/wonder-woman-and-p-word
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Naysha Lopez describes the brutal ways pageant queens would sabotage the competition
Naysha Lopez describes the brutal ways pageant queens would sabotage the competition
Naysha Lopez is no stranger to taking home the crown.
Lucian Wintrich’s Alt-Right Blog Gateway Pundit Denied Congressional Press Pass
Lucian Wintrich’s Alt-Right Blog Gateway Pundit Denied Congressional Press Pass
Alt-right blog Gateway Pundit is to appeal to Paul Ryan a decision denying it a congressional press pass.
In February, Gateway Pundit began sending reporters including Twinks4Trump’s Lucian Wintrich (above right) to the White House briefing room by obtaining temporary credentials.
Although founder Jim Hoft (above left) has said Gateway Pundit aims to “speak the truth” and “expose the wickedness of the left,” is is known for spreading fake news stories and falsehoods.
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A congressional press pass gives the holder access to areas of the Capitol sealed off from the public, including the press galleries and the Speaker’s Lobby. It is seen as a precursor for permanent press passes around Washington including to the White House and the Supreme Court.
Liberals keep asking me how I get my information if I don’t listen to the MSM. Um, Trump himself, Breitbart, Gateway Pundit, & daily caller.
— Mike (@mike_Zollo) June 11, 2017
On Tuesday, the Senate Periodical Press Executive Committee upheld its previous denial. A letter to Gateway Pundit noted that the blog does not meet the requirements for press credentials because it does not regularly publish a substantial volume of original material. The committee’s letter also pointed to the fact that Hoft identifies himself as an activist when no credentialed outlet is allowed to “engage, directly or indirectly, in any lobbying or other activity intended to influence any matter before Congress.”
Open Letter to Our Readers and The Committee: pic.twitter.com/vQEbs0SWYv
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) June 12, 2017
However, according to Politico, Gateway Pundit’s attorney Charles Glasser plans to appeal the rejection to Ryan, whose office, along with the Senate Rules Committee, has ultimate “direction and control” of press credentials.
Glasser said:
“As a First Amendment advocate, I am still very troubled by the admittedly ‘subjective’ decision of who is a mere aggregator and who is doing a summary or reaction story.
“That is a very dangerous road to go down, and any journalist ought to be concerned about any quasi-government body making decisions on what is and isn’t valid journalism. People can cast Gateway Pundit as ‘right-wing conspiracy nuts’ but that misses the larger and more important point. Today it’s Gateway Pundit, tomorrow it’s Huffington Post, or Bloomberg First Word.”
Leo Shane, chairman of the committee and Capitol Hill bureau chief for the Military Times, said that at no time in recent history have the speaker or the Senate Rules Committee overruled the committee of correspondents. Shane does not expect this position to change.
In an open letter to the committee, Hoft wrote:
“This afternoon we found out the committee upheld their initial decision to reject our access to the Senate press gallery. The committee did not inform us of today’s decision. Rather they leaked this to a liberal media outlet. We still have not heard from the committee directly. This is irresponsible and unethical. We will certainly bring this up in our next hearing.
The committee has invited Gateway Pundit to resubmit an application and said the rejection “should not be seen as a permanent bar on the organization” provided Hoft publishes more original content and addresses concerns regarding activism and lobbying.
(Image via Twitter)
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Lucian Wintrich’s Alt-Right Blog Gateway Pundit Denied Congressional Press Pass
GLAAD releases background information on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ record of anti-LGBTQ activism
GLAAD releases background information on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ record of anti-LGBTQ activism
NEW YORK – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today released research on Alex Jones, the founder of the debunked InfoWars website, who will appear on the next episode of NBC’s “Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly.”
Jones is known for falsely calling the Sandy Hook massacre a “giant hoax” and claiming the Aurora mass shooting was a “false flag,” but his dangerous and damaging rhetoric does not stop there. Jones has used his website and platform to push countless anti-LGBTQ statements. These claims include saying the Pulse Nightclub massacre was the LGBTQ community’s fault and promoting defamatory myths about the transgender people. Take a look below to see a full history of Alex Jones’ anti-LGBTQ record.
GLAAD urges media reporting on his interview with Megyn Kelly to provide a full look at his rhetoric.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Alex Jones and InfoWars’s Dangerous Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric
Anti-LGBTQ Statements by Alex Jones
- Argued the Orlando massacre is LGBT community’s fault. [Right Wing Watch]
- Said transgender bathroom access is about “jacking with” children. [The Alex Jones Channel]
- Called homosexuality “a very destructive lifestyle on average.” [SoundCloud]
- Accused gay parents of taking children from straight people: “It’s not that – I don’t even dislike gay people or hate them. It’s that I’ve been to these events and a lot of times it’s the specialized homosexuals who are collecting everybody’s kids that run them, so then it’s like they’re persecuting us and I’m tired of it.” [AlterNet]
- Accused Obama and Clinton of being secretly gay/lesbian, and argued that’s a threat to national security. [InforWars]
- Called Glenn Beck is secretly gay. [Mediaite]
- Called Mark Cuban secretly gay. [Media Matters]
- Accused Michelle Obama of secretly being a man. [InforWars]
- Delivered an anti-gay rant against (straight) Congressman Adam Schiff. [The Hill]
- Called H.R. McMasters a “leather daddy” who “looks like he could suck a golf ball through a garden hose.” [Media Matters]
- Argued that those pushing for LGBTQ rights at the UN of being part of a “space cult, suicide cult, extremism [sic] craziness” meant to “confuse the general specials ahead of rendering us down and removing us.” [SoundCloud]
- Accused the UN of being a “space cult plotting to turn children gay.” FULL QUOTE: “The reason there are so many gay people now is because it’s a chemical warfare operation,”…“I have the government documents where they said they’re going to encourage homosexuality with chemicals so people don’t have children.” [Salon]
- Argued that chemicals in the water are turning frogs and humans gay. [InfoWars]
Anti-LGBTQ Ideas Promoted by InfoWars
- Repeated use of term “tranny.” [InfoWars 1;2;3;4]
- Accused transgender people of being perverts. FULL QUOTE: “Creepy perverts are the only people affected by anti-transgender bathroom laws, so why is the left so angry about it?” [InfoWars]
- Argued the SCOTUS marriage ruling “may pave the way for pedophile rights.” [InfoWars]
- Called Russia’s notorious anti-LGBTQ law not really anti-LGBTQ. [InfoWars]
- Said the SCOTUS marriage ruling was “unconstitutional and illegal.” FULL QUOTE: “[A]ll court rulings on gay rights, gay marriage or any other matter concerning sexuality are unconstitutional and illegal.” [InfoWars]
- Accused President Obama of launching “a gay war against marriage.” [InfoWars]
- Called Marco Rubio secretly gay. [InfoWars]
- Accused Nintendo of pushing “to introduce homosexual marriage in video game content is part of an aggressive agenda to normalize and force cultural acceptance of a lifestyle many Americans oppose on religious and moral grounds.” [InfoWars]
- Compared the Pride flag to the Confederate flag. [InfoWars]
- Called LGBTQ rights activists “the gay-KK.” [InfoWars]
- Joined American Family Association attacks on LGBTQ-inclusive ads. [InfoWars]
- Argued the Dept. of Education should not show support for LGBTQ rights. [InfoWars]
- Called Hillary Clinton a closeted lesbian. [InfoWars]
- Attacked the Obama White House over an gender-neutral restroom. [InfoWars]
- Mocked people for having concerns about homophobic/transgender commercials. [InfoWars]
- Went after British schools for teaching about LGBTQI identities. [InfoWars]
- Promoted Texas governor’s crass and crude contrast of JFK moon landing and Obama support for transgender bathroom access. [InfoWars]
Other Comments Against Marginalized Movements
- Argued that women who are out late at night “deserve” to be assaulted. [Media Matters]
- A lot of liberal women, as you know, the new thing is having a jihadi…There’s nothing sexier than a jihadi because it’s so fun to have him step on your head and kick you in the gut. [Right Wing Watch]
- Called the Hispanic judge who ruled against Trump a one man KKK. [Mediaite]
- Argued that Black Lives Matter was a violent group who physically assault women with the protection of the police. [Infowars]
- Racist hate group Black Lives Matter is once more ignoring the facts and using a death as a pretext to riot. [Infowars]
- Infowars argued that: “Polarizing race-hate group has made people not care about police brutality.” [Infowars]
- Called for the burning the Q’ran, shutting down all mosques, and deportation of all Muslims. [YouTube: Total News T.V]
- Infowars promotes the argument that there is “no such thing as moderate Islam.” [Infowars]
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’80s Icon Alison Moyet Celebrates Her ‘Other’ With Glorious New Album
’80s Icon Alison Moyet Celebrates Her ‘Other’ With Glorious New Album
The vocal powerhouse behind Yaz talked to us about her lifelong kinship with LGBT people.
www.advocate.com/music/2017/6/16/80s-icon-alison-moyet-celebrates-her-other-glorious-new-album
Two men – retro style
Two men – retro style
Ron van Zeeland posted a photo:
June 15, 2017 – Rotterdam, the Netherlands: a man supports another man.
Gay men come forward with new accounts of being tortured in Chechnya concentration camps
Gay men come forward with new accounts of being tortured in Chechnya concentration camps
“They put a black plastic bag over my head and put a gun to my head.”
