Actress Amber Tamblyn: James Woods hit on me when I was 16
Woods claimed the gay relationship in Call Me By Your Name is “quietly chip[ping] away the last barriers of decency.”

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Australian PM Urges ‘Yes’ Vote on Gay Marriage: ‘Lack of Commitment’ Is the Only Threat to Marriage

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has urged people to vote in favor of same-sex marriage in this month’s non-binding postal ballot.

Turnbull has been the subject of criticism from fellow lawmakers, LGBT rights groups and business interests for refusing to hold a vote in parliament.

In a radio interview on Sunday, he said that marriage, same-sex or otherwise, makes a country more unified.

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According to Business Insider, he added:

The things that threaten marriages are lack of commitment. I mean marriage is all about commitment, so what threatens marriage? It’s neglect, it’s abandonment, it’s adultery, it’s basically losing that commitment – it’s a lack of commitment.

So if two gay people down the road, who are living together decide to get married, how does that threaten my nearly 38-year-old marriage to Lucy? Of course it doesn’t.

If lack of commitment is the problem, then people showing commitment should be a positive, it actually would encourage other people to do the same.

I mean I know I sound like a very conservative person when I say this, but it’s very heartfelt. I sincerely believe we would be a stronger nation if more people were married and fewer were divorced.

Throughout all my life, I’ve always encouraged, you know the ‘singles’ to get married, the ‘marrieds’ to stay married, you know, people who are straying to mend their ways, and those who have been wronged to forgive. I passionately believe in marriage and I think it is the bedrock of society.

So if two gay people who have got a commitment to each other and are living together and are supporting each other through life’s ups and downs and tribulations and successes and everything else, why shouldn’t we recognise that – the state, the government – recognise that as a marriage?

Here are the possible outcomes going forward… pic.twitter.com/1vKAafHPu4

— Lane Sainty (@lanesainty) August 7, 2017

Same-sex marriage advocates are concerned that even if the postal ballot is in favor of same-sex marriage, the issue would be sent back to Parliament, which could still reject it in a free vote.

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PFLAG National Names Jaime M. Grant Executive Director

The family-oriented organization is putting an impressive mother in the driver’s seat.

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Texas ‘Dairy Queen’ Refused to Serve Couple Because They are Gay: VIDEO

A Dairy Queen franchisee has apologized after two men alleged a manager in Texas refused to serve them because they are gay.

Richard Jones said he and his partner visited the restaurant in Pflugerville last Thursday. After waiting for their food while customers who arrived later received their orders, a cashier told them the manager didn’t want to serve them because they were gay.

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KXAN reports:

“I simply took my receipt up to the register and asked the cashier, ‘Did you remember our order? Did you forget our order’” Jones recalled. “He looked at the receipt and said ‘I’m sorry’ as tears ran down his face and said ‘I’m sorry there was a problem with your order.’”

From there, the cashier told KXAN he made the choice to refund Jones’s money. “I said ‘here’s your receipts,’” said the cashier, “I said ‘there’s an issue, the manager’s discriminating against gays.’”

Both Jones and the cashier say the manager was in the back cooking burgers at the time of their conversation.

“I sat there in shock,” Jones said. “I said, ‘Well are you kidding me? May I ask to speak to the manager who has this issue with me?’ And about that time the manager raises a Hunger Buster cheeseburger over the food line, screaming at me, ‘Just calm down, just calm down! You’ll get your food, you’ll get your food, you’ll get your order,’ as he shook the cheeseburger at me.”

Jones says he and his partner were eventually served their food, even though the cashier had issued them a refund.

Jones posted a photo of the receipt on Facebook the following day. However, the post was later made private.

The cashier told KXAN that “while his boss never specifically said that he didn’t want to serve them because they were gay, he felt that was why their food was being delayed.” He added that he was sent home with pay following Jones’s visit, then told to stay home on Friday also.

We’re aware of this situation and the franchise owner is aware and investigating. Discrimination is never okay. All customers are welcome.

— Dairy Queen (@DairyQueen) August 18, 2017

Vasari LLC, which owns the  Plugerville franchise, said in a statement:

“We are currently investigating the recent customer service issue at our Pflugerville location. We are taking this incident very seriously. The safety and well-being of our customers and employees are our top priority. We do not and will not tolerate discrimination in our restaurants. We expect our employees to treat every person who walks through our doors with the utmost dignity and respect. Nothing less is acceptable.”

Watch a report below.

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58 Photos of Nice Jewish Boys Gone Wild

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